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Which boat would a surveyor choose?

As surveyors, both Ben Sutcliffe-Davies and Nick Vass must have seen a lot of good and bad boats. I was wondering what their favourites were in the below £20,000, £50,000 and £100,000 price ranges, and which were the most well built, sustainable and best value for money.

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