I owe the "misses" and others involved an apology in my earlier referral - it was not the truth and a terribly failed attempt at humor on my part.
There are not many differences other than the General Lee is a few years newer. It shouldn't be any lighter (in fact, it may well be slightly heavier). It seemed like a reasonable deal and timing to move up to a newer boat.
My biggest delima is what to do with our website's color scheme. Orange is really hard to work with!