At 50-100 hours/year you'd be better off renting.
I realize that owning does not make financial sense.

I want to be able to go out to the airport on a whim.
I'm tired of flying tired old minimally maintained planes.
I want to be able to stay for an extra day without out having schedule problems.
For proficiency sake I want to fly the same plane, not "whats availible today"


The coastal flight you mentioned by San Diego shouldn't be an issue in
a single assuming you're at the appropriate altitude to reach land in a
power-off glide.
Take a look at the map, AVX is an island well off the coast.
You will spend more than 1/2 the flight beyond gliding distance.
The daytime weekend plan is to ditch near one of the many many many boats going back and forth in the
area, at night or on a week day, its a much dicer afair.

(Both my self and my wife are ex-lifeguards and strong ocean swimmers, I might be tempted to
routinely fly that route in a single with a pair of survival suits and a elt in a ditch bag.)


Paul