Posted by maya2lucky (maya2lucky@…>)
We are new owners of a Freedom 40/40 in Chesapeake area. This is our
first boat, although we have sailed for a while and chartered. We were
looking for something smaller and fell in love with this one. Starting
out with a 40 footer is terrifying but we are also very excited. This
board seems to have increadible information. Any suggestions for a
novice couple will be much appreciated.
Posted by kholden@…> (kholden@…>)
Congratulations, I’m sure you will love the boat and find the group here is very helpfull.
Good luck,
Kent Holden
F-30 Breakaway
Connecticut
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Subject: [freedomyachts2003] New owners of Freedom 40/40
We are new owners of a Freedom 40/40 in Chesapeake area. This is our
first boat, although we have sailed for a while and chartered. We were
looking for something smaller and fell in love with this one. Starting
out with a 40 footer is terrifying but we are also very excited. This
board seems to have increadible information. Any suggestions for a
novice couple will be much appreciated.
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Posted by Alan Kusinitz (akusinitz@…>)
Don’t worry about the boat too much
and end up putting yourselves at risk of injury. For instance when docking. You
can’t manhandle this too much and will end up getting hurt if you do. The
boats solid and a few scratches on it are better then worse injuries for you.
Since Freedoms don’t have stays you
can and should let the main way out going downwind. Faster and less likely to
jibe then with a normal rig. But be careful of a jibe given the large main and
boom. Play with it to figure out the wind angles.
Have a great time and congratulations.
Alan F-33 Hull #51 SEAPR
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Subject: [freedomyachts2003] New
owners of Freedom 40/40
We are new owners of a
Freedom 40/40 in Chesapeake
area. This is our
first boat, although we have sailed for a while and chartered. We were
looking for something smaller and fell in love with this one. Starting
out with a 40 footer is terrifying but we are also very excited. This
board seems to have increadible information. Any suggestions for a
novice couple will be much appreciated.
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Posted by johnpolecat3@… (johnpolecat3@…)
Just make sure you tighten in, before you jib, I mean tight because when you do come about its a lot of sails coming around. Good luck and have fun. john
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Don’t worry about the boat too much and end up putting yourselves at risk of injury. For instance when docking. You can’t manhandle this too much and will end up getting hurt if you do. The boats solid and a few scratches on it are better then worse injuries for you.
Since Freedoms don’t have stays you can and should let the main way out going downwind. Faster and less likely to jibe then with a normal rig. But be careful of a jibe given the large main and boom. Play with it to figure out the wind angles.
Have a great time and congratulations.
Alan F-33 Hull #51 SEAPR
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Posted by Lorman, Alvin J. (ajlorman@…>)
You’ve got me by 10 feet, but I’m on the bay as well, so welcome.
Al Lorman
F30 Ab Initio
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Posted by Dave_Benjamin (dave_benjamin@…>)
Congrats. Sail as much as you can. Find some experienced folks to go
out with you so you so you can get familiar with all your systems and
equipment. If you don’t have experienced knowledgable friends then
hire a captain that you can get along with that has good teaching
abilities.
Make sure you have a good handle on how to use your windlass. It’s a
powerful piece of equipment yet often gets misused. Loosen your
outhaul when lowering and raising the main. Go up the mast, clean and
then spray Sail-Kote on the track.
Spend time on the boat. Read the manuals. Learn the basics of your
systems. Know where all the thru-hulls are. Know what they’re for.
Don’t even worry about the electronics too much. That can come later.
Take some classes if you can. Be sure you can do stuff like change the
raw ater impeller and blled your diesel. Know how the tanks are vented.
This could be a rambling post so I’ll cut it off. You’ve got a steep
learning curve ahead of you. For many people a 40/40 is a boat they
get after sailing for 20 years. You’re to be commended for buying a
Freedom. That’s a fantastic boat. Just learn as much as you can and
don’t hesitate to call on experienced help. If you need to you can
hire a boat electrician to spend an hour going through your electrical
system with you. Probably cost about 60 or 70 bucks. Same for the
engine.
Most of all have fun with the new boat!
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “maya2lucky”
<maya2lucky@…> wrote:
We are new owners of a Freedom 40/40 in Chesapeake area. This is our
first boat, although we have sailed for a while and chartered. We
were
looking for something smaller and fell in love with this one.
