I use my grill all the time, and love it. However that said to not be a pain in the butt you really have to get the logistics down to a science and I have a limited number of things that I will grill as I've learned what works well and what makes a huge mess.
Key things clean the grill completely after each use, mine is completely disassembled and scrubbed and I had my sister make me a really nice heavy duty nylon storage bag for the grill which keeps it all together in a handy package stored always in my under the floor ski locker. I also avoid cooking foods that are
really juicy when they cook. I thought ahead when I bought my grill, it mounts to my fish pole holders and extends out over the side of the boat which is nice and out of the way. Mounting rod is small enough to be stored inside the grill when not in use. My sunpad in the rear is my kitchen and buffet counters just use a towel as a table cloth, in dash cooler is the fridge. Guess it comes down to how much you want to make it work or not.
Annual tradition - mesquite marinated venison tips from the fall hunting season and cold adult beverages for the 4th of July. Simply cannot beat it IMHO. To eat anything less would be uncivilized
Rest of the time it's sausages, hot dogs, chicken, heck I've even pre-fabbed burritos and grilled them only needing to worry about assembling the stuff you don't want cooked after the fact. That's REALLY good, basted with a smidge of butter while cooking, even better! Now I'm hungry.