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by VeloFellow
Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:59 pm
Forum: Photographs and Drawings
Topic: Freedom Videos
Replies: 23
Views: 25702

Freedom 40CC. Modified. The Pianocean project

https://youtu.be/sB-X-C3qUlY

My brothers freedom forty is incomplete. Check out this modification!
by VeloFellow
Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:30 pm
Forum: General Sailing
Topic: Mizzen staysail on a cat ketch?
Replies: 8
Views: 6244

Re: Mizzen staysail on a cat ketch?

Besides giving me some entertainment, our staysail adds a bit of power on light days. we have dynema runners to mizzen mast top.
Just bought a used drifter with chutescoop to add color My white staysail is a bit stretched and torn from carrying it out of range.
by VeloFellow
Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:48 pm
Forum: Electrical and Electronics
Topic: F28/30 CK instrument transducer location
Replies: 7
Views: 8834

Re: F28/30 CK instrument transducer location

Andy Five years later.... Log was port keel near motormount. Never connected and broken so i had it removed and glassed over. There a 4x1 inch tube through core under sink. I think original souder there. Under aft port settee was 3 inch area inner fibergass and cote removved with armar p79? Affixed ...
by VeloFellow
Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:04 am
Forum: Cruising
Topic: A Journey So Far - The travels of Nausikaa
Replies: 10
Views: 16404

Re: A Journey So Far - The travels of Nausikaa

Fine foods, Friends, following seas and quiet anchorage to you!

My 28ck travelled Spain Portugal and the med in 1982...four owners ago.

Sailed Clave' Saturday on Tampa Bay. A few hours under double reefed main...
Enjoy your travels! Thanks for sharing your cruise!
by VeloFellow
Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:12 am
Forum: Cruising
Topic: Sailing the coast of Portugal southbound
Replies: 4
Views: 7212

Re: Sailing the coast of Portugal southbound

Great to see you are cruising. My f30(28) ck made that trip with first owner in 1982? Clave' has a metal shoe at the rear of the keel extending beneath the front of the rudder. I still have had to dive to cut a line wrapped on the prop shaft once. Photos or your you tube bikini money shots make twen...
by VeloFellow
Mon Apr 27, 2020 3:02 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: Freedom 28 CK for Free in MA - SOLD
Replies: 4
Views: 3903

Re: Freedom 28 CK for Free in MA, must go

Has this "sold"?
Price will not be the comparable I hope when I want to sell mine.
by VeloFellow
Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:05 pm
Forum: Rigging and Sails
Topic: reefing points of a cat ketch
Replies: 9
Views: 5663

Re: reefing points of a cat ketch

I have gotten a couple quotes to replace my sails. I had decided after sailing for five years I need the second reef point only. We have found full sail until we put a second reef on the mizzen and the next step furl the mizzen and go to second reef in the main. Maybe a third reef for balance or as ...
by VeloFellow
Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:37 pm
Forum: Engines and Mechanical Systems
Topic: Campbell sailor propeller Freedom 28ck
Replies: 2
Views: 2995

Re: Campbell sailor propeller Freedom 28ck

I prevously had a three blade with my volvo and noted higher speed and better acceleraion wih lower rpm and horspower of original volvo. Negligable speed chane under sail with current two blade prop. I can get full rpm with current prop.
Campbell claims better speed both inder power and sail. ???
by VeloFellow
Mon Jan 06, 2020 11:52 pm
Forum: Engines and Mechanical Systems
Topic: Campbell sailor propeller Freedom 28ck
Replies: 2
Views: 2995

Campbell sailor propeller Freedom 28ck

I had seen a freedom 28 cat ketch in an old for
sale ad with a three blade Campbell sailor prop.. Anyone wit experience?
by VeloFellow
Mon Jan 06, 2020 11:51 pm
Forum: Engines and Mechanical Systems
Topic: Edit
Replies: 0
Views: 2130

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