snmhanson said:
On the other hand, the Moorings 400 is a few thousand less expensive and still only a couple years old.
The still only a couple years old comment above caught my eye.. Having been on boats that were brand new (months old) to 6 years old, don't think that age plays any role. If anything, you are better off on a boat that has some time as I found the brand new boats often had more minor issues that needed to be addressed.
So I wouldn't take age into consideration in planning - aside from the fact a newer boat will have more up to date systems then a 5-6 year old boat. But if everything you are looking at is within a couple years of being new then it shouldn't matter.
