John,

Thank you so much for the detailed response. That makes the decision so much easier - the Wave (to which I was more inclined anyway) wins the battle hands down for me. I was really surprised to hear about the pitch-poling.

I now have a new dilemma in that my wife wants me to look at the Getaway!! Far more money and a goodly amount more boat but it has the capacity and comfort she is looking for (she has a bad back and wants to be able to cruise around in comfort). Still, the Wave might be the place to start but I think I can handle the Getaway - except maybe for righting her (it's a lot of boat to bring back up at my weight of 200# and I intend to solo whatever boat I get a lot)??

Again, thank you so much. Any comments on the Getaway would also be much appreciated.

James