http://www.lifestylesailingblog.com/safety/maintenance-is-good/ researching live-aboard sailing yachts Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:35:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 http://www.lifestylesailingblog.com/safety/maintenance-is-good/#comment-128 John Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:32:24 +0000 http://www.lifestylesailingblog.com/safety/maintenance-is-good/#comment-128 Thanks Mark for your thoughts, I completely agree and am too a fan of 'work boat' exterior, commercial quality mechanical systems and an upgradable interior. In my experience, interiors wear out or get outdated faster than the boat itself. Thanks Mark for your thoughts, I completely agree and am too a fan of ‘work boat’ exterior, commercial quality mechanical systems and an upgradable interior.
In my experience, interiors wear out or get outdated faster than the boat itself.

]]> http://www.lifestylesailingblog.com/safety/maintenance-is-good/#comment-114 Mark Balenovic Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:21:56 +0000 http://www.lifestylesailingblog.com/safety/maintenance-is-good/#comment-114 Good points. Another term I heard used for reactive maintenance, as you call it, is "crisis management". This is how many firms get deeper and deeper into the mire, and the same is true for boats. At one point, you raise your hands and walk away. All due respect for the dandy trophy yacht with thousands of bits of varnished topsides, teak decks, painted filligree and countless canvas coverings. Many of these boats don't get enjoyed as much as they should because they're too hard to keep up. There is a lot to be said for a (well-designed) clean "work boat" exterior, good initial outlay for commercial quality mechanical systems, and then a simple, upgradeable/flexible interior. I think this type of boat will have far greater utility and longer life. Good points. Another term I heard used for reactive maintenance, as you call it, is “crisis management”. This is how many firms get deeper and deeper into the mire, and the same is true for boats. At one point, you raise your hands and walk away. All due respect for the dandy trophy yacht with thousands of bits of varnished topsides, teak decks, painted filligree and countless canvas coverings. Many of these boats don’t get enjoyed as much as they should because they’re too hard to keep up. There is a lot to be said for a (well-designed) clean “work boat” exterior, good initial outlay for commercial quality mechanical systems, and then a simple, upgradeable/flexible interior. I think this type of boat will have far greater utility and longer life.

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