Thanks for the response. I'm just dipping my toe in the water at this point. It's fun to kick fenders. Pulling the trigger on a vessel I can really dig is gonna take some time. I really don't have time for a project boat the size I'm considering.
Overall, speed won't be huge concern. Endurance and economy will be the most important. I'm still learning about the different moorage possibilities. We're leaning towards a marina like Everett. Looking at boats that the wife and I can live on locally, then take up to Alaska via the inside passage.