Re: 21ft bow riders ....how do the different brands rank?
Easy there jclem, understand that haulnazz15 isn't saying that Larson is a poor brand in fact just the opposite, Bayliner Makes a fine boat this last decade, and I happen to agree with him, of course a lot of this has to do with educating people that the make of the boat was not the issue so much as the care and maintenance was, Larson is a fine boat but so is Bayliner....NOW.
I can't add much other then that I think the list that has been given is right on par and not surprisingly given those that have posted.
As for Formula, its in a class unto its own, Crownline is definitely more sporty and Four Winns are more family oriented, Formula would be more sportier then Crownline and just plain fast, but the other side is that the Formula has a deeper Hull and therefore not as happy sitting idle at the tie up, get her to 60 MPH and its a whole different animal where as the Crownline really isn't happy at that speed, if it can get there.
Also I would put Mariahs just below Crownline in Quality but in the same class as Crownline as far as Sporty Bow Riders, very nice boats but not as popular, a little harder to find but always seem to do well in areas where Crownlines do, when I was shopping for my 2nd boat it was between Crownline and Mariah.
You really cannot hammer Cobalt, they have the luxurious side of the equation combined with pure quality, sort of like buying a Cadillac on the water, I went for the Camaro, the Formula would be the Corvette.