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I can't find any information on the Atlantic gimbaled stove in my F35 CK. Mine is missing the burners.

Quick update, there is a crack in the bottom of the rope locker causing the coring to rot probably froze and split the interior fiberglass. In the process of re-coring and glassing. Thanks for the heads up about the drains otherwise I may have accidentally covered them.

Thank you for answering all and giving the photos! I just finalized my F 35 CK today. I can't wait to take her out.

Hello,
I was reading an old Freedom 35 brochure and they advised letting the mainsail out forward of the bow for a broad reach. Does anyone have experiance doing this? photos? the brochure states it increases speed and helm balance.

Thank you,

Thank you for the advice, I appreciate your experience and willingness to share.

Carsten

New on this forum and to the Freedom CK. When heaving to on a CK one run a jib off the mizzen and perhaps a storm try sale. What experience do CK sailors have with storm sailing? I'm in the Chesapeake Bay currently but my dreams extend to blue water. F35 CK

This is a UK 35. Now I know to scrape off the flex seal and paint to find these drains. Thank you for the photos, she's beautiful.

Thanks for the quick response, I will take photos this weekend of the issue. The rope locker is on the center top of the fore deck and, with the door open, is a bowl dropping down without a drain. In this situation there are typically "gutters" around the hatch, as the case of cockpit seat lockers, ...

Hello, I'm in the process of purchasing a Freedom 35 CK, on the foredeck is a rope locker that collects water and in the case of this locker leaks into the v-berth. Has anyone had this trouble? How did you overcome this problem. Having the rope locker forward is handy but I may just seal it permanen...