Hand held depth finder? I had no idea such a thing existed, but I can
see its use for exploring an anchorage by dink.

$.50 / US gal for water? How much do you think you are spending per year
doing this cruising stuff? I mean all running expenses and repairs. I
don't mean payments on the boat itself if if's financed. Seems to me
that every post I read of yours, there is some huge running expense
documented.