For us, it would be something in the 40-50 foot range, preferably 40-45. We want to make the upgrade becuase our current boat is a little tight for us and how we use it. We want a walk around queen, larger galley (fridge in particular), larger shower, covered cockpit, and upper deck to carry a dinghy. We often have guests on board, and it can get a little tight with four adults. Something like the boat you have now is what we have in mind. We spend just about every weekend (Friday night through Sunday), as well as most of our vacations on the boat. And we almost exclusively anchor out. It is essentailly a second home, a lifestyle choice for us. We've even spend nights on the boat in the winter when the river is frozen. The additional space would tick all of the boxes for us.
We are very pleased with the single engine, pilothouse style we have now, and are thinking about a larger Nordic Tug, American Tug, North Pacific or Helmsman. We really like the Krogen and Norhavn models in our prefered size range, but we have no plans to cross oceans and the draft would be a hinderance for what we do. Short range plans are to continue boating in our imediate area, including the Chesapeake Bay and ICW to North Carolina. Longer range, we intend to cruise the East Coast from Canada to the Bahamas. We think the boats we are looking at will fit the bill perfectly for us. We knew when we bought our current boat that we would eventually move up, it is just that we are thinking why not do it now rather than wait, given that there is no way to know what the furture will bring in terms of health and ability to enjoy the water.