Nancy uses the breadmaker several times a week....don't leave the dock without it if bread or pizza is a part of your diet, IMHO. We also have a small food processor, sandwich maker and blender. All are used many times a week and perform their function better and faster than manual methods. As long as the storage space is available I'd keep them on the list. We just have finally eliminated our last bit of land stored stuff. No more storage locker!!! It has taken us 5 years to weed thru the stuff we'd already stowed aboard that we "had to have on board". We sold/gave enough away so that we could bring new stuff from storage each time. I doubt if we really need half the stuff we have stowed now but as liveaboards with no other "home" if its not here then it is gone. The Chippendale corner cupboard, the bronzed booties of an early child, the George Washington stool...all gone! However a oil painting of Nancy's early house hangs over our bed in the stateroom.....guess she traded something else to keep that one ;-) So we each need to keep our "stuff" which other may view as junk. It gives us a tie to the past and comfort to know its still with us. The appliances make the on water living experiences more civilized and less of a camping experience so life's routines are "normalized" on the boat. The best thing is that you have everything you need with you as there is no "stash" ashore to go get something else! We have a good set of spares but you can't spare everything. Today the world of the internet allows ordering parts and having them shipped to the outer corners of the world. Yup the shipping can be expensive and the hassle of customs wherever can be daunting but the part will arrive sooner than you might expect. We lost the air blower in the forward stateroom Mermaid AC unit in Bequia. An internet order to Grainger Industrial Supply had one on the way that day FedEx. Ordered on a Wed it would have arrived on Friday but it was a Holiday...World Cup Cricket...so we had to wait till Monday to get it. No duty and $85 FedEx charge. Not bad IMHO! So belts, filters, impellors, lube oil, alternators, starters, test equipment, full sets of manuals and the tools to do most repairs will make underway maintenance easy and cover most unexpected faults. Think of things that might make you go dead in the water and try to cover them. As long as you have main line equipment local shops can supply most expendable stuff. I might be tough to get a part for a BMW or a Nanni diesel or a vacu flush system for example. So if you have gear that is a bit out of the ordinary then I'd spare that a bit heavier then the more common stuff. Lastly the level of spares and what you have on board will differ from an extended cruise, vs. a liveaboard cruiser vs. a ocean crossing passagermaker. What is required for one may just be in the way for a different use. We went to a dock last week, as an example and it took us an hour and a half to get out the gear to dock...fenders, lines, shore power cord, etc as they had been stowed/deflated when we left Venezuela in Jan. Once we left the dock it all has to be stowed again. We don't expect to be docking again till August. We also unloaded more stuff that we found taking up valuable space. As always YMMV and probably will ;-) Dave & Nancy Swan Song Roughwater 58 Caribbean Cruise '07