35ft Catamaran, galley up or down

[AussieCat]

Yes I know there always seems to be a trade off somewhere. May I ask what year your looking at and where your located? We originally looked at slightly newer 35' & 38' for around the same $$s but one of the main reasons we purchased the Tasman (apart from limited budget) was for the huge living areas available. We have loads more living spaces than say a Lagoon 41 (which we couldn't afford anyway) the trade off being we have less space down in the pods. We've had 12 guests plus we two and our two dogs with no problems. The other thing we wanted was plenty of protected outdoor area. I've made full clears around the hardtop helm area and full cover over the rear deck so unless it's raining sideways we are still able to enjoy the local view. See attached pics. Good luck with the search / purchase and please let us know what you end up purchasing. cheers again