Hi Arnold, I saw your post and ran across this thread from a Monty discussion group...thought it might be insightful. http://www.mail-archive.com/montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com/msg04171.h tml I think if you were always going to sail alone a permenant galley would be nice, but if you have a companion along, you can sit across from each other and have a conversation with your set up. I love the 2 berth for that reason. Feel lots roomier than galley models I've sat in. It might be cool to make a galley box that slide into one of the berths, out of the way and then you could have the best of both worlds. Hmmmm. That gives me an idea. Michael Ray Molly M M 17 #383 SF Bay