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Sure. Knowledge is a good thing! Curious to see what you did without taking the end cap off.

Thanks for the response and info Mike. It does appear that Lasdrop has come up with some decent options for our Freedoms. The “on line spare” concept is great if space allowed. I’m posting the brochure I have that describes things in a bit more detail for anyone interested.

I’m mostly curious about the water cooling injection ports, something the original seals did not require. I found my brochure from the boat show but it did not really say much about the injection, such as pump, water source, circulation, etc.

Sounds interesting Mike! I know those original Syntron seals seemed to cause trouble for some folks due to the tight space. I think I saw the Lasdrop folks at the last Annapolis boat show but they were too busy to chat much. Any chance you have some installed photos and part numbers you could share?...

Hi Don- just a note that your main may have 3 sets of reef points but most people only rig up 2 of them at a time, depending on local or expected conditions. It’s not too hard to change prior to a passage if you allow for the correct line length from the beginning. Also, the trend is to use dyneema ...

I had never fully appreciated how much thought went into the design and how clever it was until I read the patent application.
Here’s another article to add to the collection…
Mark

Great to hear! Surprising what a difference cleaning and lubing can make!

A couple of ideas to try: 1: bypass the mainsail, but tie the halyard to a line, like a Cunningham that you can lead to a winch to create some drag. See if you can replicate the problem and that would isolate it to the halyard blocks. 2: make sure your mainsail slides and mast track are clean and we...

Hi Mike- thanks for posting that patent application! It was a very interesting read and such a clever way of adjusting the draft in a small jib as the spar is rotated. In the Freedoms, the jib becomes much more useful and powerful than a standard working jib, and downwind it becomes like a built in ...

Hi John- from your description, I’d guess that your forestay is a bit too tight. You are correct about the stay rubbing on the pulpit and some sort of rolling cover on that part of the stay should address the issue. Here is a shot of my setup. The stay is noticeably deflected at the intersection wit...