Best boat/engine/leg combination for 17-21ft boat?

im looking to get a new/used boat ive googled all i can nothing is telling me anything besides people stand there ground with what the own personally. i notice all hull styles are similar (8 seater open bow) so that's not that big of a issue besides build quality (bayliner, four winns, seyray,chaparral, gl craft..... ). some say mercruiser with the alpha is best others are saying volvo with the pinta, and the rest are saying the absolutely best you can get is a outboard yahama or honda. im looking for a sterdrive 3.0L about 19ft long bow rider, year doesn't so much matter as long as its newer looking style about 1995+. i would be using it for sports (nothing professional just fun with friends skiing wake boarding tubing) cruising and fishing. please give me your opinion on the best hull ( make/ model with year range) engine (mercury volvo ect) and best leg (alpha bravo pinta ect) all info is appreciated if you can provide a link with more info thats great but if its just a bunch a of guys arguing whos got the bigger boat dont bother, thankyou for reading if you like any more info let me know.