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I have a 1987 Freedom 30 (Mull) and am trying to figure out the manufacturer of the hatches. Last weekend I left the large, main hatch open while putting up the sails and the boom vang caught on the hatch cover and bent the frame. I am hoping to find a replacement hatch cover so that I do not have t...

I will be sailing this weekend. If the tides are right I will duck into clipper cove coming and going from Alameda to see if anyone is around. Have a great Labor Day weekend everyone!

Michael Matthews
s/v Dawn Marie, 1987 Freedom 30

My 1987 Freedom 30 has a Raritan PHII head which I am about 99% sure is the original.

Michael

If there are still 2 available I will take them.

Thanks,
Michael Matthews
1987 Freedom 30

My plans were not to change the ability for the blocks to swivel, just rearrange slightly. Right the forward most pair of blocks ride against each other so hard the block cheeks are cracked and broken. If I add an additional shackle to the system so that the blocks can rotate slightly and are not be...

I watched the youtube video and will try putting the rope away as described. The blocks I have on the main sheet are all in need of replacing but I've put it off as the shackles holding them are frozen so they need to be cut off. I've been meaning to do that this winter. Thanks for all the responses...

Really? You think the hand coiling is causing the problem? An easy theory to test but if just coiling the rope by hand could cause that what about the affect of the line running through the rope clutch, onto the winch and through the self tailer? Seems like that would have even more twisting effect....

I have a 1987 Freedom 30 I purchased a year ago and re-did all the running rigging. I replaced the main sheet with 1/2" line which is what the factory manual specified. I have found that after about 5 days of sailing the main sheet has become so twisted at the aft-most set of blocks directly over th...

The head on my Freedom 30 needs to be rebuilt. I thought it would be easier to take it home so I decided to try and pull it out of the boat. The bolts that hold the head to the liner appear to have backing nuts but I have no idea how to get to them. I tried running my arm through the cabinet door be...

Let me know if the jib is still available and if you have the dimensions. I just purchased a nice used set from another person on this board but, unfortunately, the jib is a little smaller than the original and does not fit the boom very well. Michael Matthews heaveto@gmail.com 1987 Freedom 30 "Dawn...