I guess you couldn't hear me over the noise from your floorboards,
Ronald.



Now, Joe...I'm not defending Donal in the least and certainly not
because I own a First series boat. I believe my boat to be superior in
build quality to his boat. BUT, it appears that Beneteau's built
overseas are quite a bit better than what's assembled here. Sad to say
that our later US Built Beneteaus have Lincoln-like quality. Not
terrible, but loose floorboards, weak fit and finish and sloppy
fittings are common. My two most local Beneteau dealers feel things got
decidedly worse by the late 90's. So much so that they've made numerous
complaints about it. So...do Donal's floor boards rattle? I don't know.
The ones on my 35s5 are fit with perfection. As my survey noted, "Teak
bulkheads, cabinets, drawers and cabin soul are very well crafted and
finely fit where sighted. Above average quality was noted on interior
furniture and fixtures."

Robert B
Beneteau 35s5
NY

That's hilarious! That is almost word for word
what the surveyor said about Pony when I sold her.
S.

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...

: Now, Joe...I'm not defending Donal in the least
and certainly not
: because I own a First series boat. I believe my
boat to be superior in
: build quality to his boat. BUT, it appears that
Beneteau's built
: overseas are quite a bit better than what's
assembled here. Sad to say
: that our later US Built Beneteaus have
Lincoln-like quality. Not
: terrible, but loose floorboards, weak fit and
finish and sloppy
: fittings are common. My two most local Beneteau
dealers feel things got
: decidedly worse by the late 90's. So much so
that they've made numerous
: complaints about it. So...do Donal's floor
boards rattle? I don't know.
: The ones on my 35s5 are fit with perfection. As
my survey noted, "Teak
: bulkheads, cabinets, drawers and cabin soul are
very well crafted and
: finely fit where sighted. Above average quality
was noted on interior
: furniture and fixtures."
:
: Robert B
: Beneteau 35s5
: NY
:

That's hilarious! That is almost word for word
what the surveyor said about Pony when I sold her.
S.


Too bad Pony had way less interior wood, windows that fell out and
leaked, a small interior with poor headroom, a tiny head (including
yours), no swim platform, crappy cable based steering system.....
Now what are you sailing, Stevie?

RB
Beneteau 35s5
NY

Lets see, Thistle, JY 15 , Xcite, Laser, Bristol
34. Oh, and a cheap little boat my wife bought
(it doesn't have a "crappy cable based steering
system).
S.

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
: That's hilarious! That is almost word for word
: what the surveyor said about Pony when I sold
her.
: S.
:
:
: Too bad Pony had way less interior wood, windows
that fell out and
: leaked, a small interior with poor headroom, a
tiny head (including
: yours), no swim platform, crappy cable based
steering system.....
: Now what are you sailing, Stevie?
:
: RB
: Beneteau 35s5
: NY
:

Lets see, Thistle, JY 15 , Xcite, Laser, Bristol
34.

You own a Bristol 34??? Congrats. Classy little boat with nice lines
and real character. No match in speed compared to what you had, but
it's classic plastic which the 30 will never be. Nice to see you didn't
let the performance bug stop you from owning something with lines.

RB

You really have no reading comprehension, do you?
I never said I own a Bristol 34. I said I sail
one.
S.

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
: Lets see, Thistle, JY 15 , Xcite, Laser, Bristol
: 34.
:
: You own a Bristol 34??? Congrats. Classy little
boat with nice lines
: and real character. No match in speed compared
to what you had, but
: it's classic plastic which the 30 will never be.
Nice to see you didn't
: let the performance bug stop you from owning
something with lines.
:
: RB
: