Freedom 36 Explained

Freedom 36
Insignia:File:Freedom Yachts Star Logo.jpg
Insignia Size:100px
Designer:Gary Mull
Location:United States
Year:1985
Builder:Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts)
Crew:two
Displacement:14370lb
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:36.42feet
Lwl:30.58feet
Beam:12.5feet
Hull Draft:6feet (with standard keel)
4.5feet (with shoal draft keel)
Rigs:Free-standing Fractional rigged sloop
I:33.34feet
J:11.5feet
P:45.5feet
E:16.57feet
Sailarea Main:376.97square feet
Sailarea Headsail:191.71square feet
Sailarea Total:568.67square feet
Phrf:147 (average)

The Freedom 36 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1985. The design is out of production.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Production

The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts.[1] [5]

Design

The Freedom 36 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a free-standing fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. With the standard keel it displaces 143700NaN0 and carries 65000NaN0 of ballast. With the shoal keel it displaces 134000NaN0.[1] [2] [5] [6]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3GM diesel engine.[1] [5]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 147 with a high of 144 and low of 150. It has a hull speed of 7.412NaN2.[2] [5]

The Freedom 36 design was developed into the Freedom 38 in 1989.[7]

Variants

Freedom 36
  • Model with standard keel and 6feet draft. It displaces 143700NaN0 and carries 65000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2] [5]
    Freedom 36 SD
  • Model with shoal draft keel and 4.5feet draft. It displaces 134000NaN0.[1] [5] [6]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Freedom 36 sailboat specifications and details. 28 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20211228145135/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-36. 28 December 2021. live.
    2. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Freedom 36 . 5 August 2016. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217082140/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/673/freedom-36. 17 February 2017. dead.
    3. Web site: Garry Mull (1939-1994). 20 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210418231901/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary. 18 April 2021. live.
    4. Web site: Gary Mull. 20 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211220135325/https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull. 20 December 2021. live.
    5. Web site: Freedom 36. 28 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211228145222/https://sailboat.guide/freedom/36. 28 December 2021. live.
    6. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Freedom 36 SD. 5 August 2016. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217082220/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/672/freedom-36-sd. 17 February 2017. dead.
    7. Web site: Freedom 38 sailboat specifications and details. 28 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20211228145140/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-38. 28 December 2021. live.