I wonder why?... If the salon table is firmly bolted down, that the middle is not a door, like the Nav table, and have a box where you could store plates and dinnerware. Instead of a lifting door, you could make it a side drawer under the table. They have two fixed legs on the table. One manufacturer has the legs parallel with the keel, the other perpendicular. Seems like the one that is perpendicular makes sense two ways. One, on a heel, it makes the table harder to move if you hit it, and two, it makes it easier to get behind the table to sit down. Why do they have two showers on a boat? I can see two heads, but why two showers? Why do they have mirrors in the dumbest locations, at angles that are useless. On the 45' Hunter, the aft cabin bed did not go from side to side, which means if you want to sleep on it while sailing, you would fall out of bed if the boat heals at all. On one boat, the battery ON/OFF switch was in the back cabin, near the floor. Odd place. On several boats the plate holding the switches for the running lights, bilge pumps, etc. was underneath the nav table. You had to kneel to turn anything on. One boat had a microwave that my 5'2" friend could not reach. The boat cost $225,000. Only one boat had the Nav Instruments, VHF radio, AM/FM radio in a door! You unlocked it, pulled the door down, and they were all the wires, etc. They were accessable. All the other had them firmly on fixed surfaces which made trouble shooting them impossible without first removing them. Why? On every boat the cockpit had hatches that were assessable by lifting a HEAVY "L" lid. Some of these held battery ON/OFF switches, places for winch handles, etc. Since there is no storage behind the seat back, why not have it so just the seat part lifts? On one boat I scraped my hand accidentally on the non-slip surface, and drew blood. Boy it was sharp. I know you don't want to slide around, but that was a little over the top. On the Hanse boats, the stairs were like glass! Very slippery, as was the cabin floor. Wouldn't a non slip surface be better? The saleman said "You'll get used to it". What, falling on my butt! Why are the stairs so narrow and why don't they have sides to firmly hold your feet. So when you are out sailing and have to go below, you fall? Duh.... A lot had sailing seats built into the back rail. You know those little cute seats where you can ride and see from the aft corner of the boat. The problem is, by having these, there is no backrest for whomever sits and steers the boat! One had a sink that was offset to the port side> You had to reach over to use the faucet and sink. I can't imagine doing dishes on this boat. It was either a 30 something Hunter or 40 something Bennetau. On one boat the cover over the stove burners wouldn't hold the pan up! We tried it with a pan and teapot and both fell over. And many did not have pan holders to hold the pans in place while sailing. Guess you just wait till you get to shore to cook. Just a few observations...on yeah, I am happy with my vintage 37' Irwin.
