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by peaceandfreedom
Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:41 pm
Forum: Photographs and Drawings
Topic: freedom
Replies: 5
Views: 971

Re: freedom

Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing. I miss my wing mast F25.
Do You have the Hoyt spinnaker setup? Best thing since sliced bread.

Happy sailing,
Jim D
by peaceandfreedom
Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:11 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: Looking for Freedom 25
Replies: 3
Views: 850

Re: Looking for Freedom 25

Stephen,
I’m sending you a PM. There is a F25 with wingmast in CT. The owner is sending her to the crusher on Tuesday.

Happy sailing
Jim D
by peaceandfreedom
Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:34 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Replacing leaking port gaskets on a 1987 F-30
Replies: 4
Views: 3005

Re: Replacing leaking port gaskets on a 1987 F-30

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
by peaceandfreedom
Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:55 pm
Forum: Rigging and Sails
Topic: F25 spinnaker pole dimension?
Replies: 5
Views: 4534

Re: F25 spinnaker pole dimension?

I still have an F25 spinnaker pole available in CT

Happy sailing
Jim D
by peaceandfreedom
Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:46 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Small leak
Replies: 10
Views: 2386

Re: Small leak

Looks like a Lasdrop Dry Seal to me. You may need to replace the Lip Seal. If it is a Lasdrop, replacement parts are available on their website; https://lasdrop.com/


happy sailing,
Jim d
by peaceandfreedom
Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: Rigging and Sails
Topic: Square top main halyard solution
Replies: 4
Views: 1921

Re: Square top main halyard solution

I like the solution you came up with, very elegant, simple and cheap. Well done.

happy sailing
Jim D
by peaceandfreedom
Fri Jul 28, 2023 9:14 am
Forum: General Sailing
Topic: Freedom 25 lifting keel
Replies: 7
Views: 3844

Re: Freedom 25 lifting keel

Totally different boats. The Freedom 24 is a William Tripp III design from the mid 1990's, while the Freedom 25 is a Garry Hoyt design from the early 1980's. The F24 is rigged more like a sloop than a cat boat with a jib on a furler and asymmetric spinnaker on an articulating bow sprit. I have not s...
by peaceandfreedom
Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:48 am
Forum: General Sailing
Topic: Freedom 25 lifting keel
Replies: 7
Views: 3844

Re: Freedom 25 lifting keel

The only Freedom with a lifting keel produced in USA is the Freedom 24.
I recently acquired one of the few Tripp Freedom 24's produced.

Happy Sailing
Jim D
by peaceandfreedom
Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: General Sailing
Topic: Freedom 25 lifting keel
Replies: 7
Views: 3844

Re: Freedom 25 lifting keel

Hello Newt2u,

To the best of my knowledge, the lifting keel version of the F25 was only produced in the UK.

Happy sailing,
Jim D
by peaceandfreedom
Tue May 23, 2023 9:45 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Mast rings at deck level - one piece or two?
Replies: 2
Views: 1969

Re: Mast rings at deck level - one piece or two?

The ring around the mizzen mast is the original ring. It should be in one piece though. The main mast should have the same mast collar.

Happy sailing,
Jim D.