Freedom 38 Explained

Freedom 38
Insignia:File:Freedom Yachts Star Logo.jpg
Insignia Size:100px
Designer:Gary Mull
Location:United States
Year:1989
Builder:Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts)
Crew:two
Displacement:13400lb
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:38feet
Lwl:30.62feet
Beam:12.5feet
Hull Draft:4.5feet
Keel Type:wing keel
Ballast:5530lb of lead
Rudder Type:internal spade-type
Rigs:Fractional rigged sloop
I:33.8feet
J:11.5feet
P:45.5feet
E:16.6feet
Sailarea Main:377.65square feet
Sailarea Headsail:194.35square feet
Sailarea Total:572square feet
Phrf:144 (average)

The Freedom 38 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1989.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The Freedom 38 is a development of the Freedom 36.[1] [5]

Production

The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts, starting in 1989. The design is out of production.[1] [5]

Design

The Freedom 38 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 wing keel. It displaces 134000NaN0 and carries 55300NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [2] [5]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3GM diesel engine of 270NaN0.[1] [5]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 144 and a hull speed of 7.412NaN2.[2] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Freedom 38 . 5 August 2016. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202003153/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/671/freedom-38. 2 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 38. 28 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211228200820/https://sailboat.guide/freedom/38. 28 December 2021. live.