The best boat maintenance softwares
(CMMS, PMS, ISM, etc.)

When you start to feel the need to go to more advanced systems than the good old paper notebook or Excel spreadsheets, most CMMS (computer-aided maintenance management) systems can seem complicated.  ​

The ideal system should help you do more, in less time. The most important thing is to find one that is both powerful and intuitive. Tools that are overflowing with alarms and notifications can be appealing at first glance. However, they become much less interesting if your team has to spend months learning how to handle them. A boat maintenance software must be able to be taken in hand in a few minutes without special training. This is a particularly important criterion in a context of high turnover of crews and in particular of chief engineers.

Good maintenance software should be able to scale with the growth of your business. It is for this reason that it is necessary to favor boat management and maintenance software which offers prices which evolve according to the new needs of your activity. When starting a business, the financial resources are devoted to operating expenses (purchase of equipment, personnel expenses, etc.) and it is important to limit fixed costs. For example the BoatOn Book offers6 tariff formulasfrom 4.99 to 120 € depending on the desired features.

It's no secret that whether you manage or rent out one or more boats, the less a ship is idle, the more profitable it is and its passengers happy. Repairs and breakdowns can be extremely costly and preventing them through regular maintenance is essential to save money on the one hand and maximize turnover on the other.

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With maintenance software, you can anticipate all yourkey interviews, view your spare parts stocks, get yourparts at the best price, assign missions or tasks to your teams or service providers and thus control your costs. The software you choose should also allow you to optimize maintenance intervals on certain equipment and therefore save working hours and the cost of spare parts.

If you use comprehensive maintenance software, you will be alerted when maintenance is approaching or when your stock of spare parts is low. The software gives you support to lean on to save time on other tasks. It is a practical feature that allows you to replace parts in time and therefore anticipate additional costs. No more thinking aboutinterviewswaiting for you, the tool takes care of it for you.

It is always reassuring for a future buyer to have access to up-to-date maintenance software with all up-to-date invoices and regulatory documents. For buying or selling a second-hand boat, it  is therefore important to have a record of all operations performed.

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If your vessel is equipped with good maintenance software, you are guaranteed to resell it at a better price. The history provided by the software is a sign of confidence for buyers. This therefore adds value to your sale offer.