Verados are the only way to go. I'd never go back to an IO or 2 stroke.

Again for the price range of a sport center console, it's very well priced. I think a better bang is the glasstream (especially to fish), although its not as sexy.

I sea-trialled the 33 open with trip 400R and it was WAY overpowered, dangerous in my opinion. Probably runs better with twin 400 or trip 300 if you really want a trip configuration. Also, imo, the beam is too narrow on the 33 open and it gets very tight. The 31/32 is more comfortable. But, again to each his own.

A very high quality boat, if you are looking into quite a bit of fishing, might be an Intrepid. They are expensive new, but you get what you pay for. I always appreciated their cutting edge materials and manufacturing techniques. Their boats keep their value if you eventually want to trade, but to catch a pre-owned one with a resent re-power will save a few buck$. Here's an example of what I'm referring to. I do not know the owner or the boat. They're on the opposite coast to myself.
https://www.thehulltruth.com/boats-s...uced-152k.html

Thanks for the link....Appealing Intrepid!