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"I believe it's the people who designed and built the wood boats that made them more aesthetic."
Wooden boats are built usually one at a time , so the owners input is required, and usually a NA is involved.Some have a great eye. And many yards are highly skilled
GRP boats are usually made from a mold and to amortize the mold cost about 100 hopefully will be made.
Selling a mass market cookie is very different from pleasing a knowledgible owner.
When the sales pitch is mere volume at low cost , quality ,performance , repairability and most of the requirements to operate the vessel over decades is missing.AS are esthetics.
You get what you pay for,
Wooden boats are built usually one at a time , so the owners input is required, and usually a NA is involved.Some have a great eye. And many yards are highly skilled
GRP boats are usually made from a mold and to amortize the mold cost about 100 hopefully will be made.
Selling a mass market cookie is very different from pleasing a knowledgible owner.
When the sales pitch is mere volume at low cost , quality ,performance , repairability and most of the requirements to operate the vessel over decades is missing.AS are esthetics.
You get what you pay for,