If I were buying a used boat I'd want a surveyor's report.
If the buyer kept records/receipts I might be impressed. I'm naive enough to
think that if someone kept receipts/records, they may have taken care of
their boat and not abused it.
I wouldn't necessarily pay more for a boat that came with records, but if I
were chosing between two boats the one with records would have an advantage.
"Bryan" wrote in message
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"John Gaquin" wrote in message
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"Bryan" wrote in message news:xr6Kf.35601

I'm a lousy log keeper. I take the boat in for maintenance or repair as
scheduled or needed. I have an hour meter on my boat. I leave the
receipts on the counter and they eventually disappear. Would you really
not buy my boat if I couldn't show you records in my handwriting of
maintenance and repairs? Would my handwritten log suffice or would you
have to have all receipts on hand, as well?

You're missing the point. Buyers can make up their own mind re
condition - at least they damn well ought to. A bound, handwritten
contemporaneous log becomes a powerful legal record, should the need
arise, more than any electronic record that could have been composed or
edited just last night.


No, I didn't miss the point. I'm wondering how much weight a buyer puts
into the records versus their own assessment of a boats condition. For
me, I'm going to put my faith into a boat mechanics assessment of a vessel
I've decided that I'd like to have, more than the historical paperwork.
Did the historical paperwork alter anyone's boat buying decisions in this
group? That's basically what I'm asking.