To List or Not to list inventories

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What are your feelings about listing your boat's inventory in our albums?

If a list is placed on the site, should it also include the prices and quantities to reflect the investment? It is amazing who much it all adds up with time.

I do keep a running inventory of all, but some spares and consumables, on an EXCELL sheet for my own purpose.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Art
 
I keep a list but I'm not sure I'd post it here - especially with $'s attached. I don't think it would take to much effort for a good criminal to track down a person and their boat and a detailed list of what is on it might be a strong temptation to do so.
 
when I took the class through boatus there was a great checklist that I thought I had saved... I'll do some digging and see if I can find it.

personally, I could definitely use a checklist. the legal requirements list is easy, but there is safety, redundancy, emergency, tools, etc. When I was building hotrods/lowriders I had very specific tools that I kept in my truck that i knew could always get me off the hwy if I got into trouble, I am trying to build the same for the (future) boat.
 
Inventory -- Yes
Posting it on site or in an album -- Not so much
Leaving it with my neighbors Mr Smith and Mr Wesson -- Probably

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
 
I don't want my wife to know everything. Oh my God and what they cost, Heavens to murgatroyd. All the cheap skates will be wanting to borrow things stuff me. More new friends
D.D.
 
I share the concerns (both on security and the wife). But in the same breath, I'd be curious to see what others carry on their boat. I'm sure I could pick up quite a few great ideas from people with many more years experience than I have cruising on these boats.

For example, tools. Does everyone else carry 100lbs worth of tools like I do? Most of it is for work while in the slip at the marina, but either out of laziness or paranoia I leave it on the boat.
 
Tools: Complete socket set, including 1/2" drive, and special sockets to fit the outboard's specialized nuts. Water pump pliers, long nose pliers, diagnial cutters, soldering iron and solder. Small propane torch, ratchet crimpers, mulitple connectors of all sizes that wire is on the boat, heat shrink tubing. ball peen hammer, hatchet, regular pliers, Vise Grips: regular, and square jaws i multiple sizes (for the square jaws, the fittings to crimp canvas fasteners, Screw drivers, including Robertson square drives, Also 1/2" wide straight blade, low clearance blades, allen wrenches in all sizes and metric--including large ones, as used on some outboards. set of punch--drift, pin punch, tapered, center punch and cold chisel, open end wrench, and ratchet end wrench, SAE and Metric. The only electric tool I carry all of the time is a Dremel tool, with multiple grinding, sanding, cutting wheels, discs and drums. A set of Chain vise grips, and a set of strap wrenches and a fuel/oil filter canister fitting wrench. A pry bar--crow bar--small. (This is off the top of my head).
 
beermanPDX":27xtwx27 said:
I share the concerns (both on security and the wife). But in the same breath, I'd be curious to see what others carry on their boat. I'm sure I could pick up quite a few great ideas from people with many more years experience than I have cruising on these boats.
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I hear what you are saying. To me there is a difference between listing what a person carries in the way of tools or gear for this or that vs. an "inventory" with prices and that sort of detail. I'd be more likely to participate in the former (and in fact have got some good info from previous threads about equipping a boat for the Inside Passage, etc.)

On the other hand, if someone else wanted to post an inventory in their album, and I saw it, I would probably have a look - so nothing against people doing it if they choose to.
 
Ditto that I would like to see what people carry aboard regarding tools and essentials. It would be helpful to see what people carry aboard for camping or weekend trips. My tendency is to carry far more than what is necessary.

I can understand how folks might be hesitant to list their electronics or other valuables for fear of attracting attention from others with bad intentions.
 
As I look through these replies I feel that a posted list with prices is not recommended. I can see where a complete list with prices would be helpful for when I put Sea Angel on the market. (I seem to have this conversation with myself every spring.)
A listing without prices? Maybe, if the list is in general terms, it could work. Does any of this make me vulnerable? I hope not.

I have approached my documentation of my CD as a "helpful reference" for others to use. (I hope it is not viewed as a "brag".) I have supplemented my learning so much from Bob, 'THATAWAY', and many others here. I guess it is a small way to give back.

It is the same reason I like to keep an up-to-date log book to track the the times and events. It does make for some interesting reading in the winter months, but not practical to list on any site.

