I decided to support Captain Q as a patron as he is one of the rare UA-cam people teaching important history, presenting a unique and decent lifestyle while providing a public service for people looking for something different and even imagination and mind expanding at the same time. Great job, Captain!
Wow! Thank you, kindly! We are thrilled and inspired by the support - we'll be making some extra material available to our Patreon supporters in the near term... stay tuned and welcome aboard!! Cheers!
I am not sure which prefer...the boats reviewed, or the wonderful.soft spoken gentleman reviewing them. What a wonderful human being. The boats make me want to learn to sail. Thank you,
Great sail from ME to MD in May 2021. Never woulda happened without your great presentation. Liked her so much we have moved up to a Freedom 44. She's back on the market. Just heard of your retirement. Such a great body of work, sorry to see it end. Fair winds my friend!
I would scoop this up IN A SECOND!!!!! Capt you guys have to make your way over here to the PNW! I think It’d be great to tear out the berths in the after cabin and make that space into a bosun hole/storage/workbench. You could store enough cases of everything for a mighty long and comfortable passage in there. No need to ration the grog, keep it coming! Thanks for this!!!!
Thanks again for finding these rough in the edges gems! Do not undercut the attention span of viewers when it comes to tuning into what you observe/know/ and recommend.....we know when a person adds tremendous value, and your channel is very worthy.
This is inherently a very fine cruiser... Very easy to single hand, and a great engine. Carbon fibre masts, Definitely worth much more then the asking price. 17+, It just needs clean up, provided the sails are OK... The series of Nonsuch boats all had unstayed Aluminium masts and perhaps a bit better known.
It should have been me that bought that boat! I've been eyeballing those boats for 40 years and the cherry on the cake is, it is from Portsmouth New Hampshire where I was born.
I have been shopping for a Freedom 35 and since this Freedom 35 sold by the time I got to watching this youtube video, you answered a lot of questions I was not willing to read reviews in way of obtaining the answers for. :) LOL! YEAH UA-cam. More Importantly YEAH for you Captain Q! Always enjoy watching your Captain Q, Yacht Hunter Channel and hearing your take on sailboats and sailing. Thank You Captain Q.
Thank you for another beautiful and educational video. A nice design for a Freedom Cat Ketch. Whoever traverses the ocean with this sailboat will have a lot of fun with it. Good luck and fun with your next recordings.
I have a 1981 33 and love it. We were unsure about it because of space and bought another boat but after seeing it on the brokerage dock we decide to keep it and put the other boat up for sale. Haha
I ❤❤❤ this cat-ketch. Buy this for my summer housing for mid-coast Maine summer Time retirement life.!! Meets all those basic and cozy needs. Especially love the “aft cabin,” and easy access to the engine. Looks so seaworthy. And no standing rigging!!
I've got Freedom 28 cat ketch hull #37 (built 1983) near Seattle. A similar layout without the chart table and full aft cabin, and boomed sails on mast sailtracks. Love it! -Tom
Captain, I really appreciate your walk through of the cabin. I’m now happy to be 5’7” tall. I can fit in that boat! And while I’m okay with being reverent, I’d rather that attitude not be imposed!! 🤗
Glad to see your take on the cat ketch! My 10 year plan aspires to a freedom 39 or 45 cat ketch. As a dinghy sailor with a free standing carbon fibre mast, I’m sold on the rig.
Very interesting design. I've always wondered why the unstayed masts didn't catch on. If they're solid enough for the Maltese Falcon, they should be just fine on an under 40 foot boat.
