My transmission would only go in reverse on my volvo md7a ms reverse gear Freedom 28 Cat Ketch. If you ever tried to back a stubby full keeled boat with an extra mast in the bow, you know having reverse only hasn't been a useful modification. The volvo mechanics did their breakdown and produced a list of needed transmission parts, many no where in the world, others at prices...I might buy my DNA F4 .
So the real deal is trying to decide to invest more than the cost of the boat in a new engine repower with Yanmar and Beta the two leading choices, an outboard, an electric with lead gel or graphene vapor batteries or the yuloh, all a distant second.
I know by prior posts that at least two of the Freedom 28 have been repowered with Betas. Most of the american Freedom 28 CK came with Yanmars. I know one electric 32 and another electric 35. No one has a yulow.
I have enjoyed my boats history. It has had a good life. It is one of the biggest boat feeling 28 footers you will ever sail. It has the freedom advantages and troubles. It is time for a bottom job and topside paint. It has some bottom blisters and some core issue in a coaming. It wants a new anchor...It is younger than one of my children and older than the other....They have handled their mileage better but a least were garaged and not left out in four hurricanes....
So if you re powered your boat recently, or are in the same mode what are your thought?
Lets hear your experience.