Capt. maintained vessels

[fastguy91]

This might be kind of a dumb question but... I see alot of boats for sale that say Captain maintained. What does this entail? What exactly is involved? Does the captain just oversea all repairs and maitenance to keep the boat ship shape? Do boat owners do this cause they dont want the responsibility of maintaining their boat.

 

[In the know]

It is a marketing ploy and nothing else. Remember, anyone with an internet connection can get a Captain's license.

When looking at a vessels maintenacne record, the only thing that counts is documented invoices and completed work orders.

 

[PascalG]

as boats gets larger and systems get more complex, it's hard for owners to stay on top of things and be familiar with each system. Since larger boats will often have a part time or full time captain on board, (s)he will handle maintenance and repairs, either doing it himself or overseeing repairs.

it all depends on the boat, the captain and what the owner expects from the captain; some captains can (barely) drive the boat and change a racor... others can troubleshoot, maintain or upgrade many systems.

from a marketing standpoint, it means that the boat has a captain (at least part time) and that the maintenance level shoudl be above average. obviously you can bet that some brokers stretch that definition a bit...

 

[billybokay]

When I am on my boat lots of people call me captain. Hey I do some maintenance too. So therefore my boat must be Captain Maintained