Too bad, a little more than two weeks ago I threw away all the notes from my lift research.
My '07 Horizon 200 is practically the same boat as your SS. I ended up getting a used ShoreStation cheap, but looked at several brands new. In mid Wisconsin the going rate was about $3500 US.
A few thoughts for you. You will want full bunks that extend just past the edge of the stern. Try to duplicate as much as possible, the way the boat sits on the trailer, and it's the inner bunks you want to emulate, not the outer guide bunks. A deep V lift would be nice, although with 4 feet of water you will be fine, I'm near the edge in just shy of 3 feet of water, and I do not have a deep V lift. A canopy is a personal preference item - I elected to go without canopy, and just use the FW mooring cover. I find it makes it much easier to get in/out of the boat, although slightly more trouble to button it up at the end of the day. I haven't had any major issues with getting the boat back on the lift; having said that it is certainly not as easy as docking. Even so I'm already considering ways to add bumpers or guides. It might be different with full bunks, which my used lift does not have.
The last consideration is of course delivery, assembly, and setup for your boat. Although possible for someone mechanically inclined, in my area most charge $300 - 400 to do this, and I'd recommend taking them up on it. Just to give you an idea, the pro I used spent about an hour and a half getting the lift configured just right, after it was assembled, setup, matched to the trailer, and in the water where I wanted it. Could be this was due to the shallow water. In my case, delivery and installation alone nearly determined which lift I was going to go with. In fact, it was calling around to folks that do docks and lifts that I ran across the used lift for $1400. 
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