purple_stars wrote:


this isn't exactly an answer to your question, but it's related. one
thing my step-father does that i used to think was a little over the
top is that he catalogs basically everything. though overkill in a
house, in my opinion, i have started to do this with some things and
i've found it extremely helpful. it's so nice to just be able to look
and see what you have on paper and know where it's stored. on a boat i
would think this would be extremely useful, to keep some kind of
informal or even formal database of pretty much everything that is on
the boat and where it is. especially useful when it's time to go
shopping to replace things you've used.

snip...

Good idea. Two years ago I was ready to launch my sailboat on it's
maiden voyage. I trailered it to a lake only to find I had left the
fuel hose with primer bulb back home..and the wind and waves were up
enough that I wouldn't launch without the outboard.

At home...how many times have you scrambled to find warranty documents
when some 'Made in China' appliance acted up?
I've been thinking about getting a 'lateral file cabinet' for my
smallest bedroom to house all documents in an organized manner.