Mr. Harrott wrote, "A fifty foot boat with thirty foot accomodations is a tough sell" I suggest if one moved up a notch, ie, a 60' boat with 40' accomodations, it could be a good move. Long, skinny hulls offer less resistance, better pitching and rolling characteristics, better speed for given power with easier acceleration; an overall increase in performance and comfort compared to hulls, let's say, closer to the length of your accomodations. Central location, fore and aft, of a sufficient accomodation, say, the volume of a 40' cat, along with that central location of machinery and tankage, atop a pair of 60' hulls, keeps the accomodation in the most liveable portion motionwise of a bigger platform enjoying greater speed, performance and seaworthiness. This platform doesn't need to be an all-out wave piercer like the camera boat or some of Gold Coast's boats which can present accessability and other restrictions. With a large volume but short in length cabin structure placed atop long narrow hulls, asthetics can be maintained along with a healthy underwing clearance and other features necessary for cruising like sidedecks, foredecks and stern/boarding accessibility. Length in a long and narrow hull translates to speed and comfort almost every time. Placing smaller accomodations on longer hulls can have significant advantage for long range cruising. Best, Bill ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433