O.K..........
Thanks to one and all for your valuable input on my question. As you will notice, many of your suggestions played a part in my decision. This is the reason I love this forum so much. Catsailors helping catsailors.

After much thought on this matter, I have made my decision on a few factors. 1. I have this thing about buying anything "used". Given the fact that it won't be very long before we will most likely purchase an F tri, it wouldn't make a "whole lot of sense" to spend $10,000 + on a new cat.
2. Given our crew weight, it seems that the "perfect" cat for our needs does not exist. I would always be faced with less than ideal situations. 3. Since my racing is confined to our local distance races, I can't honestly say that racing is "first and foremost" the type of sailing I do. 4. I liked Carl's comment on bringing someone into sailing by seeking racing crew. It should be fun and I will be doing my small part to help grow the sport.

Last, but not least. We really do like that P19MX. It is enought of a boat that we can have a blast sailing together on, and in the majority of our winds I can single-hand it quite comfortably. So, I leave everything "as is", with the exception of finding someone that would like to race in long distance events. He (or she) should be very strong and agile...AND weight around 85 pounds. LOL

Thanks to everyone again,
Dave