RCC -- I know how you feel. My boys and I looked at boats for over a year before I finally bought one this year. I was working from the theory that this was going to be a one-time purchase that would last me for the rest of my life -- or at least for a good portion of it. I kept weighing the options that I wanted against purchase price. In the end purchase price won out. I got most of what I wanted in a left over 2011 boat (still new) and I got a great deal on the price. I am VERY satisfied with my boat! I plan to still be fishing out of it 15-20 years from now.