Art
 
We carry about ten dock lines. We use 1/2 inch lines as someone told us anything less you would look like a rookie. We have a boat hook that has a detachable hook,that can be replaced with a fishing gaff fishing net,deck brush, or a big hook for hanging on to dock cleats. It can extend to about 12'. It's stainless steel and a little heavy but comes in handy. We carry orange two to four orange offshore type live vests with reflective tape. A dog life vest and two Mustang auto inflatable life vests. A throwable life preserver The usual things like flares,whistles strobe lights and signal mirrors for the life jackets. An air horn, first aid kit, binoculars,small and large. Hand held compass with dividers parallel ruler etc. Fuses both automotive and the glass tube type. Emergency fix anything tape,a nerf football for plugging holes. Spare stainless hardware screws and bolts, hose clamps,monel wire, tie wraps,metric and american combination and open end wrenches. Various screw drivers,common and phillips,nut drivers,channel locks big and small, vise grips,spare fuel filters (both types that we use). Strap wrenches big and small, a driver and bit set with all different kinds of tips including square and torx bits. Socket set, metric and american, allen wrench sets american and metric. Electrical tape,duct tape,teflon thread tape. Funnel extra butane and propane canisters for the stove and grill. Spare prop with all the hardware,spare anchor Fortress style assembled 25' of chain 200' of rode. Extra stranded copper tin coated 16 gauge wire, multimeter,crimper,wire strippers,tubing cutter,butt connectors,forked wire connectors. Pointer type 12 volt DC wire poker voltage indictor with lamp inside and an alligator clamp for the ground. Manual hand bilge pump. Raw water hose pick up hose and pump that can be used as an extra bilge in an emergency or to pump out another boat. Extra blue stabil, Yamaha ring free additive, Yamalube engine oil, funnel, shop rags, toliet paper, paper towels,stink tabs for porta pottie, corkscrew, church key,Leatherman multitool ,barbecue grill, griddle for the barbecue manuals for all boat equipment. A twelve volt vacum cleaner with a cigarette lighter type plug for power. Dish detergent, laundry bag with detergent and dryer sheet combo and at least a ten dollar roll of quarters. Tylenol,Tylenol pm, tolietry kit with all the standard personal hygene stuff that always stays on the boat. Toshiba 15" laptop running Coastal Explorer software and it's own USB GPS puck,new Ipad running the new Garmin software and the set of 50 dollars coastal maps. A Verizon USB wireless card plugged into a Cradle point 350 wireless router for our internet hotspot. A Garmin 4208 multifunction GPS with fuel managment, radar,and sonar with it's own transducer. Raymarine auto pilot with wirelessremote control, Lorance mulifunction GPS with separtate sonar and transducer Lewmar700 series horizontal windless,14 pound Lewmar knock off anchor,mooring pennant, Vhf radio with DSC button,hand held water proof Vhf. Clock and barometer inside cabin,Espar D-2 heater with 2.5 gallon fuel tank. Bombard Airmax 2 dink with 2.5 Yamaha four stroke motor. Electric inflator with alligator clips for getting power directly off a battery. That has dial settings with auto shut off that can pump up the dink quickly including the airflooor 65 quart Engel cooler and an Igloo bait cooler 50 quart. Fishing bag that has everything, sunglasses, sunscreen, different style hooks, flourcarbon leader in different weights, swivels,stick baits and spoons for trolling,usually four rods two conventional and to spinning outfits.Honda EU 2000 generator with battery charging cable, 2 gallon gas container,100' shore power cord porta pottie with 5 gallon portable sewer compartment,dish towels ,cookware,4 cup perculator,french press,tea kettle,bottled water for coffee,sun shower,dog food, insect spray, windex, Rainex, extra chap stick for lubing zippers and female canvas snaps. Oh yeah 4 eight inch fenders, and a red 15' fender with snap and ring for pulling an anchor to the surface. Don't even ask what we carry in the truck for long trips. I won't get into the health and beauty items my better half carries or the food portion of our cruise list. We carry two Cameras a small Panasonic Lumix water and shockproof model with an 8 gig SD card and a Cannon SX 30 IX. I have no idea what any of this cost. :lol: I'm sure I forgot something.
D.D.
 
