Managing multiple vessels
Last updated Fri Jul 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Everything in WatchKeeper hangs off a vessel: passages, crew, contacts, maintenance, stowage, sails, tanks. Your account owns vessels; your plan caps how many.
Vessel limits
| Plan | Vessels you can own |
|---|---|
| Coastal | 1 |
| Offshore | 2 |
| Bluewater | 5 |
Being crew on someone else's vessel doesn't count against your limit — a delivery skipper on the free plan can be crew on any number of boats; the cap is only on vessels you own.
Add and switch vessels
- Vessels → New vessel to add another boat (name required; call sign, MMSI, home port optional).
- The vessel picker in the app switches your active boat — the dashboard, logbook, and every other page follow it.
What moves with you, what doesn't
Vessel-scoped (does not follow you between boats): crew roster, contacts/address book, maintenance history, stowage, sail inventory, tank setup, procedures ticks.
Account-scoped: your profile, plan, and billing; the vessels you own; your crew memberships on other people's boats.
There's no bulk copy between vessels today — a new boat starts clean. If you're migrating from a boat you're selling, export its logbook first; the record belongs with you even if the hull doesn't.
Selling or retiring a boat?
Export everything first, then delete the vessel from its settings page. Deleting a vessel is permanent and takes its passages and logs with it — the export is your copy.