"John H" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 21:04:30 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
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Just saw another post wherein the poster had lost a manual. I use a
three-ring,
nylon covered, zippered binder to store all the various manuals. I found
the
binder in a trash can at school, but they are available where ever
school
supplies are sold. I keep large manuals in document protectors, and use
pencil
holders made for binders to hold the small manuals (gps, radio, depth
finder,
etc.) This stays on the boat, except in the rare instance I need to
bring
a
manual home. I also keep the boat registration, trailer registration,
etc
in the
same binder.

Works great, and I've never misplaced a manual.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

I kept mine in plastic sleeves inside a plastic accordion folder, with
tabs
on the sleeves marked with what it contained. I had the sleeves grouped
by
general category.

The folder had a flap and cord that kept things secure.

Being organized sure made the manuals easy to locate when needed.


The nice thing about the zippered nylon cover is that the whole thing is
fairly
waterproof, and I can throw it in cuddy without worrying that anything
will fall
out. Of course, if I had a boat with cabinets, etc, like any *decent*
sized
boat, I wouldn't have to worry about the 'throwing around' capabilities!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

We had ours kept in a closet in the cabin (believe it or not it was a cedar
lined closet) and I was concerned about water protection, although the
folder was thrown around a bit while being used. ;-)

I also kept a log (recording hours and maintenance tasks) and receipts of
all maintenance done on all the boats I owned. The log also included a
diary of our travels and time on the boat.

Being organized such as this is actually a good selling tool and provides
proof on how the boat was maintained.