2004 381 Meridian or 1999 Tiara Express 4000
We are looking at both or these boats but clearly favor the Tiara except for one huge issue. Our whole 40 years of boating have been on fly bridge boats with up salons and galleys. We have never considered a down under, sailboat like cabin such as on the Tiara Express, and we also worry that in the PNW where this boat is somewhat of a rarity, we could make a big resale mistake (that's actually a separate question). There is just the two of us and a 70# labradoodle, so the huge space onboard the Express is overkill in a way, but the Express is very appealing and both boats are in the same price range.
I am totally unable to pull the trigger on one over the other without some guidance from some of you who might be able to share some insight with me on down cabin life. Will we feel cutoff from the world, confined, and unhappy we didn't stay in the up cabin class boats. I know the 381 well, so it's a known vs. and unknown. Not a features question, rather a livability and mood question if that make any sense.
What say you?
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We are looking at both or these boats but clearly favor the Tiara except for one huge issue. Our whole 40 years of boating have been on fly bridge boats with up salons and galleys. We have never considered a down under, sailboat like cabin such as on the Tiara Express, and we also worry that in the PNW where this boat is somewhat of a rarity, we could make a big resale mistake (that's actually a separate question). There is just the two of us and a 70# labradoodle, so the huge space onboard the Express is overkill in a way, but the Express is very appealing and both boats are in the same price range.
I am totally unable to pull the trigger on one over the other without some guidance from some of you who might be able to share some insight with me on down cabin life. Will we feel cutoff from the world, confined, and unhappy we didn't stay in the up cabin class boats. I know the 381 well, so it's a known vs. and unknown. Not a features question, rather a livability and mood question if that make any sense.
What say you?
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