Hi Larry, You are so right..........! Just think of the cost / pleasure ratio with an M15 / M17. Reasonably low initial costs; low maintenance cost; low or nonexistent fuel costs; high pleasure factor. Then think Cigarette: High initial boat cost High fuel costs High marina costs High maintenance costs High bikini clad girlfriend upkeep costs High gold chains, bracelets and tan cost for owner ..............and all they can do is go from Marina A to Marina B at 50 knots ...........Whee, ......... so that they can plug into the fuel hose and the electrical umbilical cord again. Your "I'm right where I want to be" sums it up perfectly! ...........and another joy of an M15 or M17 is that we can go places where the Cigarettes can't go - and if we find too much noise there, and not enough solitude - well, it's easy enough to move somewhere else............ Connie