[MoonSailer]

My wife and I have owned a Pearson 323 for 4.5 years and have been very happy with many of it's attributes. But we are looking at retirement next year and are thinking of cruising the east coast and the bahamas. The Pearson is plenty seaworthy and rides the waves well(6-10' anyways) but it is rather small and we are considering buying a larger boat. With our finances as they are we are thinking about $60,000 and 35-40'. Looking on the web the Catalina 34 and 36 keep coming up. By the numbers these boats don't seem as seaworthy but do have a lot more room and are probably seaworthy enough for our cruising plans. Any thoughts or comments on these three boats???