Bilge Restoration

[Garret]

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Truly the Land of the Free.

Condominiums & apartments in the UK never have restrictions?

[gray duck]

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Was it the word Bilge that sent this thread off the rails? I think things might be better on this site if people pretended that they/we were gathered in a circle around a large wooden wire spool table in a boatyard building talking as a group about boats instead of at our own computers separated by infinity.

[Peerie Maa]

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Condominiums & apartments in the UK never have restrictions?

Condominiums are kind of rare, any restrictions are applied by the landlord, not by the local town council.
Apartments? Now you are being silly.
Otherwise, we are free to do what we want on the curtilage of our property, unless something is written in the deeds.

[Garret]

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Condominiums are kind of rare, any restrictions are applied by the landlord, not by the local town council.
Apartments? Now you are being silly.
Otherwise, we are free to do what we want on the curtilage of our property, unless something is written in the deeds.

While we're drifting this thread, some explanation may help the OP get more useful answers. In the US there are many condominiums & the like - whether multiple story apartment style or "townhouse" style - a building that has multiple units side by side - usually 2 or 3 bedroom. They therefore share a parking area & usually a back yard area with a small deck or the like for each unit.

The idea behind a condo is to have a relatively affordable home without all the maintenance required in a standalone single family home. So, the Home Owner Association (HOA) takes care of lawn mowing, external painting, repairs, etc. as well as setting the rules for what can & can't be placed or done on the property. The intention is to keep the place from getting trashed, but, as usual, some have either very strict rules and/or busybodies who delight in making other people's lives difficult.

So - the OP lives in a place where what he can do is restricted. Fair or not, it's the reality of those places. This means that he can't spread equipment around or rig up lifts & the like.

[Peerie Maa]

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While we're drifting this thread, some explanation may help the OP get more useful answers. In the US there are many condominiums & the like - whether multiple story apartment style or "townhouse" style - a building that has multiple units side by side - usually 2 or 3 bedroom. They therefore share a parking area & usually a back yard area with a small deck or the like for each unit.

The idea behind a condo is to have a relatively affordable home without all the maintenance required in a standalone single family home. So, the Home Owner Association (HOA) takes care of lawn mowing, external painting, repairs, etc. as well as setting the rules for what can & can't be placed or done on the property. The intention is to keep the place from getting trashed, but, as usual, some have either very strict rules and/or busybodies who delight in making other people's lives difficult.

So - the OP lives in a place where what he can do is restricted. Fair or not, it's the reality of those places. This means that he can't spread equipment around or rig up lifts & the like.

I am not going to get into a p!!$$!ng contest with you over a snarky post by Jfitzger
If the OP has a garage or car port in which he intends to store the boat, flipping it only needs a bunch of mates, a crate of Bud for a reward, and some lateral thinking.
Hells teeth, I can turn my 18 foot Peeri Maa over with the assistance of one other person to hold her balanced on her gunwale whist I move round from one side to the other. Lifting it up on to trestles and carrying it back undercover will require more warm bodies, but surely that is not an issue?

[wizbang 13]

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a crate of WHAT ????

[Garret]

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I am not going to get into a p!!$$!ng contest with you over a snarky post by Jfitzger
If the OP has a garage or car port in which he intends to store the boat, flipping it only needs a bunch of mates, a crate of Bud for a reward, and some lateral thinking.
Hells teeth, I can turn my 18 foot Peeri Maa over with the assistance of one other person to hold her balanced on her gunwale whist I move round from one side to the other. Lifting it up on to trestles and carrying it back undercover will require more warm bodies, but surely that is not an issue?

Not my intent either. I'll go away now, as I've offered the OP what advice I have - though it's not much.

[icenine]

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a crate of WHAT ????

I have to admit that I almost spilled my coffee when I read your post. The hilarities of the subtle differences between British and American English... Makes me think of situations where Americans say "fanny pack" or Brits say they're "dying for a fag."

[wizbang 13]

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I wonder if someone mixed sawdust with "resin" ,polyester maybe, and blobbed it in there. kinna looks like it.

i hope you got this mess outta there ...

...cuz dat some baaaaad fg work.

[wizbang 13]

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I have to admit that I almost spilled my coffee when I read your post. The hilarities of the subtle differences between British and American English... Makes me think of situations where Americans say "fanny pack" or Brits say they're "dying for a fag."

i'm fanny as a fack in person

[icenine]

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Otherwise, we are free to do what we want on the curtilage of our property, unless something is written in the deeds.

In America, it's common for a private developer to buy a large swath of land for the purpose of building many homes at once. Many of these planned developments do have stipulations in their deeds where the home buyer will be subject to the regulations of a community association (e.g. private and not of the government) that oftentimes heavily restricts what a property owner may or may not do, for the purpose of maintaining living standards and property values. A bit fascist, but it is what it is; and everyone has the choice to purchase property elsewhere that's not under such restrictions.

To keep things on track, in the case of the thread creator, they likely should look at renting a short-term storage facility if they don't have an enclosed space sufficient to complete the repairs outside of public view.

[rookiejack]

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This is one of those cases when the questioner rejects all solutions which do not coincide with his own opinion.
Good luck bud.
You really should pass the boat along to someone who is actually prepared to do what is necessary.

Holy smokes, I sure missed a lot in the last few days. Including this gem.

Me: Hi, I'm new to all of this. What am I looking at here?

Some Dude: Flip the boat over using old tires.

Me: Uh... that's not an option for me.

Some Dude: HE IS REJECTING ALL SOLUTIONS.

Yikes, man.

I'll dig into all these other suggestions. Thanks, everyone!

[Peerie Maa]

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I have to admit that I almost spilled my coffee when I read your post. The hilarities of the subtle differences between British and American English... Makes me think of situations where Americans say "fanny pack" or Brits say they're "dying for a fag."

So, what do you call this when the company is too polite for "gnats piss"?

[Peerie Maa]

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To keep things on track, in the case of the thread creator, they likely should look at renting a short-term storage facility if they don't have an enclosed space sufficient to complete the repairs outside of public view.

Best advice yet, and some lateral thinking. Kudos, that man.

[slacktidemike]

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In the leak area, once you get the inside and outside cleaned up and down to wood, post some good, close-up pics of both areas.