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wrote: (Original poster). The Freedom has been on and off of my list. I have read the pros and cons. They have great interiors and seem to have as high or higher quality equipment than the Bristols and Sabres. I, however, do worry about buying an older boat with a carbon fiber mast. Admittedly, I only know 'carbon fiber' as used on time trial bikes (my carbon fiber disc wheels crack and detach from other materials that it is adhered to - and it is $$$). The same may not apply to masts. On the other hand, any cyclist will tell you That you cannot beat carbon fiber for stability, weight and power transfer, so I imagine these same features extend to sailing. I have looked at a Freedom 32. I have yet to find the Freedom owners group that I have heard about. The Sailnet group is dead. When Freedom itself supported a board, it was great to go there. I, too, know of no current Freedom ng. IMHO, their construction/equipment/etc. is superior to most. TPI builds great boats. As for carbonfiber, there have been a coupla stories about mast cracks on the earliest versions; but during the period of the boats we're talking about (the later 32s and the 30), they're pretty damned bulletproof. If you've only read about 'em and never sailed one, do yourself a favor and catch a ride on one. After you've sailed one singlehanded, including flying a chute, you'll scoff when people talk about how easy other boats are to sail solo. There's no contest. My opinion and worth every penny you paid for it! Frank |
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There is a Freedom board on Yahoo. Try the Freedom 36 (my personal
favorite) Fast, Roomy and a ball to singlehand. On 26 Apr 2005 15:41:00 -0700, "Frank" wrote: wrote: (Original poster). The Freedom has been on and off of my list. I have read the pros and cons. They have great interiors and seem to have as high or higher quality equipment than the Bristols and Sabres. I, however, do worry about buying an older boat with a carbon fiber mast. Admittedly, I only know 'carbon fiber' as used on time trial bikes (my carbon fiber disc wheels crack and detach from other materials that it is adhered to - and it is $$$). The same may not apply to masts. On the other hand, any cyclist will tell you That you cannot beat carbon fiber for stability, weight and power transfer, so I imagine these same features extend to sailing. I have looked at a Freedom 32. I have yet to find the Freedom owners group that I have heard about. The Sailnet group is dead. When Freedom itself supported a board, it was great to go there. I, too, know of no current Freedom ng. IMHO, their construction/equipment/etc. is superior to most. TPI builds great boats. As for carbonfiber, there have been a coupla stories about mast cracks on the earliest versions; but during the period of the boats we're talking about (the later 32s and the 30), they're pretty damned bulletproof. If you've only read about 'em and never sailed one, do yourself a favor and catch a ride on one. After you've sailed one singlehanded, including flying a chute, you'll scoff when people talk about how easy other boats are to sail solo. There's no contest. My opinion and worth every penny you paid for it! Frank |
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Thanks for the tip. I'll check out Yahoo!. I agree completely about the
F36, except I really like having a sugarscoop, so I'd amend that slightly to a F38. Frank |
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