Nick14

Thank you!

The important phrase is "but for our use this cabin size was more than enough." Nice boat!

This is a single vs twin engine question. For me, I'd give up the interior room to have side decks but it's all preference. An extreme...

I think Peter of Weebles exaggerates. I don't spend anything like 99.9% in the saloon/salon, but look upon the side decks as another...

Wide body ? In some area a wide body is not usefull at all. For example in Mediterranée aera. You go stern to the quay and after that...

If you plan on single handling at times the side decks are really helpful.

My boat's primary mission is long range fishing. As such, side decks are essential. I do worry about the dog falling off the sides, so...

Thinking about it as far as "wasted" space, on my boat the space under the side decks isn't actually wasted. Yes the salon is narrower...

We chose our Albin 40 trunk cabin because it had full walkaround side decks. We did a lot of locks in our travels as well as docking and...

‘Do whatever works for you’ is the very best advice of all. To me it’s not a question of whether a full width design gives a larger...

It sounds like you’re already sold on the wide body style. If that works for you, then that’s what is right for you. As I usually do...

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Similar 10-ish % price increases on Narragansett Bay Rhode Island.

Those are all possibilities, but all take time, money, and have great uncertainties. Moving production to another country isn't fast...