Free boat maintenance log, built by a yacht broker
Your boat's service history, logged by the techs you already use. Ready when you sell.
Your mechanic, detailer, canvas shop or yard scans the boat's QR code and adds the job with the receipt. You get every oil change, bottom job and repair, with its cost and engine hours, in one free logbook that stays with the hull.
Free to start, no credit card.
“Saving your boat's history has never been easier. Get the techs you already use to do it for you.”Brayan Valdes, founder
A digital logbook for every boat
How it works
Three steps, no manual.
- 1.
Claim your boat
Type the hull number off the transom. We read the builder and model year from it, and the logbook is open in about a minute.
- 2.
Log the work, or let whoever did it
Photograph the invoice and the entry fills itself in. Stick the boat’s QR code by the helm and your mechanic, detailer or canvas shop adds their jobs straight to the logbook, no account needed.
- 3.
Hand the buyer the record
One link with every dated job and receipt.
What ends up in the logbook
- Maintenance, repairs, upgrades and expenses, each with its receipt
- Engine hours logged with every job
- A QR code per boat, so every provider uploads to the right logbook
- Every provider who touched the boat, with their phone and email
- A records PDF you can print for a buyer, surveyor or insurer
No shoebox of receipts and nothing to download: it runs in the browser you already have.
For service providers
Your name on every job, so customers call you again next season.
Boat owners forget who did the work. Put every boat you service on one platform, send receipts and invoices with a scan, and leave your name in the logbook the owner opens before every service.
All your clients’ boats on one platform
Every vessel you service, with its hull number, engines, hours and the full history of your work, in one list. No more digging through texts and paper for what you did last season.
Send receipts and invoices by scanning the code
Your tech scans the sticker at the boat, snaps the invoice, and it lands in the owner’s logbook on the spot, with your name and number attached.
Clients come back to you
Every record carries your name. When the owner needs the next service, the shop that did the last one is already in their logbook. When the boat sells, the new owner inherits that history and calls you too.
25–95%
more profit from a 5% lift in customer retention 1
858,798
pre-owned boats changed hands in the US in 2024. Each one carries its records to the next owner. 2
$12.1B
spent on boat use and upkeep in the US in 2024 2
What it looks like on the dock
A mobile mechanic does a 100-hour service, scans the code and uploads the invoice. In spring the owner opens the logbook to see what is due, and the mechanic’s name is right there with a tap to call.
A detailer puts stickers on twelve boats at one marina. Each wash and wax is logged in seconds, and every owner sees a tidy history worth paying for.
A yard repowers a boat that sells two years later. The buyer sees who did the work and books the first service with that yard, not the one down the road.
Example scenarios, so you can picture it in your own shop.
And the rest
- Your contact details stay on every record you log
- The owner gets a free logbook from you, which they remember
- A printable records PDF per boat backs up your invoices
- Works from any phone browser, so the whole crew can use it
- Owners can text or email you a code if the boat is already on BoatRealm
- Your own sign in, separate from boat owners
Every job you don’t log is a customer another shop can take.
The shops that set up first get their stickers on the boats first. Create your account, add your first customer’s boat and print its code today. Three steps, no app for your crew to install.
- 01Create your provider account
- 02Add a customer’s boat by hull number
- 03Print the sticker, scan it, log the job
- 1Bain & Company, “Prescription for cutting costs” (Reichheld), published with Harvard Business Review.
- 2NMMA, 2024 U.S. Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract.
Everywhere you are
The same logbook on your computer, iPad and phone.
Sign in on anything with a browser and it's the same boat, the same records, kept in step.
- At the desk
- Your whole logbook, receipts, costs and documents on a big screen. Print a records PDF in one click.
- On the iPad
- Hand a buyer or surveyor the Hull Record across the table. One link, the Hull Score and the full dated history.
- At the dock
- Photograph the invoice and the entry fills itself in. Nothing to download, it runs in your phone’s browser.
On your wrist
Know the moment any provider logs the work.
Your mechanic, detailer or canvas shop scans the boat's QR code and adds the job and the invoice. You get the email right away, on your phone or your watch, and the record is already in the boat's logbook.
