Greg --

In response to our posting about our Halcyon Days website, you asked. "Why
a '22 foot C-Dory instead of a '25?  Isn't the 25 footer friendlier in
terms of creature comforts?"

Every boat is a compromise and the key elements are the owner's use and
needs for the boat.  Yes, larger boats usually do have more creature
comforts, and that is a 'need' for many people.  However, our 'need' was
for the best-built, smallest, easily-trailered and launched liveaboard
boat. For us, if we have a comfortable bunk, good stove, nice heater,
easy to use and maintain head, good lights, nice seats for reading, room
in the cockpit to enjoy a sundowner, and a weather-secure cabin -- well,
that's what we 'need' for our creature comforts.  So the larger boats,
more difficult to trailer, launch, maintain, and with less fuel economy
and possibly harder to handle and anchor, were not advantageous.  We have
also done enough cruising to know that a larger boat is not necessarily
safer.  So we found what we 'needed' in our 'pocket cruiser,' and she has
served us well for over 20,000 miles of cruising. Everyone defines their
own 'needs' and there is no 'one size fits all' when it comes to boat
size or type -- Your 25-footer is a dandy, and we're sure, perfect for
you.

• el and bill on Halcyon

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Greg --

In response to our posting about our Halcyon Days website, you asked. "Why
a '22 foot C-Dory instead of a '25?  Isn't the 25 footer friendlier in
terms of creature comforts?"

Every boat is a compromise and the key elements are the owner's use and
needs for the boat.  Yes, larger boats usually do have more creature
comforts, and that is a 'need' for many people.  However, our 'need' was
for the best-built, smallest, easily-trailered and launched liveaboard
boat. For us, if we have a comfortable bunk, good stove, nice heater,
easy to use and maintain head, good lights, nice seats for reading, room
in the cockpit to enjoy a sundowner, and a weather-secure cabin -- well,
that's what we 'need' for our creature comforts.  So the larger boats,
more difficult to trailer, launch, maintain, and with less fuel economy
and possibly harder to handle and anchor, were not advantageous.  We have
also done enough cruising to know that a larger boat is not necessarily
safer.  So we found what we 'needed' in our 'pocket cruiser,' and she has
served us well for over 20,000 miles of cruising. Everyone defines their
own 'needs' and there is no 'one size fits all' when it comes to boat
size or type -- Your 25-footer is a dandy, and we're sure, perfect for
you.