Tom, glad you are steadily working on getting better. Dont forget about the Caracal. Right now, every time I take mine out, I forget more and more about my Cougar. Dont get me wrong, the Cougar is an awesome rig, but this Caracal is just perfect for me! It handles like a dream, is plenty fast for me and fishes so much better. One thing I miss is the under seat storage, but thats an option now. Also, to me, the jury is still out on the cafe wind screens. I may put the bigger ones on the boat, not decided yet.