Posted by Weeks MD, Andrew (aweeks@…>)
I believe autohelm 3500 works well, but
carry spare pins to hold motor to drive wheel (mine broke in fog off Maine
Coast)
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From: Al Lorman
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Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 11:01
AM
To:
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Subject: RE: [freedomyachts2003]
Re: New F-30 Owner
Andy:
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Freedom did admit to making a deep draft keel of 5.5’;
it is their claim of 4.5’ that is highly suspect.
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What kind of autopilot do you use?
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Al
“Weeks MD,
Andrew” <aweeks@…> wrote:
I was very
surprised to find my F30 (#62) has a 5.5 foot draft rather than the published
4.5 feet.
Has anyone checked the
mast height? It is supposed to be 50 fet but I’m wondering…
Lovely boat, I routinely
sail solo up and down the Maine coast with the aid of autopilot and GPS.
Andy Weeks (Windfall)
-----Original Message-----
From: Al Lorman
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Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 9:00
AM
To:
freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [freedomyachts2003]
Re: New F-30 Owner
Thanks, TJ and David.
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I do have a fuel filter in the same location as you
both do, but mine is not a Racor turbine type and I’m not sure there’s enough
room for one there.
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Both of you have suggested looking at the Simrad
wheelpilot. I go back and forth. I’m attracted to the ease of
installation v. the Raymarine. On the other hand, it is a big unit which
seems to take a lot of space. Unfortunately, Practical Sailor has never
compared the two (they did compare the tiller pilots). And English sailing
magazine did compare them (not as thoroughly as PS would have) and concluded
that the Raymarine took much longer to install but actually worked a bit
better. Also, they said the helmsman could catch his fingers between the
wheel and the Simrad unit.
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The acrylic is beyond repair. A previous owner
installed a Nicro 2000 vent and I think that weakened the acrylic enough so
that it cracked from corner to center. I guess I’ll order the $90
Bomar replacement. (I passed on their offer of a $25 tube of caulking to
install it; GE caulk made for installing hatches is $8 by mail.)
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Does anyone know where to get a replacement for the
plastic portion of the engine vented loop that comes up through the storage box
under the top cabin step? Mine is cracked and it would be a heck of a job
to have to replace the entire loop.
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By the way, I had previously posted a query about
draft, noting that I had measured two Freedom 30s said to be 4 1/2 ft draft and
found both to be about 5 ft. I measured mine again before it was launched
and it was 5’2" or 5’3", depending on where you measure from. A
few of you have noted that you, too, have 5’ draft. Does anyone actually
have a measured 4 1/2 ft draft?
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I recall reading a post in the archives about a
F-30 owner who had Garhauer make a mast ring to mount a rigid boom vang.
I called Garhauer and they don’t recall making a rigid vang for a Freedom
30. If the person who has the Garhauer would contact me off-linbe, I
would appreciate it.
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Finally, I also noted in the archives that a few
years ago someone said they were trying to start an on-line arhcive of F-30
materials and had collected a lot of material to do so. Did anything ever
come of that project?
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Many thanks.
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Al
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dehoma
<dehoma@…> wrote:
Welcome!
We have f30 #77
Look for the racor under the aft berth at the fuel
tank. Most people
I know use (and really like) Steve Thurston 401
254-0970, for canvas
work though I am not sure he will work “by
mail”, we have an old belt
drive Raymarine autopilot and would look at the
simrad if upgrading
so as to not have to figure out where to put the
compass of the 4000,
how much of the hatch is broken? if the boat does
not have a fan
ventilator you might want to seriously consider a
Nicro powervent
3000 as the 30 gets stuffy without one.
You have made a fine choice, ask away… and if
you ever visit New
England let us know.
-David
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com,
“ajlorman” <ajlorman@y…>
wrote:
Fellow Freedom owners:
I closed yesterday on F-30 hull number 70 and
she’ll be delivered
to
my slip tomorrow. This list and the
archives have been enormously
helpful to me, and now I’m going to repay
that good deed by
becoming
a pain in the a-- with lots of
questions. My first five:
-
Has anyone retrofitted a F-30 with a
Racor filter? If so,
where
did you locate it?
-
Has anyone ordered a bimini from The
Canvas Store? Their mail
order price is pretty good, but they
obviously make them from stock
measurements, so I have no idea as to how
they look, fit, etc.
-
I’m planning on buying a Raymarine
ST4000+ wheel pilot. If
anyone has installed one, are there any
special tricks or problems
to
know about?
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The acrylic pane in the forward
hatch is broken. Bomar will
sell
me a new one for $90. Any idea whether
it would be less expensive
to
get a local plastic shop to cut it out for
me?
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My boat will be on the South River
on the Chesapeake, just
south
of Annapolis. Any F-30 owners in the
neighborhood who might be
interested in sharing with me the tricks to
sailing this rig? (My
last boat was a Sabre 32.)
Many thanks. I look forward to
participating in the group amd
getting to know you electronically.
Al Lorman
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