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Alas, my dream is not to be. The consensus among my fellow ham operators is that (at least the best described) the carbon fiber masts will act somewhat like a faraday cage with respect to RF transmitted by the antenna installed within. This also seems to suggest that the performance of a radar refle...

I’m nearly ready to prime and paint my carbon fiber Freedom 40’ masts, having removed the black gelcoat and applied Dynel/epoxy. I’ll be renewing the electrical wiring and coax in each mast, and I loathe wire slap. Searching the archives, I came across the oft cited solution of wire tie sea urchins,...

Greetings all. Just a progress report, borrowed in part from another group. I purchased Eyrie, formerly Maggiemeluv late last spring in Maryland, and had her trucked to the Pacific Northwest where she’s been undergoing a limited refit. Eyrie’s the last Freedom 40’ cat/ketch built in the US. She was ...

Greetings, Hans and Erik. I'm pretty excited about this boat and my plans for her. Ultimately, she'll be converted to cambered panel junk rig, along the style developed by Arne Kverneland of Stavanger, Norway. I admire his proclivity toward simplicity within his pursuit of elegant solutions. He had ...

Greetings, one and all. I just completed my purchase of the last Freedom 40' built in the US. This boat was initially known as "Maggiemiluv", owned recently by Rick Wright, who evidently had laudable intentions for her refit before he fell ill and subsequently passed, leaving too soon a beloved wife...