At 5 11 I might risk it for that single-handed ease and tack alone...fucking take a chunk my dear you earned it And did you see that drunk uncle paint job on the aft...lol
we laughed at this great idea we loved it but then we thought Johnson and Johnson or whomever would send a flock of lawyers after us and of course they say never to put q-tips in your ear, right? and, of course we want Captain Q to be all in your ear ....Not easy being Captain Q and Ran-day man !
we had a Freedom 28 and it was a great boat. They do have the quality of feeling like a larger boat. The hull was very strongly made, the masts are very strong so long as you do not let the carbon fiber get damaged at the mast step or otherwise. You can take the boat out in a lot of wind using just one of the sails and it's no problem. Their high freeboard also contributes to making them feel like bigger boats. We had a little delamination of the get coat, a/k/a blistering but got that fixed which was not a big deal and that was the end of it. The only catch is they don't point like a Soling, but if you wanted a Soling, you wouldn't buy a Freedom cat ketch. Plus they go surprisingly fast reaching, provided there's some wind. Overall excellent boats.
I wasn't expecting this when I fist saw her but what beautiful yacht, full of Character. I've fallen in love. I anyone is thinking of scrapping one I'll take it.
Much appreciated! we really enjoy doing them and i am lucky to have such a brilliant, innovative, clever, thoughtful, younger, and ,most important, patient young man as a Director, Idea man cameraman drone pilot and all wrapped into one and he is a really good bachelor friend ....... who among other skill sets , can play the piano and builds ( yes builds) high end bamboo bicycles to order >>> just saying
She's a real smasher. I see the aft cabin as a proper engine room / workshop / storage. The non stayed mast gives me a case of the ebee geebies, but thats just me. Another interesting video. Many thanks.
Go look at how well these things did in Hurricane Dorian. Just about every boat on the BVIs lost their mast, but not the handful of Freedom Yachts. The hulls of those boats took more damage than the mast. These masts are remarkably strong, and it's a shame no one else is really doing anything like it anymore.
How timely. In my search for a ketch that can be sailed primarily single handed I recently discovered the cat-ketch. Been looking at Freedom 44's but it was very interesting to see your walk through of this 35'er.
I really enjoy your video's. I've subscribed so I don't miss the fun and education! I'm not a sailor as yet. However I find all this information fascinating!
Us too! I owned a Beetle and sold it about 7 years ago and then by chance i saw one on Craig's list nearby and thought maybe i would get another one so i called the listing ...turned out it was my old boat !! hahaha anyway i was too late , she was sold...but that is a good reminder to keep vigilant great boats
Cap’n Q check out a Nonsuch cat rig boat which I think is much nicer and larger than the Freedom line. I own a 1986 Nonsuch 30U which is a very roomy 30’ boat built by Hinterholler Yachts in Canada. There should be several Nonsuch’s in your area to view. Really enjoy your reviews of the various good old boats.
I was recently watching a the youtube channel Sparks on the USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier. Have you ever considered making a video and covering a vessel that size? I think I would watch that all the time.
Just found the channel recently and really like it. Always loved the idea of sailing and enjoyed the little I have done. Just got a Santana 20 and your channel is fueling this Marines dreams of sailing something bigger. Looking for a sweet cruiser now that the wife accepts that sailing is "pretty enjoyable" after all!
@@YachtHunters thanks for the words of encouragement! Stationed down in NC right now so my little santana is mostly stuck in the Cape Fear river (I suspect it is not large enough to brave the ocean and those ICW inlets look pretty rough!) So I am definitely learning my tacks and jibes in the narrow waters under the guns of the USS North Carolina!
they made a 40 center cockpit that would make a magnificent island hopper. i remember hearing that the carbon fiber spars would cost more than the boat to replace.
I hear they don't do very well struck by lightning, so you should never forget a libation to Posieden when setting off to sea. i like the idea of junk rigging this boat slow but simple. drop a panel to reef and easy cheaper construction.@@YachtHunters
The interior needs a complete update which if you can think about what you need to be off shore. Brake out the tools and get to work, I have done complete guts of boats and the results were outstanding. All were the result of either water damage, an owner wanting to expand a freezer or just the need to install necessary upgrades.
Captain Q, Yacht Hunter I would but waiting to have my right hand and wrist operated on. Was injured when a windlass crushed it against the chain in a locker. I may after the surgery and recovery.
