Cabin headroom for 6'8" sailor

[diesels12]

I am new to the forums and this is my first post. I got the sailing bug recently and of course I am looking to purchase a new 42' to 50' sailboat. My main criteria is having enough head room in the cabin and the stateroom to stand up. I am 6'8" and I am looking for some suggestions as to the roomiest brands of boats on the market. I am looking for a cruiser if I buy a monohull. Any suggestions would be helpfull. I will also post this in the catamaran forums to see what they have to offer.
thanks

[svTOTEM]

I knew there was a benefit being a mere 5'8". Too bad it took me decades to figure it out. My Stevens 47 has about 6'6" in the middle of the main cabin. Stand vertical when the boat is heeling (a lot) and you’ll be fine. Good luck.

[Hubec]

The unfortunate reality is that boats are specifically made for people of average height. I'm 6'3 and I was very fortunate to find the Catalina 350 happens to have a lot of spare headroom (the 380 / 385 is similar). I've yet to find any other boat with as much full length headroom. Even the larger 40-50' boats still have headroom only for those of average height. I was amazed to find that the new deck salon models have a raised floor in the center, so even though they look like they have a ton of headroom on the outside they're still very tight inside.

The obvious reason for this is that the lower you can set the cabintop the more sporty/elegant/natural the boat looks. The less obvious but more significant reason is that if the cabintop is too high, people of average height simply wont be able to see through the windows! As is illustrated by my boat, anyone under 6' can't see the horizon unless they go on deck.

Some suggestions;

• Try out a ton of boats - especially customs.
• Rip out the cabin sole and rebuild it flush with the stringers.
• Rip out the cabin sole and use the hull as the sole, stepping between the stringers. - alla Open 40 / Class 40 race boats.
• Get a boat that's so small or so racy that no-one is expected to be able to stand and so the boat is configured thusly, galley is seat accessible, etc.
• Get used to bending a bit.

[CKDK08]

Diesels:
Good Luck. I am 6'11" so I share your pain. Literally.
Boats of the length you are looking at are out of my price range so I have not done any research there.
30-35' the best I have seen so far is around 6'6". Most measurement that are published are at the deepest spot in the cabin or under a hatch with the rest of the cabin being shorter.
Just do what I do....Get used to the lumps on your head during sailing season and remember that the fetal position is "natural" for sleeping.
CK