Need help deciding

[Breezman]

Hello everyone.. We are in process of deciding on a boat and having hard time deciding so can use some help from personal knowledge and experience with the hope it will sway us one way or another.

We are a family of 4 two teenage girls)that relocated to Corfu this year. We have many friends here and will rarely go out alone, most weekends will be day trips around the local islands with at least once a month a few nights on board with other families. we have researches and read a lot but still cant decide.
Would love to get input other than layout and cosmetics. Anything I should be looking out for or be careful with?

I like the kitchen layout of the 61 the best.
I like the extra storage and fly of the 58 the best.
I like the bedrooms and extra bathroom on the Aicon the best

05 Princess 61-( looked at the 57 but it seems as the master will be sharing the bathroom with the twin cabin- No thanks)
06 Squad 58
07 Aicon 56

All seems to be around the same price 350-400K so thats not an issue. Thank you in advance...

 

[BruceK]

Hi and welcome to the forum. 1st posts tend to get lost so this is a bump. The title wont attract the people you are looking for either. Hang it out there to dry like you were naming and shaming. Princess 61 vs Squaddie 58 vs Aicon 56 dont be coy.

 

[Breezman]

Hi and welcome to the forum. 1st posts tend to get lost so this is a bump. The title wont attract the people you are looking for either. Hang it out there to dry like you were naming and shaming. Princess 61 vs Squaddie 58 vs Aicon 56 dont be coy.

Thank you very much

 

[BartW]

we have to welcome ppl that want to invest in a 60ft boat !
( 6m boat owners are equally welcome ! )

I'm not very familiar with those models,
you might give each boat a serious investigation on condition and previous maintenance reports...and include that in your decision process
especially condition of the engines !

but fwiw,
while the SQ58 is a very popular and highly valued model here on this forum,
I'm more a fan of the "princess" brand / styling
I also assume that the princess is bigger.. ?

Aicon I like a bit less, and considering the brand doesn't exist anymore, resale value will drop faster

I apreciate that those are the more "subjective" arguments,
but we all know there is a lot of emotion in buying a boat