I never sailed one, but I really like the simplicity of a cat ketch. This is the type of boat the O’Kelly’s sailed around the Caribbean before buying their catamaran. The dog needed more space. I want a catamaran, should I get a dog? Thanks Captain!
you should always have a dog !!! he/she will follow you anywhere and adapt to your wishes and share your joy and be really happy when you dock occasionally
I like this boat and the carbon spars are worth the asking price by themselves. Musty interior cleans up with three gallons of straight bleach in a sprayer with a hookah air mask system. I have one. I would buy this boat and put the original style sails because they are very fast.
@@YachtHunters Every time I see someone discussing even rubbing with Clorox I have to say Concrobium. Look it up, it’s a cleaner and preventative for mold/mildew. Used by FEMA on post flood cleanups, it’s THE low tox Clorox alternative!
Whats on the brim of that baseball cap? Its driving me crazy trying to figure it out - LOOKS LIKE A ZIP TIE?. Love your videos and hearing your knowledge on the subject matter.
I watch for the design features. The rest is all sales talk. A boat like that is never ready to sail. Replacing all the leaky hatches and portlight and the aging seacocks is the minimum you would need to do.
Greatly appreciate your work, at just under 6’4” I’m always looking for a boat that fits. As you are 6’1 I’m sure you you can appreciate this. Maybe a tall hat when you are walking about. Thanks
As a Freedom 21 owner, I still take up tension on the sheet as I begin my tacks/gybes and then play out the sheet once the wind crosses midships. It is gentler on the blocks and tracks than letting the boom slam over.
This man, Capt. Q is a man to be admired. His knowledge is ridiculous, his charm is at a 10. (16 1/2) We all love this guy. (but) Where can we buy a boat today? Not sure if these are up to date of not. Im in NH which helps, and I have about 30,000, (I want to spend less) but looking for a livable boat. Please give advice to where I can look. (See? its all about me). Any advice you two can give is appreciated. I'll keep watching. The Captain is the coolest.
Thanks, Ron. We should have some gems coming up in that price range... the season is heating up but so is demand for boats (especially during COVID)... stay tuned!
Very do-able. However I'm sticking to my plan of 4 years remaining before buying just to get knowledge and hopefully get to sail on a few different sizes and configurations. I don't want to wish I had known about some design or wish I had thought about this or that in my selection process.
Ahoy Captain Q!! Thank you for making these videos, and helping to make sailing dreams possible. Please do a video about the various pluses and minuses of various hull types. I know you tube is full of "hull types" videos, but your style of calm discussion is like listening to a favored teacher. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the effects of the production sailboat racing rules in the 1950's to 1980's on general sailing craft. What I'd really like to know is, were there any better sailboat designs that weren't able to meet the specifications in the sailing rules. Thanks!!
do your homework and get a surveyor i bought a 25 year old boat and sailed it for twenty years and sold it to a man who has now sailed it another 20 years
Really appreciate listening to Captain Q talk about everything, but it would be beneficial to give more attention to the stuff he’s talking about, rather than keeping the camera mostly on him.
The captain has a size issue and no matter how hard the cameraman tries to get around him , its nye on impossible ...sorry i will try to duck more afte rall the boat is everything !!1 thank you
Great videos and lessons Could use help with the teaching have questions price and availability for an vessel between 35’ minimum prefer 45’ to 60’ Wanted to purchase before July 1st
I notice the camera cut away when the maneuvering down that super tiny hatch commenced. I believe my Catalina 30 had more interior room than this boat and way more head room.
You are probably right but all boats are a compromise no? I know your 30 is very fast and I think she won the Ensenda race beating the entire fleet on first race but this cat offers a unique sailing experience and i for one would like to give it a chance and i would duck for that chance :-) thank you
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I decided to support Captain Q as a patron as he is one of the rare UA-cam people teaching important history, presenting a unique and decent lifestyle while providing a public service for people looking for something different and even imagination and mind expanding at the same time. Great job, Captain!
