Example packet · layup & drydock

Six months on the hard, one file at splash.

LAY-SS-26 · Winter haul-out on a 2019 Sumerset 20×100 (100 ft houseboat) on the hard at a lake-country yard. Layup-in on the cradle, commission-out after splash, same storage zones both times. When spring billing argues about a hull touch-up, owner and yard open one compare packet, not two camera rolls from February and May.

Example scenario · drydock season
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Ships.one · layup packet

Compared to layup in · Feb 12, 2026

One new tag · yard signed off

Winter haul-out for hull service · layup-in on the hard Feb 12 · commission-out after splash May 9 · yard and owner compare one packet when spring billing disputes a rub rail touch-up.

Vessel
2019 Sumerset 20×100 · aluminum houseboat
Season
LAY-SS-26 · drydock yard
Owner
On file
Layup in
Feb 12, 2026 · 09:00 EST · 20 photos
Commission out
May 9, 2026 · 14:30 EST · 20 photos
Intake ack
Feb 12, 2026 · yard intake signed

Yard invoice disputed $2,400.00 touch-up · resolved May 11, 2026 · pkt_LAYSS_20260509

Yard habit: 4 photos per storage zone at layup-in, same zone order at commission-out. Compare highlights new tags only.

Bow deck

Foredeck rails, bow eyes, front cap · same walk on the hard at intake and splash.

Layup in · Feb 12
Foredeck wide
Foredeck wide
Bow rail port
Bow rail port
Anchor winch
Anchor winch
Front cap starboard
Front cap starboard
Commission out · May 9
Foredeck wide
Foredeck wide
Bow rail port
Bow rail port
Anchor secured
Anchor secured
Front cap starboard
Front cap starboard

No new tags vs layup-in baseline.

Starboard hull

Aluminum topsides · blocking pads and travel-lift slings show here first.

Layup in · Feb 12
Mid-hull wide
Mid-hull wide
Rub rail detail
Rub rail detail
Blocking pad area
Blocking pad area
Stern quarter
Stern quarter
Commission out · May 9
Mid-hull wide
Mid-hull wide
Mark tagged · new New tag
Mark tagged · new
Blocking pad area
Blocking pad area
Stern quarter
Stern quarter

New at commission out: Rub mark · ~30 cm · mid-hull · not on layup-in baseline.

Port hull

Dock-side pass on the cradle · same four angles.

Layup in · Feb 12
Port mid-hull
Port mid-hull
Cradle block
Cradle block
Port bow quarter
Port bow quarter
Hull port wide
Hull port wide
Commission out · May 9
Port mid-hull
Port mid-hull
Cradle block
Cradle block
Port bow quarter
Port bow quarter
Hull port wide
Hull port wide

No new tags vs layup-in baseline.

Stern & swim

Stern deck, swim platform, drives · cover-off photos.

Layup in · Feb 12
Stern deck wide
Stern deck wide
Swim platform
Swim platform
Drive guards
Drive guards
Transom cap
Transom cap
Commission out · May 9
Stern deck wide
Stern deck wide
Swim platform
Swim platform
Drive guards
Drive guards
Transom · chip visible
Transom · chip visible

Pre-existing at layup in: Paint chip · swim platform edge · tagged Feb 12 · owner acknowledged.

No new tags vs layup-in baseline (pre-existing chip unchanged).

Salon & upper deck

Helm, salon entry, party top · interior lights on for exposure.

Layup in · Feb 12
Salon entry
Salon entry
Helm wide
Helm wide
Upper deck aft
Upper deck aft
Party top structure
Party top structure
Commission out · May 9
Salon entry
Salon entry
Helm wide
Helm wide
Upper deck aft
Upper deck aft
Party top · covers off
Party top · covers off

No new tags vs layup-in baseline.

Yard intake · systems

Policy photos operators attach at return · fuel, hours, keys.

Shore power disconnect · tagged at layup in
Shore power disconnect · tagged at layup in
Twin hour meters · photo at haul-out
Twin hour meters · photo at haul-out

Chronology: layup-in → commission-out → compare highlights new tags only.

Charter examples: Sea of Green · Nautical Dream · example photos used with owner permission.

Documentation tools · not survey · not USCG certification · not legal advice

Example compare packet · Ships.one

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Why operators keep the packet

Most weeks it sits quiet. The Monday a guest, broker, or processor asks, that file is the liferaft: same zones, same dates, one story, not a camera roll sorted at midnight.