[jwall]

Thanks for all the feedback so far. Just to add a bit more data, my initial budget was to have a boat in the water for under $120K.

Other than getting some experience with the Tides in Puget Sound, weather, and comfortable with the geography, I don''t feel too nervous about managing a 30 foot boat (I have spent a lot of time on 40+ foot boats growing up).

Since I am new to this size (and a new/newer) boat, the feedback helps alot.