On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:15:03 +0000 (UTC), Bob penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


Yes, this post is on-topic. I just have to vent...thanks for
listening.

I live in an apartment and store my 17' v-hull I/O runabout boat in a
storage facility. Whenever I need to work on it, I go get the boat and
bring it to her house for a day or two and work on it there...nothing
major -- just routine stuff like winterizing, tuneups, and other minor
repairs or modifications...it's not like I'm leaving a junky boat half
torn apart in her driveway.

All has been well with this situation for the past 3 years or so until
now. A rep of the homeowner's association which regulates the
neighborhood my girlfriend lives in called her today saying that the
association regulations prohibit working on boats and that boats could
be loaded or unloaded only on your property.

Where does one practically work on their boat if they cannot work on it
at their house? I cannot afford to have someone do every little thing
to my boat when it needs something done to it. Sure, I could probably
get away with doing small things to it, but what about the other things
like winterizing or getting it ready to go in the Spring? The way I
see it, I am screwed and don't have much choice but to get rid of the
boat. What a depressing thought that is, especially since it is a boat
that has been in my family for 35 years, is running better than it ever
has, not to mention how much enjoyment we get from it.


I will never understand why anybody would willing sign a document
binding themselves and (potentially) their heirs to an "association"
which promises all of the restrictions of (yet another layer of)
government, but with none of the expected protections. The typical
level of intrusion into one's personal life and behavior is, IMHO,
absolutely unacceptable!

Do you really want to live your life according to a code of behavior
that a bunch of busybodies will coercively force on you?
.......especially, when *you* didn't sign the document to begin with?

Buy your own nonrestricted homestead, then you can store and work on
your property as *you* see fit. Invite the GF over to *your*
place.....

PS
You will discover many other benefits and freedoms, as well. You'll be
able to leave the toilet seat up, too, if you want to .....

--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

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