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REGISTERED YACHT 1.4 and VESSEL USERS
UPGRADE TO Vessel 4.0
for 50% off the list price
 

 

Vessel 4.0 released and available for trial download.

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 Vessel 4.0
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Improve the Safety, Reliability, and Comfort of your Vessel.
  Vessel 4.0™ is Portage Bay Marine's third-generation vessel management system.  Vessel 4.0™ is a powerful, intuitive, and simple to use tool to  help you with the complex problem of managing your vessel.  It incorporates hundreds of user inputs to improve functionality and ease of use. 

Vessel 4.0 Features

At-a-Glance Status Panel with browser-type user interface and drill-down allows you to quickly find information.  All information updates automatically at the time of change.

All Features Standard- Vessel 4.0 now ships with all features standard.  No need to upgrade when you need that advanced feature.  It's all included at a more attractive price than before.

Multi vessel- manage an unlimited number of vessels.  Now purchase orders and work orders  can be accessed on a vessel by vessel or fleet basis.

Multi-user- Now simultaneous access by two seats on one network database is included as standard.  You may optionally add up to ten seats.

Setup Wizard with over 2000 equipment and supply templates with associated maintenance schedules speeds initial vessel setup.

Fully backward compatible with previous versions of Yacht and Vessel.  Our new Import Wizard makes it easier than ever to move your data without impacting your previous installation.

 

Contact manager for organizing crew, suppliers, manufacturers, marinas, or any other contact

Unlimited equipment and supply tracking with inventory and purchasing requirements now includes custom views for charts, documents, licenses, and electrical equipment.

Vastly improved inventory management makes it easy to perform physical inventory and see exactly where and how equipment and supplies are being used.

Purchase Orders make it easy to order and receive items and keep track of inventory.

Chart manager organizes chart inventory and correction recordkeeping.  Included is a complete list of NOAA charts for easy setup of chart inventory.

Electrical systems analysis adds electrical parameters to your equipment inventory and provides a tool for understanding DC and AC loads and their impact on vessel operation.  Also included is an ABYC electrical load analysis for estimating battery capacity.

Unlimited checklists integrated with equipment make it easy to have checklists that are current and represent the way you operate your vessel.

Task scheduling automatically schedules repetitive tasks on the basis of calendar time or operating hours.  Scheduling also plans needed supply items necessary to perform the task.

Planning horizon now lets you plan inventory for requirements within a user-defined time limit.
Alert intervals for tasks, purchase orders, work orders and training can now be user defined to match the way you manage your vessel.
 

Procedures help control how a task is done and specify supplies and tools required.

 

Task tracking and maintenance history for all equipment helps insure that critical equipment has current maintenance.

 

Work Orders give you an easy way to assign tasks to a service provider and track their completion.

Integrated documents has been simplified and makes it easier to include documents in procedures and tasks.

 

Trip Log with crew manifest, navigation and radio logs makes it easy to record all aspects of your trip.

  Crew manifest provides all the information you need to clear crew through customs.

Email position reports and trip plans to help others track the plans and progress of your trips.

 

Engineering log give you an easy way to track numeric data such as operating hours or oil pressure.

 

Tank Logs keeps track of your tank contents.

 

Crew training and position descriptions make it easy to orient your crewmembers on their responsibilities aboard your vessel.   

 

Extensive searching and sorting capabilities help you find information fast.

Extensive reporting with over 200 reports giver you hard copy of all aspects of your vessel operation.

Comprehensive on-screen Help with printed Help topics link you directly to the operation being discussed.

 

Integrated backup gives you an easy way to routinely protect your data.

We've made hundreds of improvements in usability and functionality based on feedback from our installed base.  Vessel 4.0 is significantly more robust than it's predecessors.

   

Portage Bay Marine, Inc. 6522 4th Ave NE Suite 31, Seattle, Washington 98115