Will-C":2kv4kvcf said:
We carry about ten dock lines. We use 1/2 inch lines as someone told us anything less you would look like a rookie. We have a boat hook that has a detachable hook,that can be replaced with a fishing gaff fishing net,deck brush, or a big hook for hanging on to dock cleats. It can extend to about 12'. It's stainless steel and a little heavy but comes in handy. We carry orange two to four orange offshore type live vests with reflective tape. A dog life vest and two Mustang auto inflatable life vests. A throwable life preserver The usual things like flares,whistles strobe lights and signal mirrors for the life jackets. An air horn, first aid kit, binoculars,small and large. Hand held compass with dividers parallel ruler etc. Fuses both automotive and the glass tube type. Emergency fix anything tape,a nerf football for plugging holes. Spare stainless hardware screws and bolts, hose clamps,monel wire, tie wraps,metric and american combination and open end wrenches. Various screw drivers,common and phillips,nut drivers,channel locks big and small, vise grips,spare fuel filters (both types that we use). Strap wrenches big and small, a driver and bit set with all different kinds of tips including square and torx bits. Socket set, metric and american, allen wrench sets american and metric. Electrical tape,duct tape,teflon thread tape. Funnel extra butane and propane canisters for the stove and grill. Spare prop with all the hardware,spare anchor Fortress style assembled 25' of chain 200' of rode. Extra stranded copper tin coated 16 gauge wire, multimeter,crimper,wire strippers,tubing cutter,butt connectors,forked wire connectors. Pointer type 12 volt DC wire poker voltage indictor with lamp inside and an alligator clamp for the ground. Manual hand bilge pump. Raw water hose pick up hose and pump that can be used as an extra bilge in an emergency or to pump out another boat. Extra blue stabil, Yamaha ring free additive, Yamalube engine oil, funnel, shop rags, toliet paper, paper towels,stink tabs for porta pottie, corkscrew, church key,Leatherman multitool ,barbecue grill, griddle for the barbecue manuals for all boat equipment. A twelve volt vacum cleaner with a cigarette lighter type plug for power. Dish detergent, laundry bag with detergent and dryer sheet combo and at least a ten dollar roll of quarters. Tylenol,Tylenol pm, tolietry kit with all the standard personal hygene stuff that always stays on the boat. Toshiba 15" laptop running Coastal Explorer software and it's own USB GPS puck,new Ipad running the new Garmin software and the set of 50 dollars coastal maps. A Verizon USB wireless card plugged into a Cradle point 350 wireless router for our internet hotspot. A Garmin 4208 multifunction GPS with fuel managment, radar,and sonar with it's own transducer. Raymarine auto pilot with wirelessremote control, Lorance mulifunction GPS with separtate sonar and transducer Lewmar700 series horizontal windless,14 pound Lewmar knock off anchor,mooring pennant, Vhf radio with DSC button,hand held water proof Vhf. Clock and barometer inside cabin,Espar D-2 heater with 2.5 gallon fuel tank. Bombard Airmax 2 dink with 2.5 Yamaha four stroke motor. Electric inflator with alligator clips for getting power directly off a battery. That has dial settings with auto shut off that can pump up the dink quickly including the airflooor 65 quart Engel cooler and an Igloo bait cooler 50 quart. Fishing bag that has everything, sunglasses, sunscreen, different style hooks, flourcarbon leader in different weights, swivels,stick baits and spoons for trolling,usually four rods two conventional and to spinning outfits.Honda EU 2000 generator with battery charging cable, 2 gallon gas container,100' shore power cord porta pottie with 5 gallon portable sewer compartment,dish towels ,cookware,4 cup perculator,french press,tea kettle,bottled water for coffee,sun shower,dog food, insect spray, windex, Rainex, extra chap stick for lubing zippers and female canvas snaps. Oh yeah 4 eight inch fenders, and a red 15' fender with snap and ring for pulling an anchor to the surface. Don't even ask what we carry in the truck for long trips. I won't get into the health and beauty items my better half carries or the food portion of our cruise list. We carry two Cameras a small Panasonic Lumix water and shockproof model with an 8 gig SD card and a Cannon SX 30 IX. I have no idea what any of this cost. :lol: I'm sure I forgot something.
D.D.
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Nice list. Thank you from a person who carries far too many items of the wrong variety. I really need to get my stored aboard items better prioritized and organized.

