wblakesx wrote:
Is the Coronado a flat top? Does the "center cockpit" have a foot
well protruding into the cabin area?

No.

... What's it like with a long
uninterupted run of below decks space?

Don't know... but in general, larger compartments are worse to attempt
to inhabit underway... you end up getting tossed for long distances
across the available open space.



Must be something wrong with it though or everyone would do it eh?

It's a trade-off like everything alse about boats.

One trade-off is sailing performance & handling. These boats are high
sided & somewhat under rigged, not zippy performers under sail & they
suffer from a lot of windage when docking, anchoring, etc etc. A lot of
people don't like the way they look, either... not exactly a sleek &
sexy profile!


Please help enlighten me, I'm finding this perplexing, I think I may
want a Coronado, hmm 43', 45'. maybe 35'?


Go check one out, they're not all that uncommon.

http://tinyurl.com/8oxb9

The Coronado 35, 41, & 45 were the center cockpit boats of the type
you're describing. IIRC the 45 was built as almost the same model by
Columbia... same hull as one of their racer-cruisers of the same era.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King