bottom work:

here are some pics of my Freedom 25 after the bottom paint has been removed, I was able to scrape it all off as it was not sticking to the hull very well. As you can see I found a few thru hole's which were filled some done right some not, and some damage which needs to be addressed. I plan to do a 100 grit sand and do 2 light coats of bottom paint.

note: with bottom paint removed from frt one can really see the hull shape which is quite nice,"did I buy a J24 ;)"

Big Push to get her in the water:

last night with the help from a good friend, started the 2 day push to get my F25 in the water. after careful inspection of existing bottom paint decided to scrap and remove all the old paint off and get a fresh start. will sand bottom to 100 grit, install serviced sea cocks and paint tonight. I will post pics tomarrow for all to see.

cheers,

Holding Tanks

well I've been working on my holding tanks, for the F25 when I purchased my boat it did not have a waste holding tank as it was removed and the water holding tank was filled with antifreeze. I also would like to create more storage in the cabin and move weight forward and more central and close to the center of the boat if possible.

what I have found:

1. I have moved the existing water holding tank to the port side and will use for waste storage

2. I have used a rectangle plastic holding tank mounted vertically below the sink for fresh water

after a rough layout I'm happy with the new locations, and will be working on hose layout and fitment.

next for me is to reinstall the head and finish the repair to the head encloser and mounting.

Pics from add when I bought the boat:

Harrstick sail upgrade:

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I have gottan a used Sobstad Freedom 25 sail, the sail came with out battons, after calling around to a few sail lofts I decided to go to Harrstick who is local and worked on the orig sail design for Freedom back in 1982. After a full inspection of the sail, the sail was is great shape for the age but I learned that the sail was originaly designed to have the battons sewn into the sail permently. With Harrstick's help I've decided to upgrade the sail to modern tech and use more modern battons which will allow me to remove and brick the sail and adjust batton tension. I hope to pick up the sail in about a week and will give a full update with pics.

Through hull fittings:

well I've been putting it off for some time know but last night I started redoing all the through hole fittings on my F25. To my supprise looked like they were about to fail, being compression fittings was nice to see but the fact that the silicone used was still soft in most of the fittings was a bit scary. I also found some other interesting stuff which make me happy that I didn't delay on this any longer. I will post some pics and more info later

cheers,

yarrow

Pics of other Freedom 25 yachts

Over the past few months people have sent me pics of their Freedom 25's, and I have found pics of boats online. Below are some of the pics I have collected, I would like to thank the people who have sent me pics and I hope these pics will help

other people as much as they have helped me.