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The reasons why we changed the above interior lay-out

After 10 years of cruising, two pacific crossings and a bit of bad weather, we decided to do some modifications to the lay-out of the Monsoon. In seas 6 ft and higher you don't want to be forward of the main mast, because of the motion, unless you're a real seaman, and these are rare. When passage making in rough seas most people prefer to sleep aft so we created a big double and 2 single beds in the captain's cabin and added a pipe birth in the starboard guest cabin opposite of the aft bathroom. In this way creating excellent beds for 5 adults and a few kids during the rough weather passages. This is ample and enough capacity for a "family & friends vessel" like Monsoon, take into account you have always 2 persons on watch, which make a total of 7 adults + few kids.

Original we had 4 bunks and the galley forward of the main mast. We moved galley up into the salon area and made one comfortable double bed in the forward cabin we and created two extra double cabins around the main mast base. See the pictures below. Forward you'll find as well a small bathroom with head, shower, vanity, mirror. During easier passages and the nights in bays and marina's people swarm out over the whole vessel....into the big forward cabin with the big Lewmar hatch: lay in your bed and watch the stars. People move into 2 extra double cabins forward at starboard & port that we created under the main mast, where before we had the galley. People sleep in the pilothouse, in the salon, or in hammocks.In this way you can sleep comfortably 16 persons.

Salon-galley-dining. (12x14ft). On starboard side is an L- shaped sofa with a dinner table to seat eight persons, on the portside a nice and practical galley with big fridge/freezer, ice maker, 3 burner stove, warm and cold water, microwave, toaster, blender. All around mahogany paneling with various woodcarvings and on the aft bulkhead is the entertainment center w/Sony TV, DVD, and stereo.
The saloon has a solid half inch teak sole.

The original galley area was altered into 2 x double bedrooms with lockers and bookshelves etc, the starboard one you see here on the picture right of this text block

Three steps lead from the port aft side of the salon up to the raised wheelhouse (12x12ft). This area has a U- shaped lounge seat which gives comfort and seating for 8 persons and has a removable, transparent enclosure. Going further astern on deck level is the second steering position with a semi circle seating area for 8 persons all around the canoe stern.

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Returning again from the wheelhouse down the hand carved stairway, through the lounge to the aft accommodations - directly to stbd is the guest stateroom with two single berths (and 1 pipe berth above) with drawers under and in between a dressing table with drawers and a large mirror above, there is a large built in bookcase to stbd and hanging lockers with louvered doors forward. Going aft down the companionway to port is a large custom build bathroom with stall shower/bath tub, vanity, head and washing machine.

Going further aft down the companionway is the master stateroom which is the full width of the vessel. It sleeps 4 persons and features one double and one 3/4 berth with drawers under both. Plus another single all the way to stb. Between the bunks is a dressing table with drawers under and a large mirror above. The berths headboards are carved mahogany. A large hanging locker to port , and to stbd is an office desk, bookshelves, the SSB-radio. Drawers underneath.