Wondered if you leave these items on the boat or do you pack and load for each trip?
 
One could make Dave's list above into a checklist, adding a number of blanks for additional items, or, even better yet making a giant combined list from everyone's lists.

This could serve as a complete checklist for safety, convenience, and comfort to go through before trips. One would also have to add food, fishing gear, and personal items, as well, to have a fully complete personalized checklist.

You can also see from such a list how a 1925 lb 22 ft boat, plus a 450 lb. or so motor, trailer, and the complete inventory- wind up coming in at 4000-5000 lbs all ready to tow.

And no, you don't unload most of it between trips! In fact, one very useful approach is to keep the boat fully loaded at all times to minimize preparation time before trips.

What is more, once you've had all of this together, the idea of cruising in any smaller boat seems ludicrous; and, in fact, gives rise to impulses of two-foot-itis! (Or worse, like longing for a 35-40 foot trawler!)

Might be easier to just become live-aboards with the bigger boat! (With all due respects to the minimalists!) :lol:

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Joe,
It gets even worse. I forgot rubbing achohol,hydrogen peroxide,metric and american socket sets in 1/4 and 3/8 drive. A 30'electrical type fishtape. 25' tape measure ,(for pulling replacement wires up the rigging tube, WD 40,Febreeze. !00' 30 amp shore power cord with an adapter for using in a regular 120 volt wall socket. Tools especially stay on the boat. A frying pan,sauce pan, silver ware and plastic plates and bowls. Tongs and spatulas for cooking,spices,old bay salt pepper,etc. We carry a 2 x 3'rubber maid tote with lid that we stock with tunafish dry cereal ,dog food,crackers,canned potatoes,Manwitch ( would only eat that in an extreme emgency) nuts,coffee,mayo,mustard,wine,( we buy boxed wine and throw away the box and put the bag in the cooler. I call it (Closomomy bag Pinot Grigio),olive oil,onion,oatmeal,pancake mix,peanut buter and jelly,popcorn that you can do on the stove Jiffy pop ( a real crowd pleaser) it looks like an alein,martians head when popped.Twizzlers red licorice (eat when drinking win only),spagetti sauce. If it is a boat item it stays an board. I have an electric heater in the boat all winter with the boat on shore power cord to the house so things stay pretty decent. I bought replacements for the boat or garage depending on where and when we needed them. We have a list for items we remove on the computer like a shopping list with check boxes because we got tired of forgetting stuff, some of them required turning around to go back and get them like meds,perishables,water,clothes, we need to stop taking so many clothes. Ginny can you hear me?
We stay on the boat for up a month at a time. If God's willing and if the creek doesn't rise I have been building up this list of stuff planning to spend a summer in Alaska. That's a 3700 mile trip towing the boat that I hope I can do in 2015. Don't even ask me what I carry in the truck. Thank God our boat does not have a capacity plate.
D.D.
 
Will-C":7w37hu1a said:
Joe,
It gets even worse. I forgot rubbing achohol,hydrogen peroxide,metric and american socket sets in 1/4 and 3/8 drive. A 30'electrical type fishtape. 25' tape measure ,(for pulling replacement wires up the rigging tube, WD 40,Febreeze. !00' 30 amp shore power cord with an adapter for using in a regular 120 volt wall socket. Tools especially stay on the boat. A frying pan,sauce pan, silver ware and plastic plates and bowls. Tongs and spatulas for cooking,spices,old bay salt pepper,etc. We carry a 2 x 3'rubber maid tote with lid that we stock with tunafish dry cereal ,dog food,crackers,canned potatoes,Manwitch ( would only eat that in an extreme emgency) nuts,coffee,mayo,mustard,wine,( we buy boxed wine and throw away the box and put the bag in the cooler. I call it (Closomomy bag Pinot Grigio),olive oil,onion,oatmeal,pancake mix,peanut buter and jelly,popcorn that you can do on the stove Jiffy pop ( a real crowd pleaser) it looks like an alein,martians head when popped.Twizzlers red licorice (eat when drinking win only),spagetti sauce. If it is a boat item it stays an board. I have an electric heater in the boat all winter with the boat on shore power cord to the house so things stay pretty decent. I bought replacements for the boat or garage depending on where and when we needed them. We have a list for items we remove on the computer like a shopping list with check boxes because we got tired of forgetting stuff, some of them required turning around to go back and get them like meds,perishables,water,clothes, we need to stop taking so many clothes. Ginny can you hear me?
We stay on the boat for up a month at a time. If God's willing and if the creek doesn't rise I have been building up this list of stuff planning to spend a summer in Alaska. That's a 3700 mile trip towing the boat that I hope I can do in 2015. Don't even ask me what I carry in the truck. Thank God our boat does not have a capacity plate.
D.D.
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Dave-

