Which lower deck layout do you prefer?

Is there space for cooking on the aft deck or rear bridge area?

If the planned usage were charter, then would recommend 4 versus 3 stateroom floor plan.

For a 75 ft fast boat in the Med (Charter ?), I would go for the 4 Cabin version. The maximum a pantry/galley on fast boats is used here, is for snacks or breakfast. For dinner everybody makes reservations at the restaurants. Having said that, for the Med, the small galley would be fine but I do not know your circumstances in the Red Sea.

putting it like both members above me, i'd say it depends on your usage, 4 cabin layout would be great for charter or if you're traveling with some friends and you're eating out every night, if you're planning to travel with family etc maybe a nice kitchen is the best choice. But if traveling like that maybe you'll have to adjust the double beds to twin beds (for 2 children)

I would go with the 4 stateroom layout. If you have a BBQ Gril on the deck above you could get plenty of cooking done. The only thing that I see being a problem is refrigeration.

You could go for the 4 bedroom option and eliminate one of the bathrooms, have 2 bedrooms share one bathroom with access from the hallway.

Depends on how you re going to use the boat... Impossible to answer without that critical information!

Crewed or owner operated? Full time chef/ stew or does the owner enjoy cooking? Do you enjoy decent meals on board or normally eat ashore?

Personally I prefer an open casual layout with the galley up and more open to the saloon and aft deck. Galley down is ok if you have no choice, on a smaller boat like my old 53 hatt

Even on charters... With families or on less formal groups, our guests actually enjoy hanging in the galley for a while, checking on the food, talking about it etc..

Plus, even with great ventilation, I can't imagine the smell in those staterooms...

Very good idea!

I personally would prefer the 3 cabin layout. It would lend itself better to a casual environment. That is unless you NEED the extra space

And as Pascal says, people like to hang around in kitchens more these days.

Are you looking at up-sizing again?

I know we all enjoyed your last thread following the build.

I like the 3 stateroom layout with the larger galley. Depending upon the configuration of the guests aboard, that side stateroom may be more useable with twin berths that could perhaps be convertible to a king, instead of the dedicated queen berth. Looks like an exciting project.

You need a bigger boat

It's tricky. If you are often cruising with friends, I would prefer the 4 bedroom layout. If I want to cook by myself I want a large galley. I think the large galley layout makes it not so cramped like another cabin on that side and a bit more "airier".

Which unit of measurement is used in the 3rd picture? Centimeter?

I like the 4 SR layout due to being able to accomodate more people. If you are looking for a great meal, there are so many places to pull in and break up the time between "being on" and "being off" the boat. I've noticed that the owners of Yachts in this size range tend to like to arrive at a marina / restaurant on the Yacht, then go in and eat / drink / socialize, then get back on the Yacht and head out. I enjoy this too as a Captain because it gives me a little time to "unwind" from the day and sit back and relax for a while. (Provided that the owners want me to join them for dinner).

Hi there,

If your use requires always having space for guests then more rooms it is, if not and you can accomodate the infrequent extra guests one way or the other, then for sure a bigger galley would be the better option, at least my personal preference.

You couldn't find anyway to have an open galley on the main deck? Unless you are gonna have a cook, an open kitchen is interactive and fun to be around, and it doubles as a cocktail bar for chilling out and having some nice summer drinks.

Wishing you all the best on your new project and thanks for sharing the experience of a new build with us all.

Cheers,

Alf

Yep I would have taken that layout as well... a new Fairline Targa 75 in December 2014 or are you cheating on Fairline?

Again it all depends on the owners and guests preferences, many also enjoy having a nice dinner on board. Personally, whether on my own boat or while moving the one I run, I prefer relaxing and eating on board vs restaurant... The view is better, more privacy, etc...

And there are many areas where dockside dining is not that easy to find especially with boats over 40/50'. For instance in Miami I can count on the fingers in one hand the options I can present to our guests when they want to stop at a restaurant. Then you have to hope that when you get there the dock as enough space to squeeze in. This actually happened to us a couple of days ago, ended up holding for 25 minutes in the Miami river...

Same in the Bahamas or even in the keys... In the exumas you can also count on the fingers on a single hand the number of restaurants...

Maybe it s a French thing, but I need a decent galley and a good electric grill outside