IF you guys had asked me yesterday, we were leaning towards the Meridian because it is 5 years newer, has an up salon/galley, 330's instead of 270's, genset and AC, and is a safe bet for resale in our PNW market.
Now, after more discussion and reading all your posts, which are very revealing and hugely helpful, we are crossing over, now slightly favoring the Tiara Express due to quality build, big interior living, huge cockpit fully enclosed with Strataglass, big swimstep and a fantastic dingy which the Meridian doesn't have. All that hp ain't so bad either. If I could just get past the future resale issue of a Tiara in our market, I think my decision would be made.
Just one more thing about being down under vs. up and in the daylight. I have convinced myself that if I add a diesel furnace to heat the cockpit and made sure I could increase AC air flow as well, we would likely spend most of our daylight hours up in the cockpit rather than down under. If it's time for TV or computer activity, the cave could be more than satisfactory.
Now, after more discussion and reading all your posts, which are very revealing and hugely helpful, we are crossing over, now slightly favoring the Tiara Express due to quality build, big interior living, huge cockpit fully enclosed with Strataglass, big swimstep and a fantastic dingy which the Meridian doesn't have. All that hp ain't so bad either. If I could just get past the future resale issue of a Tiara in our market, I think my decision would be made.
Just one more thing about being down under vs. up and in the daylight. I have convinced myself that if I add a diesel furnace to heat the cockpit and made sure I could increase AC air flow as well, we would likely spend most of our daylight hours up in the cockpit rather than down under. If it's time for TV or computer activity, the cave could be more than satisfactory.
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