he will purchase a new Beneteau exactly
because they are comparatively so well built, outside and inside.

Snore. Again, ask more than one surveyor. Ask yards who do repairs. Ask around.
These boats have a bad rep for a reason, not because someone hates the French!
After 7 years of boat shows, every Beneteau I boarded had build quality errors.
They were as follows:
Loose floors
Gel coat cracks
Doors that wouldn't close or open
Sharp edges in cabinets and other fittings
Saw dust beneath furniture installations
And so on. I'd like to say that 7 years of seeing these boats was just bad
luck, but there are enough of them at my club to prove otherwise. The Oceanis
seem to be the worst of the lot. A fellow on the Pearson list had a First (33?)
and called it a groaner because the whole boat groaned and creeked when sailed
hard. A 39 at my club (new!) has had so many problems that the owner now plans
to sell. Beneteau quality concerns have been echoed in nearly every sailnet
group, more so than any other boat besides Hunter.
Beneteau is well packaged junk. It's designed to fool and does a great job.
Dona's been suckered plane and simple. Call it a troll, or just mean...but it's
the truth. Not much he can do about it since I own a nice C&C, a builder known
for very good quality.
Contact the resident surveyors at BoatMax and Consolidated Shipyards for info
on major work needed on Beneteau yachts FRESH out of the factory!

RB