Hi to all members. Returning to site to gain some knowledge to equip me to buy a Freedom. Need some help please: A sailing report about the F39 Pilot House...
For those of you in the greater boston area looking for riggers, I can recommend highly Marine Rigging Group, a relatively new rigging company. They've done...
My 1986 Freedom 36 is now for sale. Time constraints have driven me to a fractional sailing plan at Cape Yachts in South Dartmouth, MA. This boat and this...
I have lost the entire rudder one ft below the waterline on my 1982 33ft cat ketch with 4.5(water-line) fixed keel. T.S. Fay a couple of months ago. The boat...
John: I lost the rudder on my Mull Freedom 28 about two years ago. At the time I got advise from this group and learned from the group and Paul Dennis that ...
John- I'm looking to buy a Freedom of the size you have--- but I'm looking for a center board( I like that shallow draft). I've owned several boats two of ...
Companies like Foss Foam and Ida Sailor can make new rudders. Do a Google search for them. Either may have plans for most production boats, but maybe not....
My husband Russell and I sail F30 "Corydora" on the coast of Maine and more recently in the Bay of Fundy. For years we have resisted getting a dodger as we...
I am sending photos of mine w/o plastic windows on sides on my F30...I would like complete windows though. I have never sent pictures here...so do I just do...
Take a look at Sailrite http://www.sailrite.com/ They have an instructional book that should make this an easy job when combined with your skill set and...
I have just had new canvas made for my F32. A couple of things that were of importance to me were: to be sure the dodger was as high as it could be-the old...
In addition to the other options, you may want to contact "Phil's Foils." They do a lot of replacement rudder work for many types of boats. www.philsfoils.com ...
Lola You look different from what I have imaged!! {:>) Bob On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 6:58 AM, Lola Jackson wrote: I am sending photos of mine w/o plastic...
I sideview of your bimini and dodger would be nice! Bob On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 6:58 AM, Lola Jackson wrote: I am sending photos of mine w/o plastic windows on...
John, Sounds like I have same model F33 as you (1982 hull # 63). As luck would have it, mine is on the hard (next to my barn) as we speak. I would be happy to...
Lola, Thanks for your willingness to share your photos of your dodger and bimini with the rest of us! The picture quality of your photos is Excellent:) Might...
Thank you for the comments on my photos, and my ability to be a sponge. Question...I don't know how or where to add the photos as you asked. Advice please. ...
Hi John We live in the UK and have a UK built Freedom 33 (1986 hull no 11).We have all the engineering drawings and including the steering geometry for the...
Lola, If you don't like chasing your tail, let me suggest that you print this message and then follow the instructions! Course if you LIKE "Mouse Tag" then by...
Wow. I'm also amazed there wasn't other damage. I've drilled a couple of holes in the lower portion of my F-33 rudder to check for water in the core (then...
For those interested in the F-33 I just came back from 2 days of sailing in fairly strong wind. We sailed from Boston to Provincetown the first day, anchored ...
My bilge pump (Rule 1000) tripped the circuit on the panel after having run my batteries down. I changed it out in a snap and installed the new one it still...
greetings.. sounds like you have a short in the wires... track the wires from the bilge to the switch and to the batteries...making sure they aren't worn and...
Scott, is the discharge hose blocked? "Life is a Reach, then you Jibe" Â SWARD ... From: jsforgey <jsforgey@...> Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Electrical...
Alan, Nice account of your trip. Gives us a lot of confidence in the seaworthyness of the catketches. 10 to 12 knots must have been a real kick! Best, Michel...
OK. This is another one of those “I should know but I really don’t” kind of questions. How do you track down a short? I have some ideas and am able to...
Laborious though it may seem, you have to physically trace the wire from the fuse/circuit breaker to the device, and look for ugly physical condition(s). That...
Pardon, but did you email me, perhaps about dodger? I was sifting through my spam and I think I saw your name but then hit the wrong button and the message...