My first post on this forum, glad to be aboard.
I love Jody’s comments, especially with regard to the CG challenges, issues regarding the magnesium ruddervators and a hangar being a VERY good idea. The comment about the V-tails lagging the rest of the market is right on… I maintain a spreadsheet of the pricing of various Bonanza models, and the V’s are lagging the straight tail bonanzas- the A36s, the Debonairs, and the “deb-bonanzas” (F33a, E33, etc.).
On the Debonairs being a “poor step child to the bonanza”, I do not think this is a commonly held opinion. There is a very high degree of airframe commonality between the two lines, and performance is very similar, with prices being generally higher on the straight tail side. James, I would recommend searching “v-tail versus debonair” in google, and you will quickly see that the general consensus on Debs is very positive. A Deb with an IO-470n, an IO-520, or an IO-550 is one fine airplane, IMO. There are some exceptional straight tails listed on Beechtalk right now, including a straight tail TN C33a that I wish I were in the position to buy at the moment…