Loan / Borrow is a lightweight memory ledger for gear and consumables that walk between techs, yards, and shops. It is not accounting and not a work order — it answers: who has what, since when, and did they return it?
Open it from the main tab bar: Loan on iPhone, or the sidebar Loan item on iPad / Mac.
Why it exists
Marine service is full of informal handoffs:
- Specialty pullers, gauges, or adapters lent to a contractor for the weekend
- Shrinkwrap rolls, tarps, and consumables “just for this job”
- Tools borrowed from a neighboring shop until your order arrives
Without a note, those disappear into “I thought you had it.” Loan / Borrow keeps a simple on-device list with photos, notes, and an optional reminder.
Directions
| Direction | Meaning | Person field |
|---|---|---|
| Loaned Out | You gave something away (temporarily) | Loaned to (name) |
| Borrowed | You received something you need to return | Borrowed from (name) |
What each record stores
| Field | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Item description | What left the van / shop (qty + name) |
| Person | Who has it, or who you got it from |
| Notes | Context, condition, “don’t forget the case” |
| Photo | Optional proof of condition or label |
| Date | When the loan / borrow started |
| Remind me | Optional local reminder date |
| Returned | Active vs closed; swipe to mark returned |
Stored on device as marineServiceLoans.json. Search covers description, person, and notes.
How to record
- Open the Loan tab.
- Tap Record Loan / Borrow.
- Choose Loaned Out or Borrowed.
- Enter item description and person.
- Optional: notes, photo, reminder.
- Tap Save Record.
To close a line: swipe Mark Returned. Returned rows can be reopened with Active Again or deleted.
Example: Tony Soprano and the tarp
A classic yard-memory problem — write it down before it becomes folklore.
Sample record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Loaned Out |
| Item description | 3 rolls of plastic tarp |
| Loaned to | Tony Soprano |
| Notes | Winter cover staging for the big boat; asked for them back after the weekend |
| Photo | Optional — stack of rolls by the shop door |
| Remind me | Optional — next Monday |
Footnote: Probably not gonna get this back..
Record it anyway. The ledger is for your memory — even when return odds are, let’s say, theatrical.
Why this example matters
Specialty tools are expensive, but consumables and bulk rolls vanish just as easily. Three rolls of plastic tarp are easy to “forget” after a storm cover or shrink job. Logging who and how many turns a shrug into a searchable line item.
Tips
- Prefer concrete descriptions: “3 rolls plastic tarp (clear 20×100)” beats “some plastic.”
- Put return skepticism in notes — future-you will thank present-you.
- Use Borrowed when you owe someone else’s gear back; don’t only track outbound.
- Photos help when the same tool type exists in three vans.
- This tab is separate from Tools inventory (van/shop stock). Loans are about handoffs between people, not stock counts.
Related
- Features — product overview
- User workflows — work orders and field return
- Support — help and contact