Scott, I followed your plain and went through the same sole searching and finical planning as you have, I completed most of my dream from 1995 to 2002 before I gave it up, to enjoy and take part in our Granddaughters growing up experiences. The only regret was my selling our boat. I just could not justify that much asset sitting at the dock for such a long time without being used as intended, my selling the boat almost ended in divorce. We like you put a great deal of though into just the right boat for us, as boaters all of our lives we knew at once we had found the right boat for us and I stopped walking the docks and searching the boat mag's, which leads me to the only addition I would like to make to you plain and that when you dream is completed don't sale you boat but have another dream that includes your boat even if it sets for an extended. time. Yours, Marvin Heide heide163@aol.com