I am a die-hard fan of Shep Brown's, have you looked at the Monterey 214FS? I bought one this summer and referred a friend to buy one as well. Great boat! Mine is the 220hp carb (the new easy start merc) and it occasionally takes a few cranks if it has been sitting for a few weeks but always fires. I certainly do agree that efi is better though, except in times of an out of warranty fuel system problem.
As far as dealers go, I think that they are the best. I have bought 3 boats from them in the last year (2 of them Monterey) and am looking at 2 more. Bob McDermott and Bill Jr. are great to deal with and very aggresive. They do both valet and slips and usually have a slip for anyone who buys a boat from them. They always follow through and do what they say they will do.
I buy my gas at Fay's out of convenience but have had other issues there which have been previously aired. I actually tried to talk to them in August on a Chapparel (again) and once again got a bit of runaround.
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