Wow! Thank you, kindly! We are thrilled and inspired by the support - we'll be making some extra material available to our Patreon supporters in the near term... stay tuned and welcome aboard!! Cheers!
@@YachtHunters amazing content and knowledge. Best sail boat related channel on the Internet. Well done.
I am not sure which prefer...the boats reviewed, or the wonderful.soft spoken gentleman reviewing them. What a wonderful human being. The boats make me want to learn to sail. Thank you,
Our pleasure!
То ъ мы.
Great sail from ME to MD in May 2021. Never woulda happened without your great presentation. Liked her so much we have moved up to a Freedom 44. She's back on the market. Just heard of your retirement. Such a great body of work, sorry to see it end. Fair winds my friend!
Great to hear that. Cheers to you and your adventures, 3V!!
I would scoop this up IN A SECOND!!!!! Capt you guys have to make your way over here to the PNW! I think It’d be great to tear out the berths in the after cabin and make that space into a bosun hole/storage/workbench. You could store enough cases of everything for a mighty long and comfortable passage in there. No need to ration the grog, keep it coming!
Thanks for this!!!!
Thanks again for finding these rough in the edges gems! Do not undercut the attention span of viewers when it comes to tuning into what you observe/know/ and recommend.....we know when a person adds tremendous value, and your channel is very worthy.
Thanks for the great videos. I have never sailed, but I am sure it is in my future. Content like this makes me realize it is all possible.
You can do it!
This is inherently a very fine cruiser...
Very easy to single hand, and a great engine. Carbon fibre masts, Definitely worth much more then the asking price.
17+,
It just needs clean up, provided the sails are OK...
The series of Nonsuch boats all had unstayed Aluminium masts and perhaps a bit better known.
Couldn't agree more!
It should have been me that bought that boat! I've been eyeballing those boats for 40 years and the cherry on the cake is, it is from Portsmouth New Hampshire where I was born.
I have been shopping for a Freedom 35 and since this Freedom 35 sold by the time I got to watching this youtube video, you answered a lot of questions I was not willing to read reviews in way of obtaining the answers for. :) LOL! YEAH UA-cam. More Importantly YEAH for you Captain Q! Always enjoy watching your Captain Q, Yacht Hunter Channel and hearing your take on sailboats and sailing. Thank You Captain Q.
Thank you for another beautiful and educational video. A nice design for a Freedom Cat Ketch. Whoever traverses the ocean with this sailboat will have a lot of fun with it. Good luck and fun with your next recordings.
Our pleasure! Thank you for your kind words
I have a 1981 33 and love it. We were unsure about it because of space and bought another boat but after seeing it on the brokerage dock we decide to keep it and put the other boat up for sale. Haha
First time viewer- Captain Q I'm impressed with your review. It's everything you want to know before you buy that is not a survey.
welcome aboard!
I ❤❤❤ this cat-ketch. Buy this for my summer housing for mid-coast Maine summer Time retirement life.!! Meets all those basic and cozy needs. Especially love the “aft cabin,” and easy access to the engine. Looks so seaworthy. And no standing rigging!!
Also… no Dinty Moore on this vessel? And what was the odd looking electronic gadget on right back of the chart table? Look like old radar equip.?
Not willing to say its not a blue water boat...im always impressed at the stories and background you have on every boat such great info.
I saw one of these on Barnegat Bay in Nj summer of '23 - beautiful with the sails up
man you are wealth of info. A real joy just listening to you and watching your videos
I appreciate that!
I love the fact that you continue to educate and give a historical perspective!!!
Thank you
The most beautiful boat I have ever laid eyes on bar none!
Spectacular! Thanks Capt Q!
Such a clever and different approach.... and a nice entry price to get out on the water. Cheers and thanks for watching!
Freedom yachts had balsa cored decks. All those I checked had soft spots; difficult to repair. Always use a surveyor.
