I’m the happy new owner of a 1979 Freedom 28 CK, hull number 4. Wishbone booms.
I bought her from the original owner who sailed her from the East Coast, through the Panama Canal, and up the West Coast. She’s a vet of the Sea of Cortez and has been across to Hawaii from San Diego and back via Port Townsend, WA.
She’s been sitting neglected for a few years, fortunately in fresh-ish water in the Sacramento delta. I’ve got some work ahead, but she has good bones. The Delta sun has had its way with the sail covers, dodger, and topside Gelcoat, but the sails are crisp. Belowdecks looks like something from reality TV, but there’s an SSB/tuner, Taylor’s paraffin heater with water tank, and a Sea Cook Jr stove, also,paraffin. Also has what I think is the original propane stove, but that might need to go.
Lots and lots of equipment-too much to list, but she has a Monitor windvane, wind, solar, and towed power generation, and even a full set of uninstalled bronze opening ports.
Looking forward to bringing her back a bit at a time. I’m considering writing about the journey in Latitude 38, where I found her. I’d love to connect with anyone in the SF Bay Area with the same boat-I have a lot to learn about these. (Not my first boat, by the way. I’ve had catamarans, a Catalina, even a Star Boat over the years. Worked on J-Boats for Don Trask back in the day, and did the ‘99 Transpac)
Cheers to all, Jeff
