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Running backstays, I think maybe you mean...?

Not mine & I have no connection to the seller.

They want £700. Bit of a project. Let me know if you can't get this link to work:


https://www.facebook.com/groups/Yachtsa ... 6556899670

Freedom 39 ph masts were constructed in 2 pieces and then joined together at the factory ( as per eric Schonberg) you may confirm this with him if you like, dont know about the other boats , the splice consists of an approx 1/8 inch x 3 foot internal sleeve, the wall thickness of the sleeve is supp...

So is this a Tillotson Pearson mast? I don't know about your F39, but I know the TP carbon fibre masts on the F35 / F33 have known issues with circumferential cracking, for which Eric Sponberg devised a remedy. Had yours ever shown sign of that circumferential cracking? Has it been through Eric's re...

Oh dear.... Good job you've got 2...!

What material is the mast made of, & what were the circumstances that led to this, if I might ask?

You can try knocking it out with a wooden drift first, but if it won't come out easily then yes, you'll have to make yourself a puller with a long bolt with a washer on the inboard end, as you say. You'll need a short section of (e.g.) scaffold pole to go over your stern tube (otherwise how does the...

So, the Hoyt F33/35 (at least - don't know about other models) has the companionway offset to starboard. Does this not represent something of a vulnerability to having large volumes of water entering the vessel - in the event of a knockdown to that side, for example. Or in any other circumstances wh...

Hi. Long shot here, but just wondering if there might, by some chance, be any UK based F35+ owners here who happen to have a trailer (that would definitely fit / take the weight) that they might be willing to either (ideally) hire out for a very short term while not in use, or potentially even sell?...

Hi all.

Does anyone happen to know a yacht surveyor they would particularly recommend in the Essex / SE England / E England area?

Thanks!

Thanks Castaway, for your very complete answer!