For what we used it for, the boat was about perfect. It had a long, spacious cockpit that allowed a lot of people to come along relative to the size of the boat. Side decks were ample, allowing easy access to the bow. The winches were appropriately sized, and led back to the cockpit for easy shorthanded sailing. The lifting keel was a bit of a trip, and vibrated at times, but it made the boat plenty stiff while allowing those with a trailer (we didn't have or want one) to transport the boat behind a pickup truck. The lazarrettes were large. The interior was pretty spartan, although adequate. There was no real galley, although the prior owner had had a gas burner in what passed for the galley, and there was an icebox that worked fine for a weekend's worth of soda and beer. The head was also minimal, with a portapotty instead of a proper marine head. In the bow there was a v berth, but not actually a cabin as it was open to the cabin with no door. There were two fairly long quarterberths that we generally used for extra sail storage. There was standing headroom, which distinguished it from a J 24 and was a large part of why we went with the S2. For power, there was a one lunger BMW diesel and a folding prop. This was adequate for coming in and out of the harbor and keeping the battery charged, but if I was relying on a diesel I might go for something more standard.