Gdavid
Guru
I would greatly appreciate hearing what others are using these days for both Ship's Logs and Maintenance Logs. While these are separate items, they are very much interrelated I am certain that someone on the forum has adopted or thought up a medium or system that would suit me as well.
If my boat came with either, I would have just continued tracking both the boat's operation and maintenance in the same fashion but I am pretty much starting from a blank slate aside from a briefcase full of repair bills and receipts and a questionable hour meter.
Maintenance Log thoughts:
I have been operating under the assumption that all items requiring routine maintenance were due for service and I'm working through this backlog as well as using my survey to prioritize projects. So far I have been tracking my maintenance, repairs and upgrades on a hodgepodge of Google Sheets, google calendar, stored my records (insurance, survey) digitally and hard copy on the vessel. I'd like to commit to something a little more streamline and straightforward. I plan to continue performing the majority of repairs and maintenance myself I would like to standardize how I document them.
Ships Log thoughts:
I honestly don't see myself recording every engine and generator start, heading changes, every trip to the pump out, but I would like to track the days I leave the marina, my engine temps (highest daily), my oil pressure (at cruise and hot idle) for future reference. I will probably put fewer than 100 hours on the boat this season but am really just wanting to establish a sustainable practice.
If my boat came with either, I would have just continued tracking both the boat's operation and maintenance in the same fashion but I am pretty much starting from a blank slate aside from a briefcase full of repair bills and receipts and a questionable hour meter.
Maintenance Log thoughts:
I have been operating under the assumption that all items requiring routine maintenance were due for service and I'm working through this backlog as well as using my survey to prioritize projects. So far I have been tracking my maintenance, repairs and upgrades on a hodgepodge of Google Sheets, google calendar, stored my records (insurance, survey) digitally and hard copy on the vessel. I'd like to commit to something a little more streamline and straightforward. I plan to continue performing the majority of repairs and maintenance myself I would like to standardize how I document them.
Ships Log thoughts:
I honestly don't see myself recording every engine and generator start, heading changes, every trip to the pump out, but I would like to track the days I leave the marina, my engine temps (highest daily), my oil pressure (at cruise and hot idle) for future reference. I will probably put fewer than 100 hours on the boat this season but am really just wanting to establish a sustainable practice.