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Sounds like fun! We'll check our schedule.

Bob K.

looonnggg painters I might add... 

You're powers of observation are amazing, and mostly accurate.
The cigar is another story altogether. I'm not allowed to hold onto the rail....

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Bob Kuba
Commodore C34IA

and of course there's always the screen door version.

I think they'll be a tourist attraction, and boats are going to weave in and out of them."

Finally, a way to recapture my C34 investment! 

Well,

If what's happening in Martha's Vineyard is any indication, this project will never get off the ground.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/04/20/cape.cod.wind.farm/index.html?hpt=C1

I have not solved the "rain down the mast" issue.
I presume the culprit is the spinnaker halyard, but I'm not ready to give that up.

Do you guys know Denny & Elaine Carlin in Cleveland?
That's who I bought my 34 from.

Ron is correct.
I also have a PYI dripless packing and the bilge stays pretty dry.

Miles,

Could you post some more information here about the race?
Dates, start/finish, course length, etc..

Thanks
Bob K.

I have replaced the blower fan which is located right next to the gusher pump and you are correct. The only access is through the aft cabin after removing the bulkhead. It's a tight squeeze but it's possible to reach back and up to that location with one hand.

This picture doesn't quite show the pump. but it does show the blower motor and the tight confines you have to work in. I was laying on my back looking up at the blower when I took this photo. It is located just high enough to be almost out of reach while stretching and contorting.

It might be worthwhile to remove the engine instrument panel to let in a little more light, and possibly the arm of a second person to assist. If anything, I learned how a sailor's colorful vocabulary developed.

Mel,

Yes, that is a check valve I found at West Marine.
I know there are varying opinions on their use, but I like the fact that the bilge stays a little drier. Just another thing to winterize I guess. I've had it in for the past four season and haven't had any problems.

That mount is in the second bilge compartment, on the starboard side, just above the bilge pump.
I am sitting at the nav station looking at the bilge area aft of the mast.

Isn't that a clean bilge?
Is it elbow grease? or is it photoshop?  :-) 

Welcome and congrats on the new boat!

Many members have moved the location of those water tank valves to a more accessible location.
After getting down on your knees, and reaching to the back of that cramped area a few times, you'll know what I mean.

This project and many more are located in the Tech Notes section.
Welcome aboard!

Bob Kuba