Enjoy your new adventure Dave! Hope you will still check in here when you can as I always enjoyed reading your posts, they were always informative and helpful! You have forgotten more about boating than most people know!
On another note...I had the opportunity to explore the outer islands of the Bahama's this past winter, specifically Exuma. I hope if you have the opportunity you can make it down there as it is a boaters paradise and so much to see and explore especially by boat! We plan on going back next year (not by boat unfortunately) and eventually would love to navigate there from the states...maybe baby steps from Miami at first.
Anyway, safe travels!
Dan