Interesting you should say that about the Nordhavn. I think they are well made but not a lot of interior room.

At this last year's Annapolis show we toured a Krogen Express; I was astonished at how little room in in there- tiny cabins, small spaces, not even that much storage, and all that on a boat which is supposedly intended for long passages and extended time at sea? By comparison, we toured a 55 Fleming- totally different. Lots of room, lots of storage- a real yacht. AND I think would be a good boat for long periods aboard, both at sea and in port.

I like LRCs but as you say, with diesel as cheap as it is, the advantage to them is less than it was when diesel was 4-5 dollars a gallon.