Hello - I am relatively new to boating and am taking a huge plunge and looking to buy a houseboat to live on! I have found one that looks good (but I am still going to have it inspected by a pro-I've heard too many horror stories!) but I have a few questions:



1. It doesn't have a generator. The heat and hot water and range are propane. Is not having a generator a problem? The boat currently has 3 batteries; 1 for the motor and 2x10 hour batteries for the 12 volt power. Is that ok or is a generator really a "must have"?



2. There is no hot water heater... it has a "heat as you go" device that heats the water as it is going to the faucets. I played with it and it seems to work great... but I was wondering if anyone is more familiar with them, and knows differently...?

Well thanks for any advice you have... and any other words of wisdom you can pass along!

The boat is a 1985 45' Pleasure Craft and will be in Lake Pleasant, AZ (near Phoenix)

Thanks
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