You read my mind. Especially up around the winch and bowsprit. That said, it's a lot of boat for the money especially if the sails are at all decent.
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What a fine “little “ boat for a reasonable price.
Captain Q, you’re killing me....
thats my job but softly i hope !
@@YachtHunters like the song? “Killing me softly, with your yachts....”.
I've got Freedom 28 cat ketch hull #37 (built 1983) near Seattle. A similar layout without the chart table and full aft cabin, and boomed sails on mast sailtracks. Love it!
-Tom
Captain, I really appreciate your walk through of the cabin. I’m now happy to be 5’7” tall. I can fit in that boat! And while I’m okay with being reverent, I’d rather that attitude not be imposed!! 🤗
Glad to see your take on the cat ketch! My 10 year plan aspires to a freedom 39 or 45 cat ketch. As a dinghy sailor with a free standing carbon fibre mast, I’m sold on the rig.
Go for it!
Very interesting design. I've always wondered why the unstayed masts didn't catch on. If they're solid enough for the Maltese Falcon, they should be just fine on an under 40 foot boat.
Good point!
a number of interesting elements, the deal killer for me is ceiling height I really don't want to give myself a daily ... scalping.
At 5 11 I might risk it for that single-handed ease and tack alone...fucking take a chunk my dear you earned it
And did you see that drunk uncle paint job on the aft...lol
now be kind every boat has a wart or two and every boat except one (The PB ) is a compromise but that is a cool boat
@@YachtHunters I could make that boat look so nice....what a great video
@@YachtHunters I mean I really love this boat
@@YachtHunters /qW!j
You should start a sailing advice channel. Call it Captain Q-Tips.
we laughed at this great idea we loved it but then we thought Johnson and Johnson or whomever would send a flock of lawyers after us and of course they say never to put q-tips in your ear, right? and, of course we want Captain Q to be all in your ear ....Not easy being Captain Q and Ran-day man !
@@YachtHunters Never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear...
That horrible blue non-skid reminds me of our little 21' Santana we had back in the day.
we had a Freedom 28 and it was a great boat. They do have the quality of feeling like a larger boat. The hull was very strongly made, the masts are very strong so long as you do not let the carbon fiber get damaged at the mast step or otherwise. You can take the boat out in a lot of wind using just one of the sails and it's no problem. Their high freeboard also contributes to making them feel like bigger boats. We had a little delamination of the get coat, a/k/a blistering but got that fixed which was not a big deal and that was the end of it. The only catch is they don't point like a Soling, but if you wanted a Soling, you wouldn't buy a Freedom cat ketch. Plus they go surprisingly fast reaching, provided there's some wind. Overall excellent boats.
It looks like Sea Dog took the day off!!
I wasn't expecting this when I fist saw her but what beautiful yacht, full of Character. I've fallen in love. I anyone is thinking of scrapping one I'll take it.
I love the text-explanations and definitions throughout your videos.
Thanks!
That’s it Mr Man. When I’m ready to buy a bluewater boat, I’m heading to Maine and looking up Capt Q. He finds all the deals.
Welcome aboard
I come here for the boats ⛵
I stay for the History Lesson
you're very kind sir thank you
Can confirm this, i have one. Cant find a better boat for my needs.
Great review. Really appreciate the videos you two put out and love the rating scale. Can't wait to see future videos!
Much appreciated! we really enjoy doing them and i am lucky to have such a brilliant, innovative, clever, thoughtful, younger, and ,most important, patient young man as a Director, Idea man cameraman drone pilot and all wrapped into one and he is a really good bachelor friend ....... who among other skill sets , can play the piano and builds ( yes builds) high end bamboo bicycles to order >>> just saying
As I've said before I'll never own one but I sure do like looking at them. Keep the good stuff coming Cap'n.
Thank you glad we can be entertaining
@@YachtHunters гоощлм э7г
Love this boat perfect for coastal cruising nice
Id like to see Capn Qs personal boat! What say Y’all ?
yes !
