Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 09-26-2008, 06:52 AM   #1
Guru
 
Gulf Comanche's Avatar
 
City: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Vessel Name: Old School
Vessel Model: 38' Trawler custom built by Hike Metal Products
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,045
Boat/Engine Maintenence Forms

I am looking for advice on maintenance forms for the engine and boat. I have looked on the net for help, no luck. Does anyone have or use some kind of form for record keeping and scheduled maintenance? All help appreciated. Thanks.
Mike
Baton Rouge, LA
Gulf Comanche is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2008, 11:18 AM   #2
TF Site Team/Forum Founder
 
Baker's Avatar
 
City: League City, Tx
Vessel Name: Floatsome & Jetsome
Vessel Model: Meridian 411
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 7,332
RE: Boat/Engine Maintenence Forms

Mike,

West Marine does have a Ship's Log of some sort(I forgot what it is called but I use one). It is not perfect but you can modify it to work for you.
Baker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2008, 11:29 AM   #3
Guru
 
Steve's Avatar
 
City: Thibodaux, Louisiana
Vessel Name: Gumbo
Vessel Model: 2003 Monk 36
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,882
RE: Boat/Engine Maintenence Forms

Check this site
http://www.cruisingfrancesca.org/cf_019.htm
They have several downloadable forms
Good Luck,
Steve W.
Steve is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2008, 11:40 AM   #4
Scraping Paint
 
City: -
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 13,745
RE: Boat/Engine Maintenence Forms

We have a maintenance and repair logbook that we bought (probably from West Marine) and it works pretty good as a basic list of what you've done with dates and engine hours . I also made up a form based on the forms we use to keep track of aircraft hours to track engine hours, total time, time since engine oil, oil filter, and fuel filter changes, time since injection pump oil changes, etc. It has a fairly large space for notes and we've taken to using this for trip notes as well as the technical information.

We bought a purpose-designed cruise logbook at the same time we got the maintenance book but we found we never used it so we got rid of it.
Marin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2008, 03:08 PM   #5
Guru
 
Gulf Comanche's Avatar
 
City: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Vessel Name: Old School
Vessel Model: 38' Trawler custom built by Hike Metal Products
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,045
RE: Boat/Engine Maintenence Forms

Thanks to everyone for responding, I appreciate it.
Mike
Gulf Comanche is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-28-2008, 03:32 AM   #6
Guru
 
Tidahapah's Avatar
 
City: Mooloolaba
Vessel Name: Flora
Vessel Model: Timber southern cray boat
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,859
RE: Boat/Engine Maintenence Forms

I keep a standard motor vessel log for all voyages .(The Motor Boat and Yachting Logbook for cruising under power) I am on my third volume.
All my maintenence is on the boats computer on an excel spread sheet.
Main engine, generator, hull etc with a separate page for each.
I have 13 years history on this and am on my third computer.
Just gotta keep backing it up.
Works for me.

Benn
Tidahapah is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-28-2008, 04:32 AM   #7
FF
Guru
 
FF's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 22,553
RE: Boat/Engine Maintenence Forms

The best thing you can do for any boat is to write to the various Mfg and get Da Book for every item on board.

Many engines are simply KILLED , by folks not following the wisdom from the folks that built or converted it.

EVERY item aboard should have both the install manual (many hidden secrets) as well as the operators manual and repair manual.

The time and energy invested in this hassle will be a far lower "pucker factor" when off the dock, and a higher resale value when the time comes.

FF
FF is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Moving a twin engine boat sideways(?). Tonic General Discussion 47 08-01-2023 04:14 AM
Engine Life Tony B Power Systems 25 03-04-2012 01:50 PM
1 engine or 2? Xraycharlie Power Systems 94 09-13-2011 03:01 AM
how to break-in a new engine Singleprop Power Systems 18 04-06-2011 07:15 AM
1 engine vs 2 (airplanes) Marin Harbor Chat 9 03-30-2011 11:09 AM

» Trawler Port Captains
Port Captains are TF volunteers who can serve as local guides or assist with local arrangements and information. Search below to locate Port Captains near your destination. To learn more about this program read here: TF Port Captain Program





All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:24 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2006 - 2012