Alex53

In my opinion you were quite clearly questioning the validity of the paint job, and in doing so you are questioning my work, and I dont appreciate that! Whats all this "once I knew Phil was involved I guessed it would be right" about, he's not the only boat painter in the world there are others just as capable. Why is it than whenever the NWM does something, a proportion of the users on this forum can not wait to slag it off. If you think that something is wrong, then why not inform the so called uninformed, i'm sure they would appreciate any useful input. But no, the first port of call is allways the forum to give them a good slaging off.

If you click on the link below all will be revealed Mendip Image I would have thought that you might of least had some idea that the image was distorted by perspective, obviously not, the linked image shows clearly that it is where it is meant to be. The black shading is correct as i have photographic evidence, those that know me will no that I would never paint anything on a boat unless i had the evidence to back it up. Just because you don't have a photo of Mendip with its name on the bow is not a valid reason for doubting it, this is how most of the bullshit starts, by so called experts thinking that they know it all. By the way, Phil did not do all of the painting, I did the bow and the running gear and then had to stop for an operation on my arm, so it was a joint effort, will be interesting to see what else is wrong with it, i'm sure the experts will put us back on track.

The picture with Perseverance is not a bad as it looks, people only see the hull on the quayside and draw conclusions from that. What most don,t see is all the good work that has been done over the years, and is hidden away in the lime shed. For example, the steam engine that drives the crane has been restored and is sat waiting for some steam to breathe some life in to it. The four deck winches have had a total rebuild, sat on a palette are all new cables and chains for the grab, the list goes on and on. What is needed is funding for a new boiler, and a team of dedicated, and skilled volunteers to work on her. Cheers Alex 53

Perseverance is still here, it has not been scrapped!