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
: