Fjoyes...Thanks for the kind words. Yes NOMAD is a dream machine. She is! You never know, your piggy bank might be big enough, well maybe, or then again...She is the boat we built to be our "dream" after cruising for about 7 years full time aboard an
Island Packet 40 (Faith).
We tried to go back to land in 2012. It didn't stick too well. So when we started looking for THE boat our list was THE list. After we bought this T48, we made it THE boat (understandably -- OUR perfect boat). After almost 4 years aboard NOMAD full time, we wouldn't change a thing.
For example...The prior owner installed a 25 gpH
water maker (runs off of 115V gennset). That was his cost. If I was choosing, I wouldn't have upped for that deep of unit (very expensive). What I understand now, is that unit allows us to make water for an hour every other day, not a couple of hours a day like smaller units.
Since we upped for passive
charging, we might only have to run the genset for our Magnum 2500 charging once every TWO WEEKS. That was our cost. Yes, our passive charging (virtually) runs the boat, allowing us to use the genset to make water and make it hot (I like hot showers...with fresh water...not to mention my better half) as the primary purpose for it.
It is also nice to have that passive energy cushion underway (with 800 ah house bank ) so we can focus on sailing not, "When we will charge the next time?". Being underway (electronics and all) uses considerably more energy than being at anchor...
These are just our thoughts based on our experience. Everybody has their own list of must haves and I appreciate that...
Nariel...Thanks for the inquiry. I am attaching some more pics of the forward stateroom -- V berth and starboard setee. I hope these are sufficient. Again, as I mentioned before, every T48 is different -- semi custom and everybody has different needs. I can't remember what "A,B, or C" group our cabins are, but am happy to send loads of photos to help you get a clue of our layout.
It is important to understand that although the Tayana 48 is what I would call a large moderate
displacement boat (design criteria for Bob Perry was to maximize
interior volume of 48 ft platform), every layout change impacts the available space. NOMAD is laid out as forward V berth (we call it the garage), with midship to port head. O.K. this works for what we need. Having a midship, port head and aft starboard head allows the use of either side while underway and heeled (something that might not seem important until you've tried not having the option -- WHOA). I cannot imagine trying to use the forward fo'c'sle head under way...no way. (Images in my mind of hilarity).
Other layouts have their advantages...it all depends on what you want or need...
So I am attaching a couple of pics of V berth, Forward head with
shower stall, and starboard
salon setee.
I hope this gives a better clue to the layout on NOMAD. You kind of have to step aboard each T48 to understand the positives and negative (they each have both). The aft stateroom has a mirror with "locker and drawers", also a picture added. We think this also a much more usable feature, as well as the full access queen berth. I know the layout that has lockers each side looks like it gives more
storage space, but imagine waking up, and turning out of
bed with that sharp corner right in the way (ow, ow, ow). There is already plenty of
storage through out the boat, IMHO those "cabinets" are just another boat bruise waiting to happen (IMHO).
Thanks for the inquiry. I hope to be able to answer more questions as they arise.
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