The group was the PDQ owners association. At that time, by definition
we were 2/3 owners of the the 36, the rest had the 32. More than half
of the fleet was represented; most of us are, were, or planned to be,
long distance cruisers. Both boats have the same galley down, open
layout. That is, the cook is not isolated but can see into the the
saloon and hand food up.

The parameters of the new 42 were outlined, and the audience was
asked, "If you were buying this boat, would you prefer galley up or
galley down?" The response was about 90% for galley down.

Also of interest, we were told that the computer only took a few
minutes to design the hull after a few parameters were fed in. The
hard parts were the structural design, the interior design, and all of
the tooling. And were told we could get one for $350K; the price
today is over $650K.




Bart Senior wrote:
Did they ask them if they would like the galley up
on a bigger cat?
Galley down? What do you think about this verses galley up as far as ld
crusing goes?
Prefer galley down.
We have direct access to the galley from the saloon.
When the PDQ 42 was being designed, they asked at the PDQ owners (at an
owners' meeting where over half the boats were represented) whether they
preferred up or down. The overwhelming answer was galley down. Every
galley up cat I've seen has compromised the both the galley and the
saloon.