WOW....
What a fun and interesting thread!!!! Many excellent ideas!!!!
I will add my thoughts as well, as I will likely start planning a new build in early 2006.
First concern (and some of these things are needed as they are important features in my home)...
Crew space: my first visit to Trinity Yachts (Nov. 2003) saw me go aboard the then new 150' Mia Elise. I wandered down into one of the crew cabins and nearly died from a claustrophobic attack...shortness of breath, sweating, cold chills, nausea....the double bunk cabin was tiny...what made it worse were the two Trinity electricians doing some last minute wiring...and they could hardly move past each other
So, my build will have plenty of room for the crew. My motto?? "A happy crew makes for a happy owner"..or, I will not make my future crew sleep in a place I would be uncomfortable in. I have seen some of the crew quarters in other boats....and owners wonder why they cannot keep crew!!!!
A serious theater: Quality gear, period. And a serious space to put it in...same goes for audio gear, as I do NOT mix my stereo with my home theater.
A nice sized and fully private owner's deck....enough said!!!
At least 5 guest staterooms (lots of family and friends), and a dive shop and Engineer's quarters in the lazarette.
Good size galley as I love to cook!!!
Full displacement hull for better stability and no worries about speed records. Lots of serious acoustical treatments for quite operation.
As much hydrogen power as possible for both propulsion and gen sets....the less diesel I need, the better!!!! What happens when diesel hits $4?? $5?? even worse?? Watch Paul Allen spend $2MM or more to fill Octopus????
Simple and comfortable interior design...no fancy artwork, carpets, heavy dark wood and millwork...
I think that this is enough to get started....I am sure there is more to add!!!
Cheers,
Mark