Freedom 25
I’m looking at this Freedom 25 to buy and noticed these numerous horizontal cracks in the mast between the gooseneck and the mast collar.
Has anyone seen this issue before?
This closeup photo shows the consistency that is even throughout the distance between the deck and gooseneck.
I’ve got them on my F25, too. The mast is almost a centimeter thick. These look to be surface cracks, so I’m not worried. It’s made it through one season so far.
Thanks Russ,
I’ll be looking at the boat again this Friday.
I also conferred with my good friend, Prof Paul Miller, who designed all the other Freedom masts that I think are made from carbon fibre.
He suspected the same.
I’ll do the bend test (or the halyard test) to see if there is any peculiar flexing.
Do you have a dodger on your boat?
That might be a nice addition as this one only has a bimini.
Cheers,
Pete