Lol yup
Yes.
earlier episode has what you're looking for.....a little background.
ahhh Pearly you're the sharp one !
actually i am planning a boating history expose i some day
Great deal for a lot of good boat
She's a real smasher. I see the aft cabin as a proper engine room / workshop / storage. The non stayed mast gives me a case of the ebee geebies, but thats just me. Another interesting video. Many thanks.
Go look at how well these things did in Hurricane Dorian. Just about every boat on the BVIs lost their mast, but not the handful of Freedom Yachts. The hulls of those boats took more damage than the mast. These masts are remarkably strong, and it's a shame no one else is really doing anything like it anymore.
@@operator0 Now if everyone knows the secret of these boats the prices will rise...
@@DriftaholiC Heh, they are already pretty high IMO.
I think this is a great little boat for solo sailing.
very easy to handle solo for sure nothing overwhelming and with Otto the Auto pilot you are all set
How timely. In my search for a ketch that can be sailed primarily single handed I recently discovered the cat-ketch. Been looking at Freedom 44's but it was very interesting to see your walk through of this 35'er.
you better hurry for this one
@@YachtHunters I'm sure it won't last long. I'm planning on something at least 38 to 44'.
It's Thursday, time for Captain Q! The wood looked well cared for below.
Keen eye, James! We release new episodes on Thursdays and hope to sprinkle in a few other videos as the production schedule allows
I really appreciate the explanations of the terminology!
I talked to the owner of this boat on the phone a few months ago. Very nice gentleman.
couldn't be nicer
I really enjoy your video's. I've subscribed so I don't miss the fun and education! I'm not a sailor as yet. However I find all this information fascinating!
Awesome! Thank you!
We live aboard the last Freedom 35 built in Penryn. Awesome boats!🐙
HEAR THAT EVERYONE 111 great recommendation thanks so much
Love watching these videos. Great education.
Nice boat! Years ago I would rent Beetle Cats out of N. Brooklyn Maine. I love the simplicity!
Us too! I owned a Beetle and sold it about 7 years ago and then by chance i saw one on Craig's list nearby and thought maybe i would get another one so i called the listing ...turned out it was my old boat !! hahaha anyway i was too late , she was sold...but that is a good reminder to keep vigilant great boats
I learn so much from your videos, thank you!!
You are so welcome! We hope you can put some of it to good utility than you for your note
Looks like Maine is the land of great deals on boats. Nice job Capt Q👍👍😎✌✌
Actually they are every where ...just keep your eyes and computer open.. the really great deals will disappear i know from experience good luck
So nice to find an interesting, affordable fixer-upper !
We agree!
scalp massager :))))))) god bless you all o laughed so hard :))
Cap’n Q check out a Nonsuch cat rig boat which I think is much nicer and larger than the Freedom line. I own a 1986 Nonsuch 30U which is a very roomy 30’ boat built by Hinterholler Yachts in Canada. There should be several Nonsuch’s in your area to view. Really enjoy your reviews of the various good old boats.
we would like to find one not easy with all these plastic cocoons on all these boats in new england thanks for the suggestion
Excellent info, thanks ☃️
Glad it was helpful!
So I woke up last night with this thought , his suspenders are red on the left and green on the right Classic
i am so sorry to have made you loose sleep ....hahahaha there is a story there tooo
@@YachtHunters Is that because of buoys and nav lights, or because of Red Green? Please do tell!
Nav lights And it works if I turn around and walk backwards. ...
I have had a keen interest in Freedom Yacht an 45ft Cat Ketch would be PB For ME...Thanks Q and Randy.
I was recently watching a the youtube channel Sparks on the USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier. Have you ever considered making a video and covering a vessel that size? I think I would watch that all the time.
