Thanks guys.
Re: hooded eyes, Annie, are as a result of a few rainfalls. There's a picture in Dave Tylers gallery showing a 37' Badger with similar hoods and I couldnt figure out why they had them. When it rained we found out why. Those Vetus portlights, which are basicly Beckson portlights which look like the ones on that 37 Badger, are supposed to be mounted only on vertical surfaces, Badgers' are canted back 15˚ and lets the water sit on the glass/rubber seal joint, which eventually seeps through. So all the portlights leaked when it rained. The hoods keep rain water off the portlights so solved the problem for now, but I dont know how its going to work with all that spray beating windward etc.
re: 2 months - I have no idea how rubbery that number is... we've already taken a tour of marina's and clubs in preparation on where to park it. Probably in the one place that actually welcomes liveaboards, a few km south of here.