Wow George, great information and the insight I was looking forward to. But it still shows that there are pluses and minuses for both brands and size. I have sailed the old L38 40and 46. And the new L40 44 and 45. When I first saw the front porch leopards I thought they were a little silly. But once on board thought there’s no way to be without such a great feature! We also like the galley forward on the L 40 and 45 as that opened up the lounge area. Hope to sail the L50 when the grandkids are a little bigger, as that new topsides looks fantastic! Is the H44 topsides functional on a tacking maneuver? Hard a lee...DUCK!?
The H44 helm looks like it would be difficult to tack single handled from the helm. Do you need a helmsman and another crew hand on the lines? Is that the case.? How about the difference in the positioning of the chart plotter and auto pilot? Garmin versus Raymarine?
