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So today was a looking day for myself and the miss. We went to the boat show. I bit overwhelming but we had a great time. Today we decided to make a day of looking for a boat. Ran into a dilemma that I did not foresee. She felt cramped in every boat we looked at! Not in the saloon, but rather in the berths, both V berth and aft.
The first two boats we looked at were S2's from the late 70s and early 80s. I get below deck, I like what I see, roomy. Fiance(soon wife) does not want to even head aft because the small passageway feels too cramped for her. She goes anyway and is really really feeling too claustrophobic. She sees the berth, and does not like it. Same with the other S2. So we get on a Sabre 28 1975. I am liking what I see, she does not. Does not like the V birth cabin. Too cramped again. Next up was a Cal 29, then a Hunter 30.
Finally an Irwin 43. Not to buy, just because I wanted to see what it looked like inside. BTW, standing at the helm of the Irwin was really intimidating LOL. I have never sailing something that large. Felt like I was looking at the bow of an aircraft carrier. Anyway, same problem with the miss, even on the 43. Here is what i do not understand...For every weekend during the summer we lived on a Hunter 28(1987). We ate breakfast on the Hunter, slept on the Hunter, sailed the Hunter. She loves it. Now, the Hunter 28's V berth has no cabin, you just climb over the settee. I know that when we first stayed on the Hunter 28 in June, she was restless, felt cramped, and could not sleep. She hated it. As time went by though she began to love and love it. We just spent the last three days on the H28, and she slept snug as a bug! So I am confused.
She said she likes the openness of it. Yet, every boat we went on today, plus the catalina 30 last weekend was more open than the h28.
So I told her I would post on here and ask.
I know she liked some of the Catalina 30's from the boat show. My only guess is that the berths were all made up, with fluffy pillows and nice comforters. I am guessing she would like what we saw today if the berths were made up? Anyone else have this with their loved one?
The first two boats we looked at were S2's from the late 70s and early 80s. I get below deck, I like what I see, roomy. Fiance(soon wife) does not want to even head aft because the small passageway feels too cramped for her. She goes anyway and is really really feeling too claustrophobic. She sees the berth, and does not like it. Same with the other S2. So we get on a Sabre 28 1975. I am liking what I see, she does not. Does not like the V birth cabin. Too cramped again. Next up was a Cal 29, then a Hunter 30.
Finally an Irwin 43. Not to buy, just because I wanted to see what it looked like inside. BTW, standing at the helm of the Irwin was really intimidating LOL. I have never sailing something that large. Felt like I was looking at the bow of an aircraft carrier. Anyway, same problem with the miss, even on the 43. Here is what i do not understand...For every weekend during the summer we lived on a Hunter 28(1987). We ate breakfast on the Hunter, slept on the Hunter, sailed the Hunter. She loves it. Now, the Hunter 28's V berth has no cabin, you just climb over the settee. I know that when we first stayed on the Hunter 28 in June, she was restless, felt cramped, and could not sleep. She hated it. As time went by though she began to love and love it. We just spent the last three days on the H28, and she slept snug as a bug! So I am confused.
She said she likes the openness of it. Yet, every boat we went on today, plus the catalina 30 last weekend was more open than the h28.
So I told her I would post on here and ask.
I know she liked some of the Catalina 30's from the boat show. My only guess is that the berths were all made up, with fluffy pillows and nice comforters. I am guessing she would like what we saw today if the berths were made up? Anyone else have this with their loved one?