1986 Freedom 38

Great liveaboard or cruising sailboat! Only a few hours on rebuilt Yanmar diesel.

The Freedom 38 is probably the smartest mid-size cruising sailboat ever designed and built. Simple to sail, simple to maintain, and simply a joy to cruise, this Gary Mull designed, Tillotson-Pearson built boat stands out as a timeless, excellent choice for coastal cruising. Fin keel, spade rudder, huge main, self taking jib, no standing rigging, lines led aft to the cockpit all combine to provide effortless, easy to control sailing performance. Upwind sailing is a breeze. To tack, simply put the helm over. Crash jibes are no issue with the very forgiving carbon fiber unstayed mast. Wide, flat hull sections provide high form stability. This coupled with a flexible mast which bends off in puffs to depower the mainsail for less healing and flatter, more comfortable sailing. Quality of build is excellent with a beautiful, hand fitted and hand crafted teak interior. Most furniture is glassed and tabbed to the hull and deck and there’s minimal use of interior liners. Close examination of details and design will reveal why Ferenc Mate’ included Freedom Yachts and Tillotson-Pearson in “The World’s Best Sailboats".

ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION

Raytheon SC70C color radar/plotter on stainless steel swing arm bracket at companionway
2KW Raymarine closed array radome mounted on stainless steel pole on port quarter
C-Map cartridge for Puget Sound to Claycroft Island
B&G Network wind, speed, and depth instruments at steering pedestal
Raymarine Autohelm 4000 autopilot
Ritchie Powerdamp compass on steering pedestal
Horizon fixed VHF radio
Handheld VHF radio
Clarion XMA-1 CD/AM/FM player with 6 CD changer, (2) cockpit speakers and (2) salon speakers
Remote control for stereo in cockpit
Seth Thomas clock and barometer mounted on main bulkhead

MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Yanmar 3GM30F 27hp diesel engine fresh rebuild
Three blade feathering Max-Prop
Engine controls on steering pedestal
Engine control panel in cockpit with tachometer, visual and audible alarms
34 Gallon 5052 grade aluminum fuel tank
USFDA approved polyethylene 64 gallon water tank
Variable speed water pressure pump with accumulator tank
6 gallon hot water heater: 110V and engine heated
Shower drain pump with overboard discharge
12 gallon holding tank with deck pump out and overboard macerator pump
Manual Whale bilge pump mounted in cockpit
Bass 110V AC and 12V DC switch/breaker panel at nav station
(6) 6 volt deep cycle batteries totaling 750 amp-hours
(1) 12V starting battery
12V smart charger
750 watt inverter
Battery isolation/crossover switch
Marinco 110V 30 amp shorepower inlet fitting
Marinco 50’ 30 amp 110V shorepower cord
Marinco phone/cable fitting inlet fitting
Edson steering pedestal with 32” diameter stainless steel wheel and pedestal guard
Aluminum emergency tiller
Seas diesel cabin heater with 12V fan for stack heat recovery
(2) 1 gallon aluminum propane tanks in dedicated, vented cockpit locker

RIG & SAILS

The Freedom 38 has an amazingly simple and reliable rig. The freestanding carbon fiber mast has proven itself in over three decades of use including southern ocean storms. In the 1982 BOC singlehanded round the world race “Lady Pepperell” was rolled twice in the Southern Ocean; her Tillotson-Pearson built free standing carbon mast stayed upright and intact. No spreaders, shrouds or backstay eliminates the leaks and numerous failure modes found with conventional stayed rigs. The gooseneck is laminated to the mast rather than screwed and is amazingly strong and reliable. With no backstay, the full battened mainsail has a very large roach as found on newer generation race boats. Lazy jacks and full battens make handling this large sail very easy. Although the boat is very much mainsail powered, a self-tacking, small jib with camberspar boom helps windward performance. All lines are led aft to the cockpit where rope clutches and two self-tailing winches are placed under protection of the dodger and within easy reach of the helmsman.

TPI free standing carbon fiber mast painted white
Aluminum boom with two reef lines
Full battened, radial cut spectra mainsail with three reef points
Lazy Jacks and mainsail cover
Two reef lines led aft to cockpit
4:1 boom vang led aft to cockpit
(2) Aluminum folding mast steps for hooking up main halyard
Signal halyard to masthead
Self-tacking, self vanging jib with camberspar and sail cover
(8) Lewmar rope clutches at cockpit
4:1 Harken traveler with control lines led aft to Spinlock stoppers in cockpit
(2) Barient 27 self tailing winches at companionway for reefing, halyards, mainsheet, and boom vang
Line organizer in cockpit for coiling halyards, sheets and control lines with hooks and bungee straps
Winch handle holder in cockpit
(2) Locking winch handles

Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

1986 Freedom 38

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