No app or account for your providers. They can add, never browse.
Every service and receipt in one record a buyer can check.
Log each job with its receipt, then hand a buyer the whole history as one link.
- Log maintenance & service records
- Track expenses for each boat
- Keep your providers in one list
- Share your Hull Record with one link
Every receipt can be attached to the job it proves.
Built by a yacht broker.
The BoatRealm printed logbook
Not ready for an app? Keep your boat's history in a hard copy built on the same layout. Turn the pages for a look inside.
Page 1 of 6
- Vessel, engine and generator pages
- Log entry and service log pages for every job
- Same fields as the app, so you can go digital any time
- Hands a buyer one tidy record of your boat
Send your address and we'll email you to confirm payment and shipping.
Brayan Valdes
Yacht broker, founder of BoatRealm
I sell boats for a living. The average boat takes three to four months to sell. The ones I've closed in weeks all had the same thing going for them: the owner handed me the service records.
Every sale comes down to price, condition, and trust. Price is your call. Condition is what you and everyone who works on your boat have put into it. Trust is where deals die. A buyer who can't see what was done to the engines, and when, assumes the worst and bids like it. Show them the proof and the same boat sells faster, and for more. I watch it happen every month.
Past five months on the market, the lower offer isn't the expensive part anymore. The slip, the insurance, the bottom job, the oil changes, the detailing to keep it showing well: all of it keeps coming due every month it doesn't sell. It adds up fast. By the time you take the deal you should have taken in month two, you're tens of thousands behind, and most of it went to waiting.
BoatRealm brings the trust, and gives you the tools to earn it. One logbook with every job and receipt, that your mechanic, detailer, canvas shop or yard adds to by scanning a sticker on the boat, and that you hand a buyer as a single link. Free for owners. Start it now, not the week you decide to sell. Questions? Email me at Support@boatrealm.com. I answer them myself.
For management companies
One service record for every boat you manage.
Your crew, your vendors and your owners work from the same history. Add each boat by hull number, give every yard a code for the boat, and get any owner their records in one click.
- Every boat, one account
- Switch between boats from the sidebar. Each one keeps its own logbook, engines, hours and this year’s costs.
- Every job, with its proof
- Your vendors add their work by scanning the boat’s code, no account needed. Each record shows who backs it: a provider, a receipt or the owner.
- Ready to show, or to sell
- A records PDF per boat and a Hull Record link for the owner’s buyer, surveyor or insurer.
Boat maintenance records, answered
How do I keep track of my boat’s maintenance?
Start a free digital logbook on BoatRealm with your boat’s hull number. Log each service, repair, upgrade and expense, attach the receipt, and your boat maintenance log is kept in one place you can open from any phone or computer.
What is a hull identification number (HIN)?
The HIN is the 12-character number molded into the upper right corner of the transom, like SER-V1234-K819. It names the builder, the build month and the model year. On BoatRealm you can type it, scan it with your phone camera or upload a photo of it.
Can BoatRealm read my boat service receipts?
Yes. Take a photo of a receipt or upload a PDF invoice and AI fills in the work done, the date, the provider, the cost and the engine hours. You can also say what was done and BoatRealm logs it for you.
How can my mechanic add service records?
Every boat gets its own service QR code. Your mechanic, detailer, canvas shop or boatyard scans it and adds their work and invoice straight to your boat’s logbook, no account needed.
Do service records help sell a boat?
Buyers ask for maintenance records before almost every purchase. A documented service history and a shareable Hull Record help buyers, surveyors and insurers trust the boat.
Is BoatRealm free?
Yes. Starting a logbook, logging maintenance, and scanning receipts are free. There is no credit card to sign up.
Get new posts by email.
Keeping a boat’s records, getting more out of every service visit, and selling with a documented history. We email you when a new post is up, and nothing else.
Get early access or a fleet demo
Brokers, captains, management companies and boatyards: tell us what you need and we'll get you set up.
- • Free record unlocks during early access
- • Fleet onboarding for management companies
- • Verification access for service providers
Start with the hull number. The rest takes a minute.
It is free for owners and stays free. Open the logbook today, add the last job you remember, and put the QR sticker on the boat before the next service.