My guess is that you did NOT take BillM advice as he said "Bob, you'd wait it out for a lousy $500 and possibly miss out on the boat? Being cheap is good under the right circumstances, but this isn't one of them"
You did the smart thing....made a offer in the MIDDLE OF WINTER that he couldn't refuse....huh, who would of thought of that.....
Have fun in Cuba.......too bad you can't take the new rig with you....
Bob