Freedom 45 Explained

Freedom 45
Insignia:File:Freedom Yachts Star Logo.jpg
Insignia Size:100px
Designer:Gary Mull
Location:United States
Year:1987
Builder:Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts)
Crew:two
Displacement:22992lb
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:45feet
Lwl:34.4feet
Beam:13.5feet
Hull Draft:4.92feet
Keel Type:wing keel
Ballast:9500lb
Rigs:Free-standing Fractional rigged sloop
I:38.4feet
J:13.85feet
P:50.33feet
E:18.5feet
Sailarea Main:465.55square feet
Sailarea Headsail:265.92square feet
Sailarea Total:731.47square feet
Phrf:99 (average)

The Freedom 45 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1987. The design is out of production.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The Freedom 45 is a development of the Freedom 42, created by extending the aft section of the hull.[1] [2] [6] [7]

Production

The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts, starting in 1987.[1] [2] [6] [7]

Design

The Freedom 45 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a free-standing fractional sloop, an internally-mounted rudder and a fixed wing keel. It displaces 229920NaN0 and carries 95000NaN0 of ballast. It has a draft of 4.92feet with the standard winged keel.[1] [2] [3] [6] [7]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JH HTBE diesel engine of 660NaN0.[1] [2] [6] [7]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 99 with a high of 99 and low of 102. It has a hull speed of 7.862NaN2.[3] [6] [7]

Variants

Freedom 45 AC
  • Model with an aft cockpit configuration.[1]
    Freedom 45 CC
  • Model with a center cockpit configuration.[2]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Freedom 45 AC sailboat specifications and details. 29 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20211229180745/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-45-ac. 29 December 2021. live.
    2. Web site: Freedom 45 CC sailboat specifications and details. 29 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20211229180902/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-45-cc. 29 December 2021. live.
    3. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Freedom 45 CC . 12 August 2016. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312083512/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1071/freedom-45-cc. 12 March 2018. dead.
    4. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. Web site: Freedom 45 AC. 29 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211229181753/https://sailboat.guide/freedom/45-ac. 29 December 2021. live.
    7. Web site: Freedom 45 CC. 29 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211229181625/https://sailboat.guide/freedom/45-cc. 29 December 2021. live.

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