The knowledge behind the boat
Knowing her.
Remembering it all.
Why we’re developing Kopelia’s CVMS: a lasting, organized home for what we know about our vessel.
Four years of work.
A lot to remember.
Greg installed every system and component aboard Kopelia. He knows the work behind the panels and the decisions behind each installation. Much of that knowledge began in his memory.
Our CVMS work with Norm is about capturing that knowledge in a form we can maintain and use: the equipment, its relationships, the relevant documentation, and the practical information needed to care for the boat.
It’s a continuing development effort, built around the real vessel and checked against what we can confirm.
The questions that matter
- What is installed?
- How does it connect?
- What needs attention?
- Where are the spares and documents?
- What do we know—and what still needs checking?
Why it matters to us
Knowledge that can outlast memory.
Continuity
The details of a rebuild should remain useful long after the work is finished.
Context
A component is part of a larger system. Recording those relationships helps explain the boat as a whole.
Confidence
We want to distinguish what has been verified from what is incomplete, uncertain, or still being developed.
A practical example · What we want to capture
Two refrigeration systems.
One clear record.
The galley refit gave us an upright fridge/freezer and a separate rebuilt freezer. A useful vessel record should distinguish those systems and bring together each one’s components, supporting documents, and maintenance information.
This illustrates the purpose of the CVMS. It is not a claim that every record or workflow is complete.