Check the
archives -- many threads on this with hundreds of interesting opinions.
I love CC myself -- I prefer the view from there, prefer the layout below with full height aft
cabin, prefer the type of
engine space you get with most CC boats (under the cockpit). Also, the after
deck on a CC boat is the best outdoor space on board -- with an AC boat you have much less usable, walkable, sittable deck space.
But I agree with those who say that CC doesn't really
work below a certain size -- probably 40 feet. Not just because of the layout below, but because you end up too close to the bow to stay dry, in a CC boat which is not long enough.
But all this has been hashed a rehashed a million times. Check the archives!