Posted by reedjayt2004 (reedjayt@…>)
I saw a beautiful Freedom 45 on the Chesapeake just north of the bay
bridge heading south yesterday. I was on my 35 heading north but I
was too far away to catch the name. It had what looked like the
stowaway system for the main, which would make sense for that boat,
since you need to be about 8 feet tall to reach the top of the main.
Has anyone had experience with this type of system on a freedom?
Jay
Posted by JoanJohn@… (JoanJohn@…)
Jay et al -
That was us aboard Destiny, our 1992 Freedom. We were admiring your 35!
The stack pack we have is the more recent design from Doyle Chesapeake in Annapolis. I worked with Joelle on some of the finer points: added had hold straps at the forward end for help when up the mast steps to put on the nose piece) and a way to tether the zipper line out of the way so when the sail drops that line doesn’t get buried under the sail. The zipper can be operated from the aft end of the boom (tricky) or from the mast without climbing.
I also had her cut the original down in height. There was a lot of extra space above the sail (they had made it without having the boat nearby, based on the measurements I took in NC according to their instructions).so I sent it back and had them cut it down so there was a lot less windage. They were very cooperative and helpful.
This newer design utilizes the boom slot to hold it on. It is not sewn to the sail - a big plus in my mind. To accommodate that arrangement, they converted the main to a loose foot, which also gives me better sail shape and less friction when adjusting the outhaul.
We love it. Great improvement over trying to get a traditional sail cover on! The stack pack takes about 5 minutes, the sail cover was 25 with a lot of climbing and falling.
John and Joan Ernst
S/V Destiny, F45CC
Hertford, NC
Posted by Ian Goodwin (igoodone@…>)
Hi, John and Joan, this is Ian and I have a 45 in Tampa Bay. I also have a newer stack pack that came with the the Quantum sales and I find it works fine. I was intrigued though that you had yours cut down in size. Ours has extra space that bags when zipped. Zipping is not a problem, but I still have to make sure the battens don’t get in the way of the zipper. What is your experience now that you have yours cut down. Ian and MariaJoanJohn@… wrote: Jay et al - That was us aboard Destiny, our 1992 Freedom. We were admiring your 35! The stack pack we have is the more recent design from
Doyle Chesapeake in Annapolis. I worked with Joelle on some of the finer points: added had hold straps at the forward end for help when up the mast steps to put on the nose piece) and a way to tether the zipper line out of the way so when the sail drops that line doesn’t get buried under the sail. The zipper can be operated from the aft end of the boom (tricky) or from the mast without climbing. I also had her cut the original down in height. There was a lot of extra space above the sail (they had made it without having the boat nearby, based on the measurements I took in NC according to their instructions).so I sent it back and had them cut it down so there was a lot less windage. They were very cooperative and helpful. This newer design utilizes the boom slot to hold it on. It is not sewn to the sail - a big plus in my mind. To accommodate that arrangement,
they converted the main to a loose foot, which also gives me better sail shape and less friction when adjusting the outhaul. We love it. Great improvement over trying to get a traditional sail cover on! The stack pack takes about 5 minutes, the sail cover was 25 with a lot of climbing and falling. John and Joan Ernst S/V Destiny, F45CC Hertford, NC
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