>Bob wrote: I think of these size of boats as weekenders, with an occasional week or so. As a person living in the Land of Nordic Tug I don't totally agree with Bob's assessment. I think a boat's suitability depends a lot on where you're using it. I have never boated the St. Lawrence Seaway or the Caribbean so I cannot even speculate on the 26' Nordic Tug's suitability for those waters. But in the PNW where the boat was designed and built, NT26 owners have taken them just about everywhere there is to go in a boat. I know people who have taken them up the Inside Passage to SE Alaska and back several times, out to the west coast of Vancouver Island, etc. You have to use common sense when preparing to cross the larger bodies of water up here, but that's true of almost any size boat. The comments about onboard space are valid, but it's amazing how people can adapt to small spaces if that's what their budget allows. The NT26 is a great little boat according to the owners I know or have talked to. And given the direction fuel prices are going and will continue to go (the good old days of lower fuel prices are gone for good), if it's a choice between buying a 26 foot boat and going or buying a 36 foot boat and staying at the dock, the 26 foot boat is the better deal I think. Obviously one doesn't want to buy a boat that's not suited for the waters they wish to cruise. But don't sell the NT26 short. There are an awful lot of owners who will tell you it's much, much more than just a weekend or occasional week boat and they've got the logbooks to prove it. ______________________________ C. Marin Faure GB36-403 "La Perouse" Bellingham, Washington