I would go with the Sea Ray.


"jeffvh" wrote in message
...
We are retired and getting ready to move from Cincinnati to Tellico Lake
in
Tn. If you're going to live there, you HAVE to have a boat, right?

Given our lifestyle/family, we've settled on a deck boat as the boat that
will best meet our needs, and have narrowed it down to a Sua Ray 220 and a
Four Winns 214. Both are 2003 "leftovers" so the dealers are willing to
deal. The Sea Ray is $2,600 more, but has a Bravo 3 prop. Both seem to
be
high quality, although the Sea Ray seems to have more of a true boat hull.
I'm going to buy new since I can afford it, and I want the security of
warranty, etc. I also looked at the Chaparral, and my wife just called
and
said a friend recommended we look at Rinker.

My take, from looking at all three and researching the internet, is that I
have a "no lose" decision to make, with the final choice based on personal
preferences, but I'm interested in what others may think.

Thanks for your input.

Jeff in Cincinnati

Sea Ray or Chaparral, both are vastly superior to the other brands you
mentioned, and should give you good performance. The Bravo III or Volvo
Duoprop systems are also a very good choice...

Jeff



"jeffvh" wrote in message
...
We are retired and getting ready to move from Cincinnati to Tellico Lake
in
Tn. If you're going to live there, you HAVE to have a boat, right?

Given our lifestyle/family, we've settled on a deck boat as the boat that
will best meet our needs, and have narrowed it down to a Sua Ray 220 and a
Four Winns 214. Both are 2003 "leftovers" so the dealers are willing to
deal. The Sea Ray is $2,600 more, but has a Bravo 3 prop. Both seem to
be
high quality, although the Sea Ray seems to have more of a true boat hull.
I'm going to buy new since I can afford it, and I want the security of
warranty, etc. I also looked at the Chaparral, and my wife just called
and
said a friend recommended we look at Rinker.

My take, from looking at all three and researching the internet, is that I
have a "no lose" decision to make, with the final choice based on personal
preferences, but I'm interested in what others may think.

Thanks for your input.

Jeff in Cincinnati