Hahaha. That would be a dandy
Just found the channel recently and really like it. Always loved the idea of sailing and enjoyed the little I have done. Just got a Santana 20 and your channel is fueling this Marines dreams of sailing something bigger. Looking for a sweet cruiser now that the wife accepts that sailing is "pretty enjoyable" after all!
you will soon have the best of all worlds congrats and semper fi from the Navy
@@YachtHunters thanks for the words of encouragement! Stationed down in NC right now so my little santana is mostly stuck in the Cape Fear river (I suspect it is not large enough to brave the ocean and those ICW inlets look pretty rough!) So I am definitely learning my tacks and jibes in the narrow waters under the guns of the USS North Carolina!
My current boat is a 1985 Freedom 21. At 6'2" My dream boat is an Aft Cockpit Freedom 40 Cat Ketch. The Freedom 35 CK is a close second.
they are a great concept
In September of 2022 my dream came true; I'm now the proud owner of a 1979 Freedom 40 AC CK.
they made a 40 center cockpit that would make a magnificent island hopper. i remember hearing that the carbon fiber spars would cost more than the boat to replace.
yes, they are incredibly made... super thick carbon so that wouldn't surprise me!
I hear they don't do very well struck by lightning, so you should never forget a libation to Posieden when setting off to sea. i like the idea of junk rigging this boat slow but simple. drop a panel to reef and easy cheaper construction.@@YachtHunters
This style of sail boat is what I'd love to own. I would want one of the 44 or 45 foot models with more head room.
No points added for being able to lie in a choice of 2 comfortable berths to work on the iron Jenny?
ahhh good call Jerry i just quoted you in an earlier reply you are spot on..thanks for your help
As a retired builder I can say I like the boat a great deal. That said I would change a great deal.
Tell us more!
The interior needs a complete update which if you can think about what you need to be off shore. Brake out the tools and get to work, I have done complete guts of boats and the results were outstanding. All were the result of either water damage, an owner wanting to expand a freezer or just the need to install necessary upgrades.
send in your information Edie someone might want to hire you that would be cool
Captain Q, Yacht Hunter I would but waiting to have my right hand and wrist operated on. Was injured when a windlass crushed it against the chain in a locker. I may after the surgery and recovery.
I never sailed one, but I really like the simplicity of a cat ketch. This is the type of boat the O’Kelly’s sailed around the Caribbean before buying their catamaran. The dog needed more space. I want a catamaran, should I get a dog? Thanks Captain!
you should always have a dog !!! he/she will follow you anywhere and adapt to your wishes and share your joy and be really happy when you dock occasionally
I like this boat and the carbon spars are worth the asking price by themselves. Musty interior cleans up with three gallons of straight bleach in a sprayer with a hookah air mask system. I have one. I would buy this boat and put the original style sails because they are very fast.
good attitude and spot on for cleaning but i might not aerosol the Clorox but rubbing with lots of open air flow will get a lot done ..
A great one for the eastern Med, do you think? Ezra Gavriel Ben Avraham
@@YachtHunters yeah good thing Clorox comes in gallon containers!!!
@@YachtHunters Every time I see someone discussing even rubbing with Clorox I have to say Concrobium. Look it up, it’s a cleaner and preventative for mold/mildew. Used by FEMA on post flood cleanups, it’s THE low tox Clorox alternative!
Cap’n shoulda called out safety issue with the companionway arranged to flood the cabin in a knockdown.
Whats on the brim of that baseball cap? Its driving me crazy trying to figure it out - LOOKS LIKE A ZIP TIE?. Love your videos and hearing your knowledge on the subject matter.
We will have a reveal soon on some very important aspects of Captain q lol
stay tuned
I'd love to be the owner, great walk through. Keep em coming
Great information about the boat ,many thanks
Nice, I subscribed after this 😀!!!
You guys are so funny! love your channel! lots of great information! learning a lot!
Captain Q and Randy , yet another awesome /enlightening review. Thank you ! 👏👏👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it
I watch for the design features. The rest is all sales talk. A boat like that is never ready to sail. Replacing all the leaky hatches and portlight and the aging seacocks is the minimum you would need to do.
