Should you log river trips that average 40 miles ?. Do most of you log every trip? Is it all just personal preference ?
We follow the Navy practice and keep both a rough and smooth log.
The rough log is the trip journal, phone numbers etc ,
the smooth is for reference in the future , and is a legal document.
I have a good friend who is a retired US Navy captain, and had taught ship handling at the Academy. He keeps a beautiful log written in beautiful hand with an ink pen (not ball point). His wife doesn't like it. She says that he writes down when she goes to pee and how long it took! He says that when you leave the bridge it has to be recorded.
I don't blame her. This is supposed to be fun.
It's not like I'll be planning a full naval assault...
I have a log book for AXE. Think its a great idea. Can't wait to start filling her in
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what about *AXE*the book?
timjet; I've found all this recording to be very helpful but sometime a pain in the neck to keep up with.[/QUOTE said:That's the trick. Figure out how to log it all without spending all your time at it.
With our next boat I plan to keep a maintenance and repair log separate from the cruising log. It will make it easier to see service intervals.
Matt, Matt, Matt - have you not been keeping log as you totally rebuild AXE???
OMG! And... IMHO!!
These beginning days truly are the rebirth of your boat / the birth of its (your) log!
May I recommend you take some eves and start from the beginning of when you found her... the accounts of what you've accomplished and plan to accomplish will be priceless in years to come. Be as detailed as you’d like... you'll be glad you did for your own good, and, if/when you ever sell her the log will act as important, historical piece of your AXE!