here's a curious one, just want to test the water so to speak and see what other's experiences may have been.

Just bought a lovely old fifie, she's 70 in a couple of months, structurally she is A1 (to the tune of 40k spent in the last 5 years), our plan is to bring her back further to her former glory, get the masts back on, and the wheelhouse restored to what it should look like etc. She's on the register of Historic ships and is well known an much loved in her native scotland. Now here's the thing, I'm bringing her south of the border to love, so went to the marina where I've had other stuff berthed in the past (ok modern plastic tat!), and lo and behold... the spanish inquisition!

made to feel positively like some water born gypsy that is about to offer to tarmac the marina for them.
What does she look like, what are we going to use her for, basically we don't want to spoil the view and well I guess one quote sums it up "Only once I am happy with the overall presentation could she go on a pontoon"

presentation??

wondered if anyone else has experienced such loathing of wooden boats elsewhere in favour of shiny white plastic things?