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More pics. Sink and plumbing going back in.

More pics. The yard built custom brackets for the 4jh57 to drop on the holes of the 4jhtbe including dealing with the height difference between front and back. No real glasswork in this project. We also installed a 1" intake seacock and a 8 gallon isotemp water heater. IMG_1295.jpeg IMG_1300.jpeg IM...

This project is complete. It has been quite a journey and we sea trialed in early November before putting her back to bed for winter. The normally aspirated 4JH57 is super smooth and quiet and powers at about 7 knts at 2K RPM in flat water with 3 bladed max-prop. Lots of cleanup work in wiring and p...

I am shopping for some new sails for an F45CC. Anyone go beyond dacron sails for these boats? With the bendy rigs do they benefit much from more exotic sails? The quotes I have now include radial dacron, radial hydranet and North laminate Cruise Xi. The boat has a roller furling boom as well. Peter ...

I recently purchased a F45CC as well. Would be happy to compare notes if interested. My boat has some cabin top crazing as well and needs some chip repair on the transom edge. My hull and cabin top look like your typical just off white. Previous owner notes say 952 Buffback gelcoat. "Sport Yacht Whi...

Old engine ready for the crane. Thank you Archimedes. Cabinetry demo was not as bad as I thought as yard was able cleanly remove the front panel.

I though it might be unique to my boat but the blue F45 for sale on YW has the same holes in the bow. When I saw that, I figured this might have been an option and more boats out there have it installed.

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Is anyone familiar with parts/workings of the anchor rode washdown spray tubes that exist on some Freedom 45s including mine? See the attached picture. In the anchor locker the tube ends have removable plugs. There is also a standard spigot with hose thread but no hose. Just unclear how the water co...

This is finally happening. Working off of the yard's punch list, I have started dismantling the plumbing around the engine and the galley itself. New 4JH57 has just arrived. Will likely be a few more weeks before the the old engine is out.

I bought a Freedom 45 this past April and we were able get insurance through our local agent who specializes in yachts. http://www.burkeins.com/. The policy is underwritten by Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company. There was never any questions about the rig but they needed the purchase survey (obvio...