Designer Gary Mull Year 1987 Boat Weight 22,992 lb (10,429 kg) | Location United States Crew two | |
Builder(s) Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts) | ||
The Freedom 45 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1987. The design is out of production.
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The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts.
The Freedom 45 is a development of the Freedom 42, created by extending the aft section of the hull.
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 22,992 lb (10,429 kg) and carries 9,500 lb (4,309 kg) of ballast. It has a draft of 4.92 ft (1.50 m) with the standard winged keel.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JH HTBE diesel engine of 66 hp (49 kW).
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 7.86 kn (14.56 km/h).