On Wed, 03 Jun 2015 13:20:04 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Wed, 03 Jun 2015 06:49:59 -0600, Paul Cassel
wrote:

Mine wasn't even that bad. I spoke to a fellow having, IIRC, a 52'
Little Harbor sail boat. He said he always had at least three systems
out of commission or partly working at any given time. No human could
get all his boat working per design.

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Complexity of systems tends to increase exponentially with the size of
the boat, and that inevitably leads to increased maintenance
requirements. The right way to increase complexity however is to
build in some redundancy at the same time so that it's not necessary
to have everything 100% operational at all times. The alternative is
to go with the minimalist approach and forgo modern conveniences like
refrigeration and air conditioning.


Indeed! Minimalist is better. If one must have
air conditioning, it is my firm belief that one
should stay home and run it off the grid.

I draw the line at somebody's unnecessary luxuries
impinging on the peace and quiet and fresh air of
an anchorage. If you MUST have air conditioning
then rent a slip and plug into the grid.

I do think a simple Adler Barbour refrigerator
is an exception as long as one is willing to
forego refrigeration when the sun doesn't shine.

I use mine from time to time to cool down some
beers and that's about it. A simple luxury when
ice is out of the equation.


--
Sir Gregory