Posted by Herman and Gail Schiller (hschiller2@…>)
Another thought, if you need a new “mast boot”, look for a 6" Fernco
fitting that is meant to go between cast iron pipe and plastic pipe,
at your local plumbing supply. This is made of neoprene, and will
last the life of the boat.
Herm
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:43:20 -0500
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
From: Herman and Gail Schiller <hschiller2@…>
Subject: Re: [freedomyachts2003] Bought a Freedom 25 and just
trailered it homeThe original equipment on the Freedom 25 was an Origo nonpressurized
two-burner. Your previous owner must have changed it. HermAt 07:06 PM 11/30/2006, you wrote:
I sold my Nonsuch last fall and needed another boat to replace it.
(Moved to a lake). Everyone
said if I liked my Nonsuch, I’d love a Freedom. So I bought a
Freedom 25, with a wing mast. I
just trailered it home today. I expect I’ll be asking a lot of
questions regarding the rig, and a
few other items. It has a small Yanmar diesel, a folding prop, and
I definitely like the idea of a
staysail on a cat rig. I’m keeping the boat’s name (the previous
owner named it after his dog
which had passed on – so I didn’t want to take the name off the
boat). Now, come to think
of it, I do have a question. The boat has a little two-burner
pressurized alcohol stove, which I
don’t care for. Has anyone out there installed a non-pressurized
alcohol stove on their boat?