Couple of points: first, the 2004 Endeavour 44 is 18’ 8” wide. I don’t know why the newer, longer boat would only be 16’ beam, but I would have some concern about increased roll in beam seas. Secondly, our 44 is great, very stable, tremendous room, very comfortable. With 2, 240 hp yanmar diesels, we cruise comfortably at 9-10 knots, and the fuel burn is around 5 gallons per hour, both engines. With full tanks, we can get up to 12-14 knots at around 3000 rpm, but fuel jumps to 9-10 gph. On sea trials with totally empty tanks, the surveyor got 20 knots at wide open throttle. The helm station has full visibility all around and with two hatches and front opening windshields, plus ability to open or close the full enclosure, it is very comfortable. However, since we are in New Orleans, I just installed a cabin top air conditioner for the helm station. A lot of the 44s I looked at already had this option but mine didn’t. Go take a look at one. I think you will be impressed
Jack
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