2 separate and private aft berths?

[Celestialsailor]

When I lived aboard in the early 90s, I saw a unique situation where a family of 4 on a 34ft. sailboat bought a cheap Columbia 36 where their children lived in a berth across from them. I know you can easily buy a Catalina 27 for around $3k. If it's just liveaboard you need, it checks a lot of boxes.

[NormanMartin]

Hello:
I work for a charter company that is selling their Beneteau Cyclades 39.3 that should meet your requirements. Email me if interested.
I have skippered the boat many times on charter and training cruises. Our family has cruised it and love the boat.
nhmartin@outlook.com

https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cyclades-393-beneteau

[Peterbreit]

Check out the Charter companies. They all have boats with double after cabins or quarter berth.
I also recall seeing a Bavaria 39' with 3 cabins and 3 bath/heads.

[SofaKingFishy]

Catalina 42 ~ I’ve lived aboard mine for almost 4 years- very comfortable layout

[ben2go]

If you could step up to 40-45 ft, maybe 47, you'd find more options for three cabins. Don't rule out center cockpit boats. I know a lot of people don't like them.

[Stewie12]

Most of the 40 foot plus ex charter yacht have the layout you are looking for.

[Cynara]

When growing up my brother and I didn't have our own rooms

[Stewie12]

Did that have an effect on you ?

[CaptJPMcGuire]

Originally Posted by wingssail

Two teen age boys and parents, on a 30-40 boat? Pretty tight quarters if you ask me.

Vaguely remember an older Bristol 40 has a nice Port Quarter Berth with a hatch above to cockpit. I think Starboard was a big lazarette that could have been open with a bit of construction.

[tdgaffney]

My 1983 Olson 40 has the double bunk arrangement you describe. George Olson built just 30 of them, circa 1981-1988 or so, and used ones sell for 50k or so, if you can find them. See pix.
Tom

[qwerme]

Gemini!

I have a Gemini 105Mc, and I love it!

You get 3 cabins (one of them with a real Queen sized bed!), lots of space for the size of boat and the added bonus of good performance, easy to single hand, short mast to be able to go on the Intracostal without stress, extremely shallow draft with a forgiving kick up rudders and keels. And price wise they tend to be cheap due to cosmetic crazing and unfounded armchair opinionators about it's blue water ability.

[DanielI]

Keep in mind, a pair of symmetric aft berths is not the only way to have three berths. You can have a small berth in the passage to the aft berth, or a small berth just aft of the v-berth. Wauquiez makes a number of layouts like this. I know I've seen others, I just can't think of where off hand. Try browsing around sailboatdata.com. They don't have layouts for all the boats listed, but enough for you to learn about options.

[Chris Cringle]

What you are seeking is what is informally known as a "bubble boat". A bubble boat is designed backward. Instead of designing a seaworth, sea kindly hull and then fitting a reasonable interior into her, the idea is to get as much interior space as possible into a given LOA. So maximum internal volume is wrapped up in fiberglass and VIOLA! A 27 foot boat that "sleeps six". The fact that it looks and sails like a dumpster does not matter.

[ben2go]

A B Sea is for sale and ready to go, but she's currently in Turkey. Check their Facebook page for a very detailed list of what she has going for her.


https://www.facebook.com/SailingABSea/?_rdc=1&_rdr

[Juggerknot]

Originally Posted by LibertyAtNight

Riddle me this. I know i've seen a few in the past, but top of your head, can you recall a 30-40 foot sailboat with 2 separate berths aft of the main cabin?

Long story short, I'm trying to find the best live aboard option for us and have 2 teenage boys. From conversations, it seems important to my youngest to have his own 'room'. Not a deal breaker, but would be great to find something where everyone has their own 'space'

Any help is appreciated.
Aaron

Look at the Bayfield 40 if it hasn't already been suggested. Twin aft cabin design's pretty slick and they're nice boats.