The book does an excellent job outlining your thought process in your decisions. However, I know that the best laid plans don’t always result as you had wished. I think it would be most interesting if you wouldn’t mind sharing things that you would do different if you were to do them again. This would apply to all three of the decisions that you made, the boat, the truck, and the trailer.

For example:
For the boat, are you still happy with your decision to buy the 27 foot Ranger or do you wish you had bought the 29 or 31and dealt with the wide load issues? Do you miss the space of your old 40 footer?

For the trailer, some Tugnuts report that they prefer the three axle trailer for the R27. You put a lot of miles on your trailer. Are you happy with the 2 or would you get the 3 axle if you were ordering new.

Lastly for the truck, a popular trend for large RV haulers is to buy a used small Semi truck (Volvo 610) , remove the third axle, and use it like a pickup. A used one bought at 500,000 miles is only half way through its life expectancy, can be bought for less than the cost of a new heavy duity pickup that will not last as long, has a similar wheel base as a pickup (once the rear axle is removed), has air ride seats, and has better breaking than a pickup as it was designed to haul more (80,000 lbs) With 500,000 remaining miles on their life expetancy, these trucks can outlast their owners.

If you can tell, I am in the planning stage for our next boat and change in lifestyle. Thanks for any thoughts.
Rob