"Bryan" wrote in message
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"William Andersen" wrote in message
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I keep two files. One is a folder in my desk with allof my receipts. The
other is a bound notebook kept on my boat. I make an entry in the
notebook - I refer to it as my log - every time I use the boat, noting the
date, hours, and activity. I also note any maintenance activity in the
log.

"John Gaquin" wrote in message
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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message

We used to keep a log of our boating trips,
So how about you?

I keep two bound record books, 5 x 8, available at any office supply.
One for maintenance, the other as a trip log. Entries are hand-written
in ink, and the pages are bound.




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?


Receipts go a long way in substantiating that the boat was well maintained,
and as logged.

I would rather trust a maintenance log with receipts vs only an hour meter.