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by Windblown
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: For Sale Freedom Express 39- French Polynesia
Replies: 0
Views: 831

For Sale Freedom Express 39- French Polynesia

Up for sale my beloved Hopalong US$49000. Sailboat is currently sailing around French Polynesia after crossing 4500 miles from Mexico in 2022. She is a solid, fast, well cared for and very well-equipped sailing boat. In the last 5 years I've sailed her 8000 miles and she is set up for blue ocean cru...
by Windblown
Thu Jun 09, 2022 1:55 pm
Forum: Rigging and Sails
Topic: Sailing with four sails in light winds
Replies: 0
Views: 797

Sailing with four sails in light winds

This was a first for me. Sailing in 6-8 knot winds between Marquesas and Tahiti we tried a new sail configuration on the freedom express cat ketch 39 1. Full Mizzen sail 2. Light wind staysail flown off mizzen halyard between main and mizzen 3. 3rd reef in Mail sail 4. Asymmetric spinnaker (3/4 size...
by Windblown
Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:37 am
Forum: Rigging and Sails
Topic: F39 new mast collars for Pacific Crossing
Replies: 0
Views: 739

F39 new mast collars for Pacific Crossing

After 3 years of sailing my Freedom Express 39 cat ketch's i finally decided to upgrade the mast footing. Like some on this forum i have experienced creaking and slight movement on both my mizzen and main masts. The deck on the main was also displaying fine cracks from this movement. Personally i th...
by Windblown
Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:09 pm
Forum: Rigging and Sails
Topic: Broken rivets on Sail Track on 39 Express
Replies: 0
Views: 1326

Broken rivets on Sail Track on 39 Express

Greetings all, Needing some experts advice on my carbon mast and aluminum mast track. The boat is a freedom express 39 cat ketch and we've been doing a fair amount of heavy wind sailing back and forth across the sea of cortez over the last year in 25-40 knot winds. Its starting to take its toll on t...
by Windblown
Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:48 am
Forum: Cruising
Topic: Freedom owners in Sea of Cortez?
Replies: 1
Views: 6590

Re: Freedom owners in Sea of Cortez?

yes recently purchased a 39 express in Guaymas. See your post is 2 years old? still there?
by Windblown
Sun Apr 28, 2019 12:08 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: FE 39 Mizzen mast footing
Replies: 0
Views: 2576

FE 39 Mizzen mast footing

Greetings forum. i am looking to purchase a 1993 freedom express 39 cat ketch. During the survey we found that the mizzen mast footing had a roughly one inch gap between the footing and hull. seems to have made some movement in the past? no cracks or issues with the footing itself. does anyone have ...