Since we sold our 32 footer and will no longer be taking long range cruises
or extended vacations *on* the boat, I now keep only a single log dealing
mainly with hours of use and maintenance. I also keep receipts of all
maintenance items. The boat does not currently have an hour meter but I
will be installing one before our boating season begins.

We used to keep a log of our boating trips, with comments and notes of those
trips by all family members. Until we get a larger boat and start cruising
the Great Lakes again, that has stopped.

So how about you?

" 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 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.

"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?

"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.

"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.

"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.