AShipShapeSailboat™ is a feature-rich software program (Mac & Windows). These features include very detailed maintenance plans as well as a records center that includes “Equipment Log” and “What’s Aboard” modules where a skipper can keep track of all essential items installed or stowed aboard their vessel. In effect, this program can become the go-to point for essentially all data about your boat.
Most of us keep a maintenance log that includes a modest list of key events — routine engine maintenance (oil, filter, raw-water impeller replacement), fuel filter changes, replacement or service of major electronic components, etc. A brief scan of the more than two dozen maintenance modules in this program quickly reveals how much more we could be doing to enhance our maintenance program and further reduce the likelihood of unpleasant surprises while out cruising. These maintenance modules range from “Cleats and fairleads” through “Engine,” “Exhaust system,” and “Fuel system” to “Winches and windlass” and “Woodwork.”
Realizing the full power of this program comes at a price — a significant front-end investment of time spent entering data about your vessel and its recent maintenance history. But, in return, a skipper can enjoy several benefits including alerts on overdue maintenance items, a comprehensive and well-organized maintenance record, and detailed checklists for pre-season, mid-season and winterization. These checklists would be valuable even if a skipper chose to set up and use only a few of the maintenance modules.
Bottom line — this program can be an important tool in a well-structured maintenance program, as well as the comprehensive data center for the boat. After living with this program for several weeks, I think that few recreational sailors would choose to utilize its full capabilities, but almost all skippers would appreciate seeing the maintenance checklists and receiving the maintenance alerts for the modules they do choose to use.
AShipShapeSailboat ™ Maintenance Management Software For Sailboats From The Assetcare Division Of Intelligent Maintenance™ LLC
