http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/ Freedom Owners Group Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:53:31 GMT markedwards55 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6219 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6219 I would suggest mounting stainless tubing davits in removable trays that would be mounted vertically on the transom. The tubing will rise vertically to be Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:26:21 GMT wilfred2736 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6218 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6218 Hi Guys, This is a question for the UK Freedom community - does anyone know of an available second-hand road Trailer for the UK-built Wing Keel version of the Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:51:43 GMT philip http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6217 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6217 in photos there are some of kusi `s masthead the masts were made by tpi in `81 probably at the same time as yours. i have a feeling that the fittings on yours Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:31:17 GMT akusinitz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6216 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6216 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:24:44 GMT Michel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6215 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6215 Barry, I wrote down some observations at http://www.freedomyachts.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10275&p=40655#p40655 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:25:19 GMT Barry and Meps http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6213 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6213 I'm busy cleaning up my mastheads for minor repairs and painting, and I'm starting to wonder if everything is up to the task or not. I've attached three Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:30:17 GMT ron barr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6212 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6212 Good suggestions---- and has anyone used 7x7 wire for flexibility as a forestay? Ron Hoyt F32 Newport RI Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:16:31 GMT JoelR http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6211 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6211 Unfortunately, I am not using my 1987 F-30 much any more and after more than a decade of ownership, I am ready to make a change. She is located at Marina del Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:26:16 GMT Scott Forgey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6210 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6210 Per the Freedom newsletter, I added some PVC over the forestay at the bottom. It is about 18 inches and holds the camber spar and sail up off the deck. This Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:57:57 GMT Herman and Gail Schiller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6209 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6209 Ron, I got it from junk I had lying about. If you work in a large office, the folks that maintain the furniture probably have some broken chair casters lying Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:45:22 GMT ron barr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6208 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6208 Thanks everyone for your very useful feedback on this issue. Some kind of spacer seems to be in order. I had a turnbuckle cover on but that is too soft and Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:51:28 GMT hxschiller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6207 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6207 I've placed a picture of what I did to prevent the jib hanks from jamming onto the turnbuckle on my Mull Freedom 28, in an album named "camber spar". It is a Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:07:30 GMT Henry Sorett http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6206 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6206 I have an F30 and had a somwhat problem with the camberspar getting stuck on the shackle at the bottom of the forestay. I solved it by taking a length of heavy Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:22:41 GMT msheehan1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6205 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6205 Ron, Next spring, I will show you how mine is rigged, I have never had my sheared. As you know I have boom issues before. Mike Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:35:13 GMT Thomas Wales http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6204 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/message/6204 Ron, Does your camberspar drop all the way down to the bottom of the stay when you lower the sail? If so, you may be putting more strain on the stay than you