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- Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:06 pm
- Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
- Topic: For Sale Freedom Express 39- French Polynesia
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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...
- Thu Jun 09, 2022 1:55 pm
- Forum: Rigging and Sails
- Topic: Sailing with four sails in light winds
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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...
- Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:37 am
- Forum: Rigging and Sails
- Topic: F39 new mast collars for Pacific Crossing
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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...
- Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:09 pm
- Forum: Rigging and Sails
- Topic: Broken rivets on Sail Track on 39 Express
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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...
- Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:48 am
- Forum: Cruising
- Topic: Freedom owners in Sea of Cortez?
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Re: Freedom owners in Sea of Cortez?
yes recently purchased a 39 express in Guaymas. See your post is 2 years old? still there?
- Sun Apr 28, 2019 12:08 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: FE 39 Mizzen mast footing
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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 ...