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Coax is more important Almost all VHF antennas are going to be OK for the AIS. More important for a new install is using an excellent coax, like marine RG213, and one connection (at most). Never add a splitter. This will keep loss and standing wave to a minimum. With correct coax and minimal...

Most people I know who have gas engines in big boats can not afford to go anywhere. If it is a big boat, it needs a big boat engine or an owner with a deep pocket.

Thirty amps means 30 amps to me. That is conservative and prudent for 10 wire. Your breaker will protect the wire from anything over. I agree that the problem is loose connection or corrosion.

In Olympia there were often "spills" of several hundrend thousand gallons of sewage into the bay. Of course, the boaters were always blamed for "the smell" even when the sewer district had admitted to being the culprit.

The Shakespeare 23' HF antenna has great reviews including 40 meter. With your tuner, 80 meters is likely. Which is important now, until the higher bands open up with the new solar cycle. Bonding everything metal on the ship will give a usable ground plane. With a working tuner, I don't imagine...

I removed both tanks on my 1979 Formosa 46 cutter (sailboat). Both tanks were original black iron, impervious to diesel but not to rust. Since I was replacing the Ford Lehman 80 hp with a 100 hp Iveco (Fiat), the port tank was easy to take out. Both tanks held 90 gallons. The port tank was sound...