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Originally Posted by ogalili
We plan to sell our house and move to a cruising catamaran.
We currently have a short list of Maverick 440, Balance 451 and Lagoon 42.
I am looking for feed back from those that use/live on those boats and cruise them long distance.
Thank you
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Having just completed a several-years-long catamaran search, which resulted in the
purchase of a 2018 Lagoon 42, I think the Balance 451 is a different class of
boat as compared to the Lagoon. The Balance is probably a very good
boat, larger, with much higher performance parameters, and was out of my comfort zone
price wise. Although the Balance is a "new" boat, it is based on a design that is quite old. Based on size alone, it is in a different class than the Lagoon. Whether it possesses the quality touted by Berman is an unknown - although he is an accomplished sailor, he is a salesman at heart and has been for many years now.
I looked at a three Mavericks over the years, all had serious flaws - be very careful of these boats!