He won't answer it. He will only assert (yet again) that there is "disagreement" among members of the Technical Committee, in much the same way that people who want everyone to believe that we were created in an instant 6,000 years ago will repeat over and over that there is "disagreement" among scientists over human evolution. It's an age-old trick: if you can't prove you're right, then you just blow a lot of smoke and muddy the waters, in the hopes that people start to have doubts about your opponent.

The other question--an equally important one--that he still refuses to answer is, "Why now?" In other words, we've had painted boats. If not from day 1, then certainly from day 2 or 3 or 4. Certainly more than were ever stuffed with Corecell. So, for the umpteenth time:

If paint is such a problem, then where have you been all these years?

Why the sudden class-threatening crisis? If you cannot answer that, if instead you can only blow more sanctimonious smoke, then the allegations that this is all just an effort to squash Sail Innovation become very believable.

It's as simple as that.