Full displacement hull to get #1, and some sort of reliable get-home power. I'd suggest to the originator of that question to get Robert Bebe's "Voyaging Under Power". It goes into all that. ----- Original Message ---- From: John Harris JohnPH@Comcast.net 1) RANGE > 3,000 miles i.e. adequate to reach any point on earth with reasonable routing adjustments. 2) Stabilizers of any kind, passive, active, compensating or whatever, without them life is to uncomfortable - sometimes. 3) Water supply - a water maker or >200 gallons of tankage or both. We can get along easily on 10 gallons a day or with rationing on 5, so that allows for 20 to 40 days of water. Other thoughts ?