Lol at captions on this one, Randay.
Not even a boat owner, but really liking the interesting variety in sailboats
Another entertaining show.
Impressive bank of clutches on that cabin top.
Great walk round I am hoping to take a look at one here in the UK to see if it suits my needs.
The spiral staircase got me!
pretty cool, right?
Greatly appreciate your work, at just under 6’4” I’m always looking for a boat that fits. As you are 6’1 I’m sure you you can appreciate this. Maybe a tall hat when you are walking about. Thanks
Good luck!
The best thing about a cat rig; To tack, just turn the wheel.
As a Freedom 21 owner, I still take up tension on the sheet as I begin my tacks/gybes and then play out the sheet once the wind crosses midships. It is gentler on the blocks and tracks than letting the boom slam over.
Great channel and so very generous. Stay safe
Thank you! Will do!
Sweet!
Oh yeah!
Scalp massagers! lol
Ran _Day !!!
I really like the Freedom 40.
We would love to interview one ...
@@YachtHunters Wish I had one. Saw one for sale last year and loved it.
This man, Capt. Q is a man to be admired. His knowledge is ridiculous, his charm is at a 10. (16 1/2) We all love this guy. (but) Where can we buy a boat today?
Not sure if these are up to date of not. Im in NH which helps, and I have about 30,000, (I want to spend less) but looking for a livable boat. Please give advice to where I can look. (See? its all about me). Any advice you two can give is appreciated. I'll keep watching. The Captain is the coolest.
Thanks, Ron. We should have some gems coming up in that price range... the season is heating up but so is demand for boats (especially during COVID)... stay tuned!
Very do-able. However I'm sticking to my plan of 4 years remaining before buying just to get knowledge and hopefully get to sail on a few different sizes and configurations.
I don't want to wish I had known about some design or wish I had thought about this or that in my selection process.
I just repaired a freedom Carbon fiber mast a few months ago.
Ahoy Captain Q!!
Thank you for making these videos, and helping to make sailing dreams possible.
Please do a video about the various pluses and minuses of various hull types.
I know you tube is full of "hull types" videos, but your style of calm discussion is like listening to a favored teacher.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the effects of the production sailboat racing rules in the 1950's to 1980's on general sailing craft. What I'd really like to know is, were there any better sailboat designs that weren't able to meet the specifications in the sailing rules.
Thanks!!
wowo thank you but that's a long discussion but we are exploring an interesting panel for you all
A terrific walk through. Superior knowledge. A lifetime of experience. Greetings and thanks from Scotland.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Boats like this are free down in south Florida, but you will realy have to look around.
Im a yr out from being able to buy a boat but this is exactly what I would want
No it's not, at least it shouldn't. I once had a 35 year old fiberglass boat. Never again.
do your homework and get a surveyor i bought a 25 year old boat and sailed it for twenty years and sold it to a man who has now sailed it another 20 years
Totally agree Captain Q
Really appreciate listening to Captain Q talk about everything, but it would be beneficial to give more attention to the stuff he’s talking about, rather than keeping the camera mostly on him.
The captain has a size issue and no matter how hard the cameraman tries to get around him , its nye on impossible ...sorry i will try to duck more afte rall the boat is everything !!1 thank you
Great videos and lessons
Could use help with the teaching have questions price and availability for an vessel between 35’ minimum prefer 45’ to 60’
Wanted to purchase before July 1st
I love your channel. Keep up the great job!
GREAT VIDEO .. Thanks for good priced boat......
I notice the camera cut away when the maneuvering down that super tiny hatch commenced. I believe my Catalina 30 had more interior room than this boat and way more head room.
You are probably right but all boats are a compromise no?
I know your 30 is very fast and I think she won the Ensenda race beating the entire fleet on first race but this cat offers a unique sailing experience and i for one would like to give it a chance and i would duck for that chance :-) thank you
Not going to mention those wishbone booms? I was looking forward to some heretofore unknown fact about them I was going to learn.