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Chris, the forward windows, when opened, even slightly after rain, will flood the nav. station. In our case destroying my son's cell phone and anything else on that shelf above radio. The electrical panel, please, convenient if you are a midget, sorry height challenged. You literally have to walk down the stairs, open the plexiglass door towards you, and bring a flashlight. And the cockpit table, what in the hell was Lagoon thinking about. The 420 at the Miami show had 2 large tables.
Badgerman, I agree with Steve the 440 and 420 are so different, tough to compare. Personally, I do not like the isolated cockpit of the 440. The rest of the layout is very nice, especially the interior. It is nice to be at the helm with your guests.
Steve, No disrespect intended. We had a great trip, tough not to in the BVI. The owners should have not rushed the charter, the boat was not ready. The A/C was a mandatory requirement, no A/C, no compensation. The boat arriving late was not my fault and we paid over $5000 for an air conditioned boat. As expected, we had a few very uncomfortable night (hot and raining). Yes, if I bought the 420, I could make it very comfortable and sailable. I would add some sort of rain gutter above the salon entrance. I would add a step from the fore deck to the top deck to access the mast. Non skid strips put on the steps into the cabins, very slippery. I am sure you will adapt to your boat, especially after sailing for a month or so. I still am not convinced the electric propulsion system is ready for charter use, private maybe. Most fuel bills have been more and no less then equal to twin deisels, the generators run way too often.
Everyone, let's keep up the dialog, guys, good luck with the Dignity and the Otopus
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