I received several off-list follow-ups to my last post. Here's a summary/composite of my replies: Q: What other powercats did you consider? A: Other powercats we considered were the Endeavour 36 and 44 (also the new 38 and 40 pilothouse models) and the Manta 44. I guess we also looked at the Fountain Pajot 37 (Maryland) and 35 (Highland) models. My wife liked the Endeavour layout, particularly the 44 with its walk-around bed up front. (Intended use for our boat is cruising the East Coast including Bahamas with extended periods aboard - up to 6 mo/yr). Some discussion of our selection process can be found among our many website pages, in particular check out <http://www.geocities.com/hanoverhouse2005/NewBoat4.html> also the following page - click on "Miami Show-Page 5" at bottom. I guess it depends on what you plan to do with the boat, if you're going to travel a lot, fuel efficiency is important. If you're going to live aboard mostly in one place, living comfort might get higher priority. The big Endeavour 44 is comfortable and appears to be a lot of boat for the money, owners I've talked to seem happy with theirs. But we decided, at least for now, to go with a smaller more economical boat. Perhaps a bit on small side (for a live-aboard), the Sno' Dog has proven very livable - we have yet to fill all the storage spaces! Also, with the price of slips rising, it's nice to pay for only a 34-footer. (In Newport, RI last month we paid $4.65/foot/night - and power hook-ups cost extra!) Q: Do you consider the tankage adequate, seems a bit small? A: We too, were a bit concerned about the fuel and water (and holding) tank sizes, but so far they've proved entirely adequate. Now that we've calibrated the gauges, we feel more comfortable using more of the available liquid before refilling. On our Maine cruise, we went 35 hours - and 253 nautical miles - before refueling, this works out to 2.6 nm/gal. At this rate, assuming a total usable fuel capacity of 165 gal, our range would be 425 miles. Since our cruising was a mixture of leisurely 7-kt runs interspersed with 16-kt sprints, there's little doubt that we could easily extend out range to over 500 mi if needed. To me, this seems entirely adequate for this kind of boat. I'm sure the new PDQ 41 will also be a winner, but I wonder how its economy will fare with those big 6-cylinder 260-hp engines? Guess we'll just have to wait and see! Henry aboard Sno' Dog in Newington, NH www.geocities.com/snodoglog