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As its your first boat and you have said you will be upgrading at some point get the Renown it will be much easier to sell quickly than the beutiful wooden boat.

If you want a boat for the next 10-20 years of hard work but admiring looks then get the wooden boat!

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Spot on! Im coming to the conclusiong that I want a 40ft Long keel GRP blue water cruiser - and that I need a lot more budget than i have... This purchase is a stepping-stone, rather than a keeper - but this leads to other questions... Would a smaller 25-28ft do for 6 motnhs whilst the blue water fund is generated? e.g.

http://www.boatshed.com/offshore_8_metre-boat-27337.html

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