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I saw your posts over at The Hull Truth too, but I'll respond over here. I didn't think either of the prices you were quoting sounded very good, they seemed about 10% high.
The Scout 202 is a nice boat, but it is an aging design and will probably be redesigned soon by Scout. Most Scouts come rigged with Yamaha, and although the new Suzuki 140 4 stroke is a very nice engine, it's not quite enough get up and go for the Scout.
The Hydra-Sports 212 is a good boat and very popular around here. In case you didn't know, this hull has been around in different forms for many years. First as the Sunbird Neptune 20, then as the Hydra-Sports Sea Horse 212 and now as just the H-S 212. It's all composite now, no wood in the hull. It's a good value and probably the better choice of these two. You should also check out the new for '02 Bombardier Fish Hawk 210. This is the exact same boat as the H-S 212 only with Evinrude power. Lakeview Marine in Coventry is a dealer.
If you can spend up to $32K you can get the new Sea Pro 220 with a T-top, Yamaha 200 OX66 and trailer. For $28K you can get a Triton 2200 with a T-top, Yamaha 150 HPDI and trailer.
And don't even get me started on the used market! Plenty of good deals out there.
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