Well Laurence. as the back cabin still exists, the rear deck is as it was and the bw gunnel's are under the new ones. All one might have to do in the future to return to 80's bw, cut off bow and stern cabins and put the old bits back on, its not the end of the world. At the end of the day Ling is how I want her just like Barnet is how you like her!!
That's not a problem book will be here if it needs referencing to.
Thank you for your comments re Ling, I'm pleased with the work the guys have done at P J Barbers, also the speed of the work. They started end of January this year and if I had kept the HR2 I'd have been off out and about long ago :-D