Michael,
I can only speak of the 424 with the two companionway configuration. The
V-birth in the 422 and 424 is probably very similar. I find the bunk hard
to get in and out of and it’s a bit short for me. I’m 6′ 2″. The main
cabin is good for guests, but I wouldn’t sleep there. The aft bunk is a bit
narrow, but it doesn’t matter in my case. My wife gets half of the bed and
I get the other half. Her half is in the middle and my half is on both
edges. Having a wider bunk wouldn’t help. She pins me up against the side
of the hull. At least one owner extended the width of the aft bunk. I’ve
considered doing the same, but why bother 🙁

The stock cusions are thin but are probably replaced in most boats.

IMHO, the 422 has more living space at the expense of storage.

Rich

One of the advantages of the aft cabin berth in the 424 is that it is
almost exactly a full-size berth. That is full-size fitted sheets are
almost a perfect fit (a little wide at the foot, but right on at the head).
Full-size used to be called a “Double”, but Rich’s description is probably
more accurate.
Anyway you can buy fitted sheets for the berth at Walmart.

Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.com

On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Rich Carter wrote:

One of the reasons we purchased the 424 was the back berth. Dave is
6’7″ ( or maybe 6’6″ now ) and the berth is exactly that long. Neither
of us are small people (unfortunately).. The two of us are quite
comfortable in the back berth. The v-berth is too narrow at the bow for
the size of our feet together but my kids liked it. They fought over it
when they were in HS and college. Now that they have families the
configuration still works for us. Our friends also like the v-berth
using it regularly as a motel bed

I don’t remember exactly what the 422 looks like but I can say that we
have found the 424 to be a very comfortable cruising boat. It has
enough storage for us to be in the wilderness for many weeks without
requiring re-provisioning.

I made custom sheets for the v berth ( requires cutting down king size
sheets) but, as John pointed out, the back berth use regular full size (
doubles) sheets which is very convenient.

– pat

John Stevenson wrote, On 9/11/11 7:36 PM: