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Sounds like a deck leak somewhere....  You need to add your year, model (MK I or II) and where you sail to your signature block.  It helps us help you better.

More sail area equals more drive in lighter air.   Where do you sail?  Best to talk to local sailers, especially ones with the same size boat.  Even better is to work with a local sailmaker.

Sailed and raced my 34 for 14 years on Lake Michigan.  Get the 150.  The main is the first sail you want to reef.  For the few times you reef the 150 a good foam luff will suffice.

[LACK of Backing Plates]

Guys : The problem with the C34 vented stanchions is the LACK of Backing Plates!!!.

The contributing factor is that those 2 stanchions are at the widest portion of the hull and "helpers" on the dock tend to fend off by pushing on those stanchions!!! 

Just contact Garhauer and get two backing plates and as mentioned bed them in with butyl rubber!!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I made my own backing plates out of aluminum bar stock.  The key is to spread the load underneath the deck....  My guess is that the Garhauer plates would do that even better than my homemade ones.  Probably money well spent.

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Holger, I think that will fix it and prevent any more leaks. Great job! 👍😎

[NO PAPER in to the head/holding tank]

Guys : The best way to treat your holding than is NO PAPER in to the head/holding tank!!!

I talked to the Japsco reps and they agree!! 

We put all used toilet tissue/paper in a zip lock bag and dispose of it with the garbage!!

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I get the science, but I would never get any guests on board if I asked them to pack in and pack out toilet paper! 

Forget the guests, I never would never get my wife on board. 😜

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6eMUqbB1Jg

When I did some work on my skeg a looong time ago I recall running into some pink stuff that appeared to be fairing/filler compound....

Interesting video from Practical Sailor.

https://youtu.be/KD3xjCKXv-E?si=-w3ZsJC_5r-T08uF

PlasTeak and PlasDeck on my Gloucester 19.  Used the original fasteners for the hand rails.  I used butyl tape to bed everything - no leaks.
I'll see if I can post a pic from my iPad.

How does he run his 12V equipment?

Good question.  In his case it's just lights for driving at night, two headlights and two taillights.  He took all four and rewired them in series to run off the 48 volts.  Another option, which I will do on my golf cart, is to buy a 48v to 12v converter.   They're available on Amazon among other places for around $21.

Thought I'd throw this blog out:

https://www.litime.com/blogs/blogs/battery-management-system?_pos=1&_sid=946d3f521&_ss=r

A good friend of mine replaced his 6 8V FLA batteries in his golf cart with one 48v LFP battery.  He is raving about the difference.  No maintenance and no worries about SOC (other than is there enough to get home 😉). With LFP you can go with half the amp hours because deep discharge is not a problem.  Also, if you can, it's better to go with one battery because the built in BMS will take care of balancing the individual cells.  With multiple batteries you will have to periodically charge them individually to keep them balanced....

We took a full month off last summer for the first time as I'm nearing retirement and had one of our best cruises, Boston Harbor area all the way to Brooklyn, up the Hudson to West Point area and back.  This summer with a month off again, looking to head down east Maine possibly to the Canadian border.  Added a second 110 W solar panel to the bimini, in the process of replacing the engine mounts to the Vetus K75s to hopefully reduce the noise level motoring, replaced the whole propane set up and sanded and varnished the cabin sole.  Hoping for the best summer yet!

I suggest another stop in Brooklin.... Brooklin, Maine, HQ for Wooden Boat magazine.  😎

If you have a water source you can run the engine.... Just make sure you winterize it again when you're done. 😉

Almost completely agree with Ron except for one minor point, it's a 'rigid' vang. 😉