Well, I play with Overwatch and Error Trap (NRaas mods). I am only getting the normal vehicle removal and electonics turned off notices each day. So I think that you can play without lag if you just take the time to remove the houseboats and resorts. You can simply evict Sims and move them. By making the problem ports NVA, only your active sim should go there, so you should not get stuck sims there. You don't have to make the changes to all the places. You can delete those lots and replace them with others.
I do not think the changes to lots take that long, but it's your game and you decide. And you should only have to make changes once. Keep that Save in safe place and make a copy of it when you want to start a fresh game there.