Help with Finding the Right Family Sailboat

[llsmith]

Hi,

I have 0, none, nada, etc....sailing experience other than a small catamaran when I was a teenager. Now at 42 I am looking towards a dream of owning and sailing a part to full time live aboard. We have hopes of sailing the Caribbean. I have been learning as much as I can in the recent weeks, but want some suggestions for narrowing down boat searching. I have a wife and 2 boys (13 and 11). I think this is what we are headed towards.....

2 bed / 2 bath
35' - 42'
10y old or newer
$100k - $125K

Yes, I know that narrows the list down to a million choices. What would you recommend? Are there any boats with this criteria that have bunkbeds for the boys? I've recently looked at a 2000 Hunter 410. Seems to meet most of what we want other than the bunkbeds.

Sincerely,

Lance