All that said, "decomissioning, commission, recommission" are traditional terms used on ships. Shipyards/boatyards have adopted them on all boats. It is not a big deal for an ouotboard.[/QUOTE]
Sandman, Those sound like "Navy" Terms to me. In the Merchant Marine we use terms like. Activate, Break out, Lay-up, On the blocks, Off the blocks, Flood the dock...........and my favorite Pay Off.
That said. Sometimes technogoly is not always a good thing. To own something the basic knowledgeable boater can't touch is frustrating and demoralizing. To make a phone call to have to local Marina "pro" come down to your boat at $80/hour to tell you it was just the oxygen sensor and my minimum time is 2hrs plus travel time.
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