We did it! We bought a boat! She is the one in the picture above, being piloted by the former owner in the Harvest Moon Race.
It was an exciting Saturday: Sea trial, paperwork, pulling the raw water impeller, our first grounding, a near perfect docking by me (beginners luck) and leaving her for a speedy return to Dallas. I will follow up with all the details but until then I have to think about what I just got us into!