Nice day on the water Paul. What you posted above is pretty much exactly the way I fell about my boat. (2002 - 1750) Full load and a couple of guys were are doing about 41-42 on the gps. Looked at a 1850 this year, nice boat, more storage, big price tag. I'll be fine with mine. They did finally get the front deck layout right in the newer models. Also wish there was dry storage on my boat. A couple of small Rubbermaid containers do the trick though.