A worked example. The boat Bavaria Cruiser 46 does not exist: the boat, the company and the entries are invented to show a page with a history. Real entries are made by people who inspected the boat themselves.
Bavaria Cruiser 46
built 2020 · hull number DE-BAV46C2020
Reported by different crews
What one person noted is an observation. What several noted independently is a trait of the boat.
marked 3 timesGround tackle and mooring
Windlass
first June 2026, most recently August 2026
3 people shared
what was found
how we know it
What is known about this boat
Marked off a checklist on the boat herself during handover; some journals were signed by the base.
June 2026
from an inspection journalquirkJune 2026demo
The windlass jams unless you hold the chain by hand. Looks like a trait of the boat.
Ground tackle and mooring
a company representative signed the journal · writing since June 2026
operator at the time: Baleares Yachting
mark it if this was useful to you on the boat
from an inspection journalquirkJune 2026demo
On this model the saildrive anode can't be reached afloat: you only get at it out of the water. Plan the change together with a lift-out, or you'll be paying for a second crane.
Engine and drive
a company representative signed the journal · writing since June 2026
operator at the time: Baleares Yachting
mark it if this was useful to you on the boat
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Who has operated this hull
A boat changes operator and name — the hull stays the same. The entries above are about the boat, not about whoever runs her now.