Greetings One and All!
My husband and I are selling our home and our current boat, a Silverton 330 SB, looking to purchase a liveaboard. We have our eyes on a Beneteau ST 44 (seeing her for real tomorrow!) but are wondering if it's really too small for a liveaboard. We're also considering the Selene 53, Ocean Alexander 50 Classico, Grand Banks 47 Europa, Ablin 47, NPY 43, etc., but are hopeful to stay at or under 50'. Our concern with the ST 44 is the galley, which appears small with no oven (we do a LOT of home cooking!), and in general, the storage appears quite limited. Is this a misperception from photos (we are stepping aboard a 44 tomorrow for an in-person assessment!)? Also, what do you do for an office/desk space since we'll always have a need for that! We're new to this forum and would appreciate hearing about living aboard the ST 44 specificially, or any of the other makes listed above.
Cheers,
TJL & AJL
My husband and I are selling our home and our current boat, a Silverton 330 SB, looking to purchase a liveaboard. We have our eyes on a Beneteau ST 44 (seeing her for real tomorrow!) but are wondering if it's really too small for a liveaboard. We're also considering the Selene 53, Ocean Alexander 50 Classico, Grand Banks 47 Europa, Ablin 47, NPY 43, etc., but are hopeful to stay at or under 50'. Our concern with the ST 44 is the galley, which appears small with no oven (we do a LOT of home cooking!), and in general, the storage appears quite limited. Is this a misperception from photos (we are stepping aboard a 44 tomorrow for an in-person assessment!)? Also, what do you do for an office/desk space since we'll always have a need for that! We're new to this forum and would appreciate hearing about living aboard the ST 44 specificially, or any of the other makes listed above.
Cheers,
TJL & AJL