Starting
out with a 40 footer is terrifying but we are also very excited. This
board seems to have increadible information. Any suggestions for a
novice couple will be much appreciated.
Posted by Larry Kraus (kracherlandl@…>)
I agree with David on this one. My wife and I bought an 84 F32 in Feb.
We’ve been chartering for 20 years so you’d think we’d know alot. But
there’s a big difference between telling the charter company of a list
of problems for them to fix, and finding the problems and figuring out
how to fix them yourself. Our local Marine Center owner has become our
new best friend and he has been extremely helpful in working with the
motor and electrical systems. Other boat owners have been eager to lend
a hand to a new owner too. We’re having a ball and learning a ton at
the same time. We launch on May 13 and that date can’t come soon
enough. Have fun with your new boat!.
LK
Dave_Benjamin wrote:
Congrats.
Sail as much as you can. Find some experienced folks to go
out with you so you so you can get familiar with all your systems and
equipment. If you don’t have experienced knowledgable friends then
hire a captain that you can get along with that has good teaching
abilities.
Make sure you have a good handle on how to use your windlass. It’s a
powerful piece of equipment yet often gets misused. Loosen your
outhaul when lowering and raising the main. Go up the mast, clean and
then spray Sail-Kote on the track.
Spend time on the boat. Read the manuals. Learn the basics of your
systems. Know where all the thru-hulls are. Know what they’re for.
Don’t even worry about the electronics too much. That can come later.
Take some classes if you can. Be sure you can do stuff like change the
raw ater impeller and blled your diesel. Know how the tanks are vented.
This could be a rambling post so I’ll cut it off. You’ve got a steep
learning curve ahead of you. For many people a 40/40 is a boat they
get after sailing for 20 years. You’re to be commended for buying a
Freedom. That’s a fantastic boat. Just learn as much as you can and
don’t hesitate to call on experienced help. If you need to you can
hire a boat electrician to spend an hour going through your electrical
system with you. Probably cost about 60 or 70 bucks. Same for the
engine.
Most of all have fun with the new boat!
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “maya2lucky”
<maya2lucky@…> wrote:
We are new owners of a Freedom 40/40 in Chesapeake area. This is
our
first boat, although we have sailed for a while and chartered. We
were
looking for something smaller and fell in love with this one.
Starting
out with a 40 footer is terrifying but we are also very excited.
This
board seems to have increadible information. Any suggestions for a
novice couple will be much appreciated.
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Posted by maya2lucky (maya2lucky@…>)
Thanks everyone. We are getting a ton of advice and really appreciate
these. Getting an electrician to go over the boat with us is great,
had not thought of it at all. Other suggestions are also really useful.
Will keep you all posted on our adventures…hopefully not too many
misadventures.
Posted by Dave_Benjamin (dave_benjamin@…>)
One thing I forgot to mention. Buy yourself a copy of Nigel Calder’s
Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual. Try to find the latest
edition available. The best way to buy books is www.bookfinder.com
Calder also wrote a book titled Marine Diesel Engines. It’s a good
primer.
Other thoughts. Do you have a folding prop? Read the manual. Operation
varies. Some should be shut off in gear, etc.
Friction. It’s your enemy. One of my gripes about Freedoms is
everything being led aft. The loads on those turning blocks is quite
high. If you have rope clutches keep an eye on them. Whatever you do
never put a side load on a rope clutch. That’s a good way to blow up
an expensive Antal. Even though you’ve probably had the boat surveyed
there’s no replacement for time on the boat and careful observation.
When you’re sailing keep an eye on things. Watch the goosnecks. They
wear. Anywhere where loads are high you need to monitor. In general if
you see signs of slop something is wrong. Many things on a boat are
only meant to move a certain way. You’re looking for signs of
something other than normal movement. Few things fail without warning
on a Freedom. But if you ignore the signs you can be surprised.
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “maya2lucky”
<maya2lucky@…> wrote:
Thanks everyone. We are getting a ton of advice and really appreciate
these. Getting an electrician to go over the boat with us is great,
had not thought of it at all. Other suggestions are also really
useful.Will keep you all posted on our adventures…hopefully not too many
misadventures.