Sail123,
I have owned a 1987 Pacific Seacraft 31 for 12 years and pretty much love everything about it which I suppose does not help you much. Yes, there are tradeoffs as with any boat so if you could be more specific I will be happy to go into more useful details.
I met him a few times when Pacific Seacraft was located in California.
JSO
PSC31 #28