Markypoo

The new kid at school is often the subject of weak bullies, howevere i would have thought the vast majority of contributors to be adults and refrain from childish comments such as the last one saying I have a cr&p name, a great contribution from a responsible adult. I react to insults with insult, perhaps these online bullies have little else to do and being anonymous (most of them) helps them get off on some kind of ego trip. Insinuating that the only moan about me is where I moor ( on a blind bend making it difficult for others to pass) when the brokerage there itself " pays CRT a fortune" to do the same. The brokerage double moor their boats for sake at the entrance to a bridge on the outside bend however I am critisised. I will post photos of where I moored and leave it for other adults to judge if the critcisms were fair. Once I've posted the photos I shall leave the forum as I'm tired of schoolyard gibber.

"My only moan about the widebeam in question is where he chooses to moor, making it almost impossible to get other wideboats past on some occasions, and compromising navigation for other boats...luckily at a quiet time of year. Had this been Easter onwards, he would undoubtedly have been hit more than once." Matty40s seems to be very well aware of my boat and location which also makes me aware of his. The only way he would know of the boatyatd of whom I speak is if I spoken to him personally and stating that he has a narrow dock narrows it down. I will confirm that I did not seek any remedial work from Matty40s and I have never been rude to him, nor anyone else for that matter so Mtb's "Wild Guess" is quite unfounded and uncalled for. If matty40s is one of the two gentlemen with whom I spoke about the blacking then he would recall that I said that the blacking is peeling off ABOVE the waterline up to the top rubbing strake only so how is the "run off from the A5" affecting above the waterline and not below it? There have been no issues/comments with other widebeams passing me, to the contrary I have received passing comments from both wide beams and narrowboats going through the A5 bridge about boats for sale moored there being a hazard. Kettle pot black comes to mind. Perhaps I'll call in on my way past in a week or so he can moan at me directly and call me stupid to my face. There's nothing like calling your customers stupid to boost your business. ......and just for Arthur Marshall, yes there are "Newbies" who may come to forums to seek advice or positive recomendations for future reference. Responses of "tbh serve you damn well right" and calling someone stupid and an idiot isn't the way to make friends or influence people but demonstrates your own rudeness and character.

Many thanks for all the comments. Perhaps unjustified but acknowledged. May I allucidate? "Perhaps that was your own fault, mooring next to a major trunk road for 8 weeks with the acidic run off surrounding your boat during the wettest Winter on record." The blacking is only peeling off on the starboard side so perhaps the vehicle emmisions from the road (about a mile away) that are affecting the paintwork are only from the Northbound traffic. If these emmisions can strip 2 pack epoxy from a prepared hull then why has my skin not peeled off and why am I still breathing at 68 years old having lived for most of this time in some of the busiest cities in the world and it certainly ws not the wettest winter on record If you want to use statistics then use correct ones, "That could be why the Epoxy is falling off - it wasn't properly removed" ! I reiterate, the epoxy used was SML 2 pack that can, according to the manufacturer and end user, can be applied OVER existing bitumen. The left, port, larboard side has no problems" " when it would need the bitumen taken off as well seems like a cheap job. I'll be interested in reading more comments.That could be why the "Epoxy is falling off - it wasn't properly removed !" £1850, If you think this is cheap then you are a lucky person. "The time you said " well respected marina/ workshop " shows your naivety and lack of use of the forum search facility." The well respected builders/brokers paint warranty fails and history of blacking boats also has featured heavily." My first time using this forum, please accept for humble apologies for not following your strict rules, I will cut a fresh branch from the nearest tree and self flagilate until I become unconcious. Unless cutting the branch upsets you of course. To help you sleep at night I won't use the forum again. "I would not have anyone do anything if I'm not there, they may talk the talk, but if you don't supervise the work you are likely to get a sub optimum job, in my experience." Good luck if you need an operation. May be a bit uncomfortable without an anaetheticso you can tell the surgeon how to do his/her job. Do you enjoy being told how to do your job by someone who has paid you to do a professional job. Pontificate, now that's a word to add to all your vocabularies.

We had our 3 year old 68ft widebeam paint work faults remedied at a yard on the river soar as part of a well respected builders paint warranty. As a "goodwill gesture" the broker and the owner of the boat building compny suggested a blacking whilst it was out of the water although I still had to part with £800 as half of the cost (cranage). This was done in Sep 23, 7 months after purchasing the boat just before loading the boat onto a trailer to transport onto the GU. Checking it as it was loaded onto the truck there were fresh water mussels still attached that had been blacked over and thin patches could easily be seen. But the boat was being loaded ready for the journey, (another tale). On arrival at the marina on the GU the workshop manager there was disgusted with the state of the blacking and I demonstrated the state by wiping my finger on the hull and watched my finger get blacker with bitumen. I agreed to having the boat done again at that well respected marina/workshop with two coats of epoxy to be done in two months hence (Nov 23) just 2 months since the bitumen went on. The boat was lowered into the water and slicks of bitumen appeared all around the boat. We moved the boat onto the cut and have travelled a couple of miles waiting for the epoxy to be done. Leaving the boat in the hands of the marina we stayed in a hotel and returned a week later with the boat back in the water. Another £1850 We travelled about 4 miles and holed up for the winter and then noticed that the epoxy was peeling and flaking off. Now returned the boat for more remedial work under warranty just 2 months since being epoxied. Staying calm externally but seething with anger inside. £2600 spent on blacking, a full year of hanging around waiting for slots and no cruising done. Our boat has spent more time hanging from a crane than floating. The moral of this story is if you want a job doing right, do it yourself. Once this "remedial" work is done the only blacking work in the future will be done by me.