Well, It wasn't the Catalina that she liked.... It was the Dufour 36P at
whopping $290,000 uhhh...hm... then the Junneau 37 came in 2nd in her book at a
more reasonable (however, unreachable) $175,000 base ewww There was a beautiful
Tartan 34 there at the drastically reduced price of $265,000 sail-away today
price! It's funny but the wife really likes the look and clean white interiors
of the French Production boats. She has no interest at all in the Tartan,
Sabre or even Island Packet. She says she "hates" all the teak and can't stand
the smell of teak. What is one to do? (not that I could afford a tartan or a
sabre or and island packet) There doesn't seem to be any compromise...its euro
cruiser or traditional... It is easy to see why Benteau, Jenneau and Hanze are
popular. You really get a lot of boat for your money. What about the
hardware? what about build quality? those are hard arguments to make when you
are talking about a $125,000 difference in the price of a similarly sized boat.
It makes an interesting conversation though... I'd love to hear thoughts on
this. Danny1973 Viking 33South Coast, MA
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