Planning the KISS Boat

[KISS]

Hello everyone, new user here. I'll skip the introductions (check out my intro post in the meets and greets sub-forum if you like) and get right to the point.

In a few years time, I plan to be living aboard my own boat (single-handed), cruising the Caribbean full time, with occasional jaunts across the pond. For this, I feel that a steel full-keel monohull in the ~35' range would best meet my needs. The plan is to buy an old one and do a complete refit from bare metal. That's bound to be contentious, but I don't want to debate that just yet. What I'd like to discuss are systems (the issues concerning which are mostly the same regardless of the type of boat). As my username suggests, I'm into simplicity.

I've spent years reading and thinking about the pros and cons of different arrangements, much of it as a lurker on this wonderful forum. Now I have a fairly detailed plan that I'd like to submit for your consideration.

It's too long to post in text, so I'm posting it in several attachments by topic.

Thanks in advance for any and all constructive feedback,
KISS