Arima is not a deep-V, not by a long shot. Nice boats to be sure, but not deep-V.

Trophy is a really nice boat. If you don't believe me, go look at a late model 23-25' Trophy. They can't touch Seaswirl or Wellcraft for styling, but they are well-built.

I hope you have done some preliminary pricing. If not, you might be in for a big surprise.

If money were no object, and sticking to the size range you gave, I would be in a Seaswirl Striper 2301, Merc 6.2L MPI, Bravo III, 15 HP kicker with power everything and remote steering, enclosed hardtop, Raytheon integrated GPS/radar/fishfinder, all the options, and a trailer. That would make me a very happy camper. Too bad I don't have $80-big kicking around. For $45-big, you can get the basic 2301, but no trailer, no electronics, 100 less HP, and no kicker.