Nice additions! (Unfortunately, I carry almost as much stuff, too!)

Where's your real waterline in comparison to the designed waterline/stripe on the boat? Would a surplus US Navy periscope be of any use?

How about boat gas mileage? Or do you just stay a the gas station and alternate between filling the truck and the boat?

Maybe we need a C-Brat Get Together where we each unload our boats one at a time on a scale for a winner takes all prize of a 5-yard dumpster and one load to the facility?

Actually, all that stuff adds up to one heck of a lot of money!!! $35,000 for a used boat, trailer and motor, and $10,000 more to try to sink it.

My wife doesn't usually go with me, unfortunately. If she did, I'd have to take our Sea Ray 265 along to have the bathroom, shower, vanity, and room for 237 changes of clothes. Minimalism. What's that??? The state of your wallet once you load up the boat to your comfort level?

Maybe one should just park the boat and tow vehicle and open up a store and sell it all off. Anybody got a spare "Walmart" sign?

On the good side, a boat with all that stuff would be a Godsend in a natural disaster, containing all the essentials to get by for a week or two without being at home.

Thanks for the additions!

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Joe,
Fully loaded the bow's waterline has my blue bottom showing by a couple inches. Aft the water line is even or just about at where the blue bottom starts. See our album of when we are somewhere other than New Jersey as the N.J. trips are usually just weekend trips so we might be loaded as heavy. We have a 150 hp Yamaha that gets a solid three miles to the gallon. Loaded we could still run 29 mph on Yellowstone Lake at 8000 feet of elevation. The boat loaded light at sea level does around forty two mph. I rarely run much past thirty mph. The mileage gets better and the faster speeds. I do plan do switch from using 25' of chain to 100' of chain. A little more weight up front won't hurt. We have been in some ugly water up around Block Island running over to Montaulk New York where we had to slow down to about 7 or 8 mph in some real sloppy seas which I thought were a little scary. My wife thought her life was over. The boat has always handled as well as I had hoped and better. I think our Permatrim helps a lot as we are usually loaded heavy aft. Tools are kept in the middle of the boat. I want to carry some extra gas for the Alaska trip like an extra 32 gallons. :)
D.D.
 
Our boat check list
Boat bumpers / dock lines
Books
Cameras & cords
Camper top canvas
Cash
Cell phones / chargers
Chairs (folding)
Clothes
Coffee & coffee pot
Computer w/ air card modem
Cooking utensils/tongs/spatula
Cooler for bait & bait cutting board
Cooler ice
Dink/Jr.
EZ Pass for rental car
Fishing rods / bag / tackle
Generator – extended run gas tank
Ice pick
Ipad (Dave & Ginny)
Laundry detergent
Life jackets / refills
Lucy-life jacket, food, meds, vet info
Magic eraser
Marine stabil
Pillows / blankets
Plastic bags
Porta potty – add water / deodorant
Quest form for PT test
Rain gear
Rx’s
Sleep Machine
Sun glasses
Sun screen / hats
Tablets / Pens
Toilet Paper
Toiletries
Tupperware
Wash cloths
WD40
Wine
Food
Bread
Cereal
Coffee
Crackers
Distilled Water
Drinking Water
Dog food / biscuits
Flaxseed
Mayo/mustard/old bay
Milk
Nuts
Oatmeal
Olive Oil
Onion
Pancake Mix
Pasta
Peanut butter/jelly
Popcorn
Spaghetti sauce
Splenda
Steak seasoning/ Mrs. Dash

TTD
Close dog door
Unplug everything
Oven off?
Computer off?
 
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