Describe the vessel and inspection. Makeform creates a boat inspection checklist form with condition ratings, photos, defect notes, and follow-up ownership for marina, survey, or rental work.
Route inspection records to Google Sheets, Slack, and Zapier.
Sample boat inspection prompts
Choose a prompt, adapt its vessel details, or send it to the Makeform builder.
Audience
Marina staff documenting an arriving vessel
Format
Mobile walk-around with photos and berth details
Prompt size
345 chars
Example checklist structure
Mobile walk-around with photos and berth details
Vessel, owner, berth, and inspector
Hull, deck, and fittings condition
Electrical, bilge, and leak checks
Photos of existing defects
Action, assignee, and signature
Suggested inspection tags
Clear to operate
Repair before use
Manager review
Use Pass, Attention needed, Not inspected, or Not applicable so blanks cannot look like passes.
Step 1
Identify
vessel, inspector, stage, and operating context
Step 2
Inspect
hull, machinery, controls, equipment, and safety items
Step 3
Document
ratings, notes, photos, and access limitations
Step 4
Route
release decision, priority, assignee, and follow-up
A checklist crews can act on
Connect each exception to evidence, urgency, ownership, and an operating decision.
Use consistent rating options across systems while allowing item-specific observations.
Request defect location, severity, notes, and photos only after an exception.
Record operating status, follow-up owner, and due date for every defect.
Fit the inspection moment
Keep vessel identifiers consistent, then tailor checks and closeout decisions.
Record arrival condition, berth, shore power, damage, and dockside concerns.
Compare condition, inventory gear, log fuel and hours, and set availability.
Group findings by system with location, severity, narrative, and image.
Check systems and safety gear before a go, hold, or cancel decision.
Build the inspection workflow
Start with the decision, then structure exception recording and follow-up.
Name boat types, stage, roles, systems, and final decision.
Order checks by walking route and add conditional exception fields.
Run a dockside sample and verify every exception path.
Notify the responsible lead and route structured responses for closeout.
Choose the working format
A generated form gives recurring inspections consistent structure and routes exceptions.
Field guide
Tailor these sections, ratings, and evidence requirements to your vessels and procedures.
Identity and context
Capture searchable vessel details, inspection purpose, and anything that could not be examined.
Hull, deck, and fittings
Order questions along the inspector's physical route around the boat.
Machinery and controls
Separate functional checks from visual observations and untested systems.
Electrical and onboard systems
Pair condition ratings with short results for each system tested.
Safety equipment
Record equipment quantity, location, accessibility, and condition.
Exceptions and closeout
Match the closeout decision to the operation and name an owner.
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Open toolFAQ
Practical answers for marina teams, surveyors, charter crews, and rental operators building a repeatable inspection record.
Include vessel details, purpose, date, inspector, and sections for hull, deck, machinery, controls, electrical systems, and safety gear. Add consistent ratings, exception notes, photos, operating decision, priority, owner, and due date.
Offer separate Not inspected and Not applicable choices. Record why, such as no access, vessel afloat, system not energized, or test outside scope. This prevents an unavailable item from looking like a pass.
Yes. Add uploads beside condition checks and exception details. Pair images with defect location and description. For rentals, also record booking and checkout or return stage.
Yes. Conditional logic can reveal location, severity, photos, action, and owner after Attention needed or Fail. Test every rating path before rollout.
Yes. Makeform offers unlimited free forms and responses for generating, editing, publishing, and collecting submissions. The paid tier removes the Makeform badge.
Yes. Keep shared identity and safety sections, then branch by vessel type or propulsion. Show outboard checks for one boat and rigging for a sailboat while retaining consistent ratings.
No. It collects and routes observations. Scope, test methods, judgment, and conclusions belong to the responsible user. Clearly label limitations and systems not operated.
Collect priority, operating decision, immediate action, assignee, and target date. Route the response to repair staff and link later maintenance or closeout records using the vessel and finding reference.
Make every dock walk easier to act on.
