Interesting for sure... My Comments on - "Life Proof 35' Full Cabin":
1. Our 34' Tollycraft tri cabin has oodles more comfortably usable room; both inside and outside.
2. Tolly's 5 seater fly bridge gives your eyes great oversight of everything - 360 degree full-view... all the time. Seating on bridge places person's eye-line 14' above water line. Standing increases that number to 16' +. Can't tell you [you simply have to experience] how great that greatly elevated eyesight vantage point is for visuals of all sorts while cruising, docking or sitting at anchor!
3. Tolly's 12'6" beam enables a 9' x 8'6" wide open and yet fully SS guard railed sundeck over top of stern master stateroom. Comfortable seating, BBQing, eating... etc at seated eyelevel some 10' above water line.
4. Tolly draft is 2'10" - but in fairness... Life Proof has reduced draft capabilities [down to 2'] by raising the outboards. With outboards down it's approximately same draft as our Tollycraft.
5. Tolly has two fully equipped heads... both with "in room" shower nozzles and drain-pan pumps.
Life Proof is fast for sure! Where our Tolly likes to cruise neatly on full-plane at 16 to 17 knots; averaging 1 nmpg --- Life Proof stats:"... cruising time to Poulsbo at a “slow cruise” of 28 knots was 30 minutes, burning less than 15 gallons of fuel. That = approx same nmpg as our Tolly [1 nmpg] - accomplishing the trip in a little more than 1/2 the time... Tolly would have take one hour instead of Life Proof's 1/2 hour.
Relaxing cruise can be wonderful fun... arrival at destination is the topping to the cake. Although our Tolly can easily cruise at 17 knots on full plane... doing 7 knots is truly relaxing and we often keep her to that speed... averaging 2+ nmpg!
Interesting for sure... "Life Proof 35' Full Cabin"
Also very interesting... "Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin". At a tiny fraction of the overall cost for ownership!!
Art,
You make a good point, but most any older boat will cost less and often a LOT less. My Mainship, which is very similar to yours, is another example but a bit newer and a few more features, still a lot less than the Life Proof.
However, I could be a candidate for the Life Proof, years from now when the purchase price starts to compete with our boats. However, it really needs a fly bridge in place of those stupid skylights, and get rid of that stupid European sink! Hate those.... one of many reasons I didn't buy a Beneteau (the Volvo was the main reason).
And love the bow ladder set up... cleaver.