Just back from 4.5 weeks in the Gulf Isds of B.C. and read your post so sorry I am late to the comments. We have had our Endurance 35 for 45 years, 18 year live aboard, sailed her 110,000 miles so know a bit about boats, cruising and living aboard. A few years ago I captained a friends Morgan Outisland 41 from Victoria to San Francisco - thought I drew the short straw when my berth was the forepeak. The boat was such an amazingly stable platform as we ran down wind under Genoa in 15 to 34 knots of wind my wife joined me up there rather than her mid-ship settee berth and we spooned our off watches in comfort!! Rate the boat 5 for looks but 10 as a down wind offshore cruiser. Way more room than you need as a liveaboard but that just means you will have more "stuff" you don't really need.