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Yes, you can run a generator in an enclosure on deck. No, it doesn't have to be loud. https://72land-n-sea.blogspot.com/2012/10/3000i.html If I'm annoyed by someone running a generator near me - hmmmm, I just move. That's the nice thing about anchoring.

Very few things to worry about on my boat. I just buy one of these every few years and donate the old one to Goodwill. https://www.harborfreight.com/105-piece-tool-kit-4030.html And I love these. https://72land-n-sea.blogspot.com/2014/04/wire-clamp-maker.html

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Oh, the complications of success and old age. My wife and I moved aboard when I was 25, on a 27' sailboat without running water or refrigeration. We spent hurricane seasons on the hook working, the rest of the year cruising. Now, at 75 y/o, the memory of those years are my favorite of all time.

Coast Guard approved handles for overboard discharge valves?

I like the remote start/stop generators. I have a Honda 3000i and a Champion 3100 inverter. I run the 3000i on my boat. https://72land-n-sea.blogspot.com/2012/10/3000i.html I like the CO detectors that have a readout...

To be conventional and proper you need a golf cart bank with twice your required capacity. Then you'll need to monitor your usage with an amp counting meter to keep from depleting your bank too far . You'll also need a high tech multi-stage battery charger. US bottom feeders have a different...

Is your fun in refurbishing or boating? Do you consider the boat an inestment? Are you worried about resale? When I purchased my trawler the prime objective was cruising. I didn't want to buy a boat I couldn't use. The money I might lose on resale was a small price to pay for the joy that...

With an RV macerator that screws into the deck pump out, you can empty your holding tank thru a garden hose. https://www.amazon.com/Jabsco-Macerator-Priming-Protection-Evacuation/dp/B01MXOSR5N Here's how we do it with the RV. https://72land-n-sea.blogspot.com/2017/03/wolf-pup-sewage.html

We have a bunch of hoity-toity folks here, don't we? I posed that same question in the Boat/US classifieds many years back. A fellow wrote back saying my wife, daughter and I were welcome to spend the weekend on his trawler with him and his GF. There was none of the conditions or any other BS...

For the 3 years we lived aboard the sailboat from New England to the Caribbean - we ran the motor for 80% of the miles we covered. Doesn't that qualify us as a trawler?

I'm 75. Here's my take: Diesels are not cheaper to maintain. Diesel stinks forever. Anyone can fix a gasser. My gasser boat gets 3 mpg at 7mph - but it can do almost 30 mph. You'd need to keep a boat 40 years to take advantage of the extra cost of a diesel...at 74 y/o I'm guessing that ain't...

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Oh, the woes of modern cruisers...the decisions one must submit to. We cruised 3 years without running water or refrigeration...

Most of us don't have a gauge to test crimps...at least I don't. And I did buy one of those expensive ratchet crimpers, but I wasn't always happy with the crimp. I migrated to the dimple crimp and have never been disappointed. Ratchet left, dimple right - the dimple unquestionably holds better.

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Others like to regurgitate rules or customary procedures. I like to share actual experiences. I used wire nuts on my boat trailer whenever a fix or added item was in order, telling myself that their usage would only be temporary. I did fill each one with whatever goop I had on hand before...

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We went from 3 years liveaboard sail to trawler to cuddy cabin to houseboat. You say you like to go outside...at 30mph the house can get to the Bahamas in 2 hours - it also has positive floatation. https://72land-n-sea.blogspot.com/2011/05/introduction.html

It's only 2 hours from Lauderdale to Bimini @ 30 mph. A better question might be "Where do you go from there?"

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This is also an option... https://www.amazon.com/Snap-Screw-Oversize-Stainless-Steel/dp/B015F5QPD0 I've also done this... https://72land-n-sea.blogspot.com/2014/05/loose-snaps.html?m=1

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I guess I'm in a slightly different category. I go with my handicapped wife, but essentially I'm still alone. I hqave to launch/retrieve alone and anchor and perform all chores by myself. I guess it all depends on your determination...