Do you keep a ship's log?

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Azzarac

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Apr 21, 2012
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Macgregor 26X Kansas City
:thumbup:The other day I received an email from Photobucket telling me about a story contest they were holding and it gave me the idea that I could use this to integrate my Ship's Log with all my photos I have stored on there. Well, I have to say their story software isn't top notch stuff and I was beginning to wonder if it was worth the effort. I also began to wonder if I'm the only one out there that keeps a log since I can't recall anyone on here ever mentioning one. So I'm curious, does anyone write down their adventures anymore to aid the old memory later?

If your curious about our first season or just really bore with nothing better to do, you can find our log here:
http://s1152.beta.photobucket.com/user/Azzarac/story/6979
Be kind and click "Like" lots of times!!!:)
 
py26129

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Oct 25, 2011
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Island Packet IP31 Lake St. Louis, Montreal
We do keep a log but only on the our longer trips. The daysailing / overnighters close to home are not in the log as we are too lazy.

Years ago I did put together a word doc. that I use to print my log. When I need more pages, I simply print more.

Matt
 
MrBill_FLL

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May 4, 2005
4,062
Macgregor 26d Ft Lauderdale, Fl
I should....

Something to keep in mind if you every want a USCG captain's license is they want to see days at sea... a log would be easier way to show that.

<snip>
re required to have a minimum of 360 days experience on board a boat since you were 15 years old. 90 of those days need to be in the last three years. As little as 4 hours on a boat can be considered one day. And in one 24 hour period you can claim just one day of sea service time. If you own the boat yourself you sign off your own time. If your time was spent on friends or families boats they can sign the time off for you. Your time does not need to be signed off by a licensed Captain and in fact you do not even need to be operating the boat yourself for this time to count.

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http://www.thehulltruth.com/mariner...equirement-getting-your-captains-license.html



OTOH, once you have your ticket, you are subject to a higher standard than a simple sailor/boater. OR, should there be a problem you could be charged with negligence for improper actions...
 
topcat0399

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Aug 22, 2011
1,113
MacGregor Venture V224 Cheeseland
We started a log our 2nd year with das boot - but we find we are too busy sailing (lazy) to write anything in the damn thing other than here or there.

I'm positive someday we will regret our inattention but I doubt we will improve. There's always a New Years resolution right?

If I kept a log of work and repairs - well; I'd never get any work or repairs done because I'd be too busy writing about them.....

And then there is the expenditure log citibank kindly keeps for me - I have learned to avoid reading that one too often and just pay the damn thing or I'd be so busy crying to write anything anywhere ever.....
 
Sail123

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Oct 6, 2011
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CM 32 USA
Ships Logs have gone digital. There is an app for that. Log captures current weather, including wind speed. Captures pics from your cellphone, makes charts, keeps speed logs, all sorts of stuff
 
rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
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Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
I do only for longer trips... and it is not a true "log" but more of a diary entry. I have my trips written up on a word document with photos inserted. More so I can remember the details of the adventures that a true ships log. For instance, I don't record barometric pressures or anything like that but in my story I usually do talk about the wind speed, direction and basic weather conditions but in the context of the story than a data entry.
 
Stu Jackson

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Feb 26, 2004
23,004
Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
We keep a written ship's log for all of our trips (easy for me since for the past few years I've ONLY done at least a single overnight at anchor! - daysails are too much work!).

I write up when we left, where we went, and what we've done.

I keep a separate maintenance log (up to 15 pages in 14 years) on an Excel spreadsheet with place for dates, time, engine hours, fuel, oil changes and remarks (details of work done). I also have space for notes about when the next oil, transmission, fuel and zinc changes are needed.

I enjoy re-reading the old exploits. Up to seven books now from the past 25 years. I slip in some photos, too.
 
Doc_holiday

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Nov 19, 2011
1,489
MacGregor 26S Hampton, VA
I wish I knew how to write apps for iPhones, iPads and the like as it would be cool to have an app where these logs could be entered, pictures added, snapshots of GPS and all the features today's phones offer.

Note to self : figure out how to do this and sell it for $1.99

Update: Crap! It already exists. Looks like the one called boating suite is ideal. Has log book, maintenace log, shopping list, to do list, expense log, fuel log and other stuff. $4.99 and works on both iPad and iPhone
 

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rgranger

rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
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Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
Doc_holiday said:
Update: Crap! It already exists. Looks like the one called boating suite is ideal. Has log book, maintenace log, shopping list, to do list, expense log, fuel log and other stuff. $4.99 and works on both iPad and iPhone
Click to expand

Now I just need an iPad ($400) :confused:
 
Doc_holiday

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Nov 19, 2011
1,489
MacGregor 26S Hampton, VA
Yeah but if you saw my handwriting' you have me tossed in the big house for impersonating a doctor
 
justsomeguy

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Feb 20, 2011
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Island Packet 35 Tucson, AZ/San Carlos, MX
Azzarac said:
:thumbup:The other day I received an email from Photobucket telling me about a story contest they were holding and it gave me the idea that I could use this to integrate my Ship's Log with all my photos I have stored on there. Well, I have to say their story software isn't top notch stuff and I was beginning to wonder if it was worth the effort. I also began to wonder if I'm the only one out there that keeps a log since I can't recall anyone on here ever mentioning one. So I'm curious, does anyone write down their adventures anymore to aid the old memory later?

If your curious about our first season or just really bore with nothing better to do, you can find our log here:
http://s1152.beta.photobucket.com/user/Azzarac/story/6979
Be kind and click "Like" lots of times!!!:)
Click to expand
Just keep a ship's blog, like you're doing.

I clicked "like", but it required me to join something. Facebook, I think.

I think not. Sorry!
 
Freedom77

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Jul 29, 2010
1,392
Macgregor 76 V-25 #928 Lake Mead, Nevada
I keep a hard cover ships log. Everytime I go out with guests I have them sign it and make a couple of notes such as weather, temp. collisions with icebergs;), etc. Later it is nice to look back and remember. I also make note of any repairs, modifications, etc and how much money I saved??? Well ya know what I mean.
 
Fernando Martinez

Fernando Martinez

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May 17, 2011
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Argo Navis Mac 22 Key Largo
I keep a composition book as my log book, I fill it out even for my day trip which helps me keep track for my time when renewing capts license.. I just make entries such as time date , who was onboard and where we went and what we did.

Regards,

Fernando
 
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