Someone elses spreadsheet full of part numbers wont be much use. Every
boat is a prototype.
You have several options.
1) keep all receipts,
manuals, post it notes in a shoebox.
2) diligently build a spreadsheet and maintain it
3) hire someone to maintain your vessel
4) build your own user,
parts,
maintenance manuals.
I chose the 4th because I've built the tools and processes for the military to do this.
I have a 350+ page ships manual that is built from a database, image library, the electronic travel and
maintenance log and latex. Each piece of information is essentially a seperate file.
Whenever I update anything the ships manual automatically rebuilds a
single large pdf and seperate pdfs. We also have laminated printouts of
safety and mission critical info.
The pdfs are distributed on tablets, laptops, the nas, etc. They also sync to the cloud, along with the database, code and
images when we have an
internet connection.
I can also
email changes using the
ssb and
pactor and git commit them to the cloud. This also allows us to order
parts while in the move.
We dont duplicate stuff in parts manuals. Only the unique
images, maintenance procedures, tech drawings, checklists etc.
This approach saves us a ton of time.