It just so happened that whilst I was sitting in the, ahem, "Captain's Quarters", I picked up an old Boating magazine (8/2004) and they had a comparison of 4 entry level mid cabin cruisers; from Rinker (250FV), Chapparal (240 Signature), SeaRay (240 Sundancer) and Larson (240 Cabrio). Long story short they choose the Rinker as "best" overall, rating very highly in stuff for the $$ spent. They did mention that the Rinkers midcabin was the smallest of the bunch but that the open stair case in the cabin made it less claustriphobic than usual. If you're interested when I get back next week I can forward it to you. Then again perhaps Boating has it on their website (I've not checked). Good luck !
