"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message

Stainless hand holds???... in my climate?.... no thanks! I've been aboard
a friend's steel boat here in the winter.... the damn thing was insulated
and it was still cold.

Yeah, but think of the built-in watermaker you have during humid weather.
The condensation on the interior hull topsides could probably fill a gallon
bottle by noon.

Max