Gary, Thank you for your eloquent defense of PDQ's "boxiness"! Like you, we love our PDQ - and we are not ashamed of it's appearance. In our travels, we've received nothing but compliments - but of course, people do tend to be polite. Back when we were trying to decide which boat to buy, I showed my wife a photo of the new Fountaine Pajot Highland 35 (with plenty of French style) and her reaction was that she'd never want such an ugly boat! So, as you say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Last spring in Quibec, I noticed a large number of sleekly-styled powerboats and I remember thinking how much these folks sacrificed for style! Some of these boats had absolutely no outside walkways whatsoever, in some cases the only access to the bow was up through a forward hatch from inside. I wondered how these poor folks ever managed an anchor, tied up in a slip - or passed through a lock? I hope power catamaran builders aren't tempted to move too far in this direction in order to attract style-conscious buyers. So far, "boxiness" hasn't apparently cut into PDQ sales volume. In fact, I suspect other manufacturers might be a bit envious of their sales record to date! Henry Clews PDQ 34 Sno' Dog www.geocities.com/snodoglog In a message dated 12/30/2006 10:24:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, tulgey@earthlink.net writes: <snipped> Divert full power to the shields Mr. Sulu! Gary Bell