18 months of dreaming, 16 months of planning, 10 months of shopping, and 2 months of purchasing. Excitement and Trepidation "We have a major milestone today... would you like confirmation in writing?" Jean asked our broker, Pete, regarding the purchase of Sea Fire. Yesterday was the last where we could opt out of the sale with our full deposit intact. Pete laughed, "getting it in writing would probably be a good idea." After 2 months of chasing this boat, we were finally movi