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Life-size dinosaurs, a candy store tour and more to do this weekend
Take a road tip to Wiscasset for art, food, car racing and a gargantuan amount of candy.
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One of many dinosaurs that will be at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. Photo courtesy of Jurassic Quest
Make no bones about it, it’s going to be a great weekend, starting with Jurassic Quest at Cross Insurance Arena . Animatronic dinosaurs will delight the kids, who will also get a kick out of digging for fossils and riding on a baby dino. Another option in our weekly roundup is “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” at the Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick.
‘Beautiful’ at Maine State Music Theatre, Pet Rock in the Park and Jurassic Quest
Some of the candy available at the Granite Hall Store in Round Pond. Photo by Aimsel Ponti
For an even sweeter experience, we’re sending you candy shopping. We’ve shined a light on five shops with something extra to offer and created a nifty guide of 18 to look you can find all around southern Maine and the Midcoast. From giant shops like Sweetz & More in Wiscasset to charming places like the Granite Hall Store in Round Pond, there’s a candy shop out there calling your name.
These 5 unique Maine candy stores are a real treat
The Brackett’s Market 4-Cylinder Pros compete Saturday at Wiscasset Speedway. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Should your sweets-seeking adventure bring you to Wiscasset, we clue you into several other things to do in town, including car races at the Wiscasset Speedway.
A trip to pretty Wiscasset can also include art, history, speed
Bagel sandwich with eggs, cheese and pork roll from Dutchman’s Wood-Fired Bagels in Brunswick. Photo by Aimsel Ponti
Want to hit breakfast right out of the park? Make your way to Brunswick for an egg and cheese sandwich from Dutchman’s Wood-Fired Bagels . We’re particularly partial to the one with pork roll and bodega sauce. Your taste buds can thank us later.
Pork roll and bodega sauce on a breakfast sandwich? We’re not in Brunswick anymore
Ling-Wen Tsai, “Rising/Sinking Study Chair,” wood and milk paint, 12 x 12 x 5 inches. Photo courtesy of Corey Daniels Gallery
Farther south in Wells, check out “Life Forms,” a women’s sculpture collective at the Corey Daniels Gallery. You’ll see works by about a dozen artists as you make your way through the exhibit.
Women’s sculpture collective debuts work in Wells
U.S. Navy Band Country Current performing in Tennessee. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class April Enos
For some Sunday afternoon live tunes, head to Memorial Park in Freeport at 3 p.m. for a free performance by Country Current . The band is the only U.S. Navy country/bluegrass ensemble, and the show should be a foot-stomping good time.
See U.S. Navy band Country Current for free in Freeport
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Review of Freedom 25
Basic specs..
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The boat is equipped with 6 berths.
The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
The Freedom 25 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.37 - 1.47 meter (4.49 - 4.79 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Freedom 25 is 2.39, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Freedom 25 is about 135 kg/cm, alternatively 759 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 135 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 759 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
What is a Ballast Ratio?
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
Maintenance
Are your sails worn out? You might find your next sail here: Sails for Sale
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 24.4 m | (79.9 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 24.4 m | (79.9 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 24.4 m | (79.9 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 7.8 m | (25.7 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 7.8 m | (25.7 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 19.6 m | (64.1 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 17.2 m | (56.4 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Cunningham | 4.2 m | (13.7 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 8.4 m | (27.5 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 8.4 m | (27.5 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
This section is reserved boat owner's modifications, improvements, etc. Here you might find (or contribute with) inspiration for your boat.
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GONZO my 1982 Freedom 25 sailboat
Friday, january 4, 2013, ri f25 fleet growing.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Yanmar 1gm control panel update.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Deck repair: forward port stansion.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Test sail of square top main sail f25 in ri.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Water line bottom growth.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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Looking for information on thge Freedom 25 as I am interested in purchasing one
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Freedom 25 See pgs 46-49 of the Jan/Feb 2006 issue of "Good Old Boat." They did an extensive article on this wonderful boat.
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Take a road tip to Wiscasset for art, food, car racing and a gargantuan amount of candy.
Hey Folks! So I have been looking at the Freedom sailboats for some time now. I like the concept of a stand alone mast, without the rigging leaving more deck space, as well as the interior layout. I also like that it can be single handed quite easily for it's size, and that all the rigging runs to the cockpit.The shotgun spinnaker is a great idea as well. A friend circumnavigated with a 38 ft ...
Fin keel. The Freedom 25 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel. The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.37 - 1.47 meter (4.49 - 4.79 ft) dependent on the load.
