I'm not shouting you down, Greg, you seem to do a good job on Coniston, but my point is that the rich boys have far more clout than me. they are better connected, they could just offer to buy and restore the boats and loan them to the Museum for display days when the local whatever, council, authority, I don't know, can lift the restrictions for a weekend. but that ain't gonna happen as we all know as they wouldn't even allow records week which since the travesty has been on Coniston, where I'm sure you all do nicely out of it, although perhaps october isn't exactly holiday time in the Lakes<G>
From where I am and how I'm fixed financially and mobility-wise, I can't do anything, but write, to which the recipients would say, "who's this geezer" and file in Bin.
Whereas if some rich type sent them a letter, they might listen or at least start a dialogue.
In the end, I don't give a toss as either you use it or lose it, but if they're going to moulder away, could we at least have drawings and pictures first, then all the Jonnie come latelies can mourn the loss of another bit of important English (British, if you must) heritage.
I can make a model from a couple of photos and if it's lorst and gawn, no-one can gainsay my efforts!
The CMBA don't even talk about it all on their forum, I've tried that, so I don't know of any other body that might care, do you?
Regards,
Vintagent