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Congrats on the "new" boat" I think you're gonna love it. I have a F38. The exhaust elbow and its connection to the outside are hinky on the Freedoms (note the white caulking holding it in place) so this is as good a time as any to fix this. That elbow itself should be replaced (not "repair" as the...

Congrats! Just sold my F30 a few years ago. There are two options to access the lazarette/inside transom area depending on where you’re trying to go. One is through the cockpit locker, if you’re trying to get to the port side of the rudder shaft. On the starboard side (where the shore power connect...

Hi all - I purchased a 1987 Freedom 30 a few weeks ago (A terrific and past due upgrade, after having a F-25 for 25 years). I wasn't there for the survey and am going through the report that includes the following: " Corrosion and possible leak observed where the engine exhaust exists the transom [F...

Good idea. Thanks for sharing. You state that the area where the end pieces meet is at the top when closed, but in your picture the end pieces are at the top only when open. Happy sailing Jim D Jim, good eye!! I had said to "ensure" that the portion of the gasket where the ends meet is located at t...

If helpful for others, I just replaced the gaskets on the four swing open ports of a new-to-me 1987 Freedom 30 (we just graduated from owning a F-25 for 25 years). Due to the original port design, there wasn't an available exact replacement for the old gaskets that were smashed down and hard with ag...

Hello, after 25 years of Freedom 25 ownership, and now owning a Freedom 30, I'm a recent member and this is my first post. Sadly, the post is regarding the 1984 Freedom 25 that sustained keel damage from a bottom hit. This is a shock, as I learned yesterday of the $10k repair quote. I'm told the kee...