Why can't you trailer your Freedom 25? Great boat to single-hand. Between the Olson 25 and the Merit 25, the Olson is the better boat. They're fairly comparable in speed-- the Merits here in SF Bay rate 168 where the Olsons are at 159, mostly because the Olson is a mast-head rig whereas the Merit is a 7/8ths.
Freedom Yachts. Freedom Yachts Sailboat Forum. Skip to content. Quick links. FAQ; Home. Board index. Freedom Yachts. Miscellanous. ... Freedom 32 Hoyt Review - Sailing Mag October, 2004. Post by johncd3141 » Fri Aug 30, ... JohnCD Freedom 25 wingmast 1981 Hull #5. Top. 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. Return to "Freedom Information" ...
GonzoFreedom 25 yacht. GONZO my Freedom 25 yacht: This blog will document the continued restoration of my 1982 Freedom 25 sailboat, along with all the experiences I have. I purchased my F25 in the winter of 2009 from the 3rd owner who had the boat in NH. Gonzo has a composite rotating winged mast, yanmar inboard diesel, a Gun Mount spinnaker ...
Slight hijack, is the capri 25 any good ? Buddy of mine keeps trying to sell me one. I sailed with him and liked it more than I thought. Home. Forums. New posts Search forums. What's new. New posts New media New media comments New blog entries New profile posts New blog entry comments Latest activity.
In gusts, the mast bends, the top of the mainsail twists off, and you dump wind. This has the effect of automatically spilling wind and pressure on the main, which makes the boat stiffer. We were able to hold full sail, comfortably, with apparent winds forward of the beam to 25 knots.
Freedom Yachts Sailboat Forum. Skip to content. Quick links. FAQ; Home. Board index. Freedom Yachts. Miscellanous. Buy/Sell/Trade. Looking to buy Freedom 25. Use this forum to buy, sell, trade or advertise anything. Non-commercial only. 1 post • Page 1 of 1. wbalser Posts: 10 Joined: Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:49 pm.
Boat Info. Downloads Weekly Quiz Topic FAQ 10000boatnames.com. Classifieds. Sell Your Boat Used Gear for Sale. Parts. General Marine Parts Hunter Beneteau Catalina MacGregor Oday. Help. ... Looking for information on thge Freedom 25 as I am interested in purchasing one . W. Warren Milberg. Feb 1, 2006
1984 F-25, fixed round mast, extra long shaft outboard, spinnaker with new sleeve, 3 stay sails, Haarstick main, marine head with holding tank, vhf, DS, tiller pilot. $7,500 without trailer. $9,000 with dual axle EZ-Loader trailer.
If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of FREEDOM 25. Built by Freedom Yachts and designed by Gary Hoyt, the boat was first built in 1981. It has a hull type of Fin w/transom hung rudder and LOA is 7.82. Its sail area/displacement ratio 18.09.
9'. 4.5'. Ohio. $8,000. Description: 1984 Freedom 25 round mast inboard with heavy duty twin axel Triad trailer. GPS, marine radio, Nexus wind speed and direction, Nexus depth and boat speed. Main, jib, and spinnaker. The Yanmar 1GM10 diesel was replaced in 2007, it has a newer main and I believe the original jib and spinnaker.
to the community, I hope to show a time line of my 1st cruising boat a Freedom 25. I have been looking and dreaming of the perfect boat and how to get started, I have decided to start with a smaller boat which I can make my mistakes on and afford to use. From living in RI one can't help but to...
It takes into consideration "reported" sail area, displacement and length at waterline. The higher the number the faster speed prediction for the boat. A cat with a number 0.6 is likely to sail 6kts in 10kts wind, a cat with a number of 0.7 is likely to sail at 7kts in 10kts wind. KSP = (Lwl*SA÷D)^0.5*0.5
Freedom used a fractional rig on sloops, and they were more likely to have a winged keel. The prices can be lower, but span a much wider range than the asking prices for a Pearson. Lastly, some of the available Freedom Yachts are newer (up to 1998) than Pearson, which went belly up in 1992.
My F-25 Freedom sailboat is up for sale.After 8 years I must sell her. A very complete boat with every thing you might need to sail her. If you contact me by email I will send you in return a 2 page list of her equiptment. It is on the hard shrinkwraped for last winter as infirmaty has kept me from her. I can be reached by cellphone at 516 782 6184 or email harv17 at optonline dot net
We recently purchased a 1984 Freedom 25 with the round mast. We race the boat in the local club and have used the gun mount spinnaker with limited success. We saw a post in the "other" Freedom site, that talked about windward performance improvement using a Melges 24 jib tacked to the deck rather than to the top of the gun mount.