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  1. Graybeard

    Overnighting in a Freedom 225?

    I actually put up the full canvas on Sunday and it covers the entire cockpit from the windshield back to the trasom. So it completly covers the sleeper seat and looks like a big tent except for all the clear vinal windows. I broached the subject of an overnight with the wife, but she is not...
  2. Graybeard

    Closing Opening Under Windshield on a Freedom 225

    I found the plastic snap on closure piece for under the windshield, but the 2 lower snaps on the helm side keep coming unsnapped when running over 25 mph. That's annoying on a new boat. I asked the dealer if that is something covered under warranty of if I'm on my own. The optional canvas...
  3. Graybeard

    Storing side curtains

    I put the full canvas up for the 1st time on my new Freedom 225 on Sunday and it covers the whole cockpit from the windshield back. That's a lot of canvas to store. The water temp in the Chesapeake Bay is in the upper 40's so it's still cold on the water here and the wife insists the canvas goes...
  4. Graybeard

    An Interesting Sales Technique other boat builders use

    Yea, When we were at sevaral boat shows the various factory reps and dealers all had their anti-GW retoric. We were strongly considering a new or used Freedom 225 so we were looking at the various duel consoles in the 22-24 foot size range. The Rabalo rep actually had a factory sheet comparing...
  5. Graybeard

    1st cruise on new Freedom 225

    We had such a good time yesterday we splashed the boat again today. Only it was blowing 20 knots with some really big waves. We got about 1 mile south of the Bay Bridge, turned around snd bagged it for the day . It's still blowing 23 with gusts to 30.
  6. Graybeard

    1st cruise on new Freedom 225

    Hi guys: Well it was in the 40's, windy and there was some pretty snotty chop on the Chesapeake Bay but my wife and I decided to take an 1.5 hour cuise from the Bay Bridge to the town of St Mike's on the Maryland Eastern Shore. It was a pretty darn good ride, but I had a hard time keeping the...