Necessary repairs
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Necessary repairs (for which the master of a ship may lawfully bind the owner) are such as are reasonably fit and proper for the ship under the circumstances, and not merely such as are absolutely indispensable for the safety of the ship or the accomplishment of the voyage.
The Fortitude, 3 Sumn. 327, Fed. Cas. No. 4,953 ; Webster v. Seekamp, 4 Barn. & Aid. 352.