You are absolutely correct. Even a 20-30 year old Sweden or Nautor/Swan will still have a build quality that is solid. That is why they are somewhat more expensive to buy; you get what you pay for and you will have significantly fewer maintenance issues than if you bought a lesser yacht. Everything on these boats are just built to the highest standards possible and built to last; as opposed to built to a price where mediocre materials might do.

BTW, this is not a putdown on the Bav/Ben/Jen type of boats. They are built for a different purpose; Med vacation boats and they are excellent boats for that and a lot of boat for your money. They are just not designed for cruising the world and racing the occasional regatta's, that is not what their owners' wants to do. Horses for courses, or whatever that English expression is....