Freedom 45

The Freedom 45 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1987. The design is out of production.

The Freedom 45 is a development of the Freedom 42, created by extending the aft section of the hull.

Production
The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts, starting in 1987.

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 22992 lb and carries 9500 lb of ballast. It has a draft of 4.92 ft with the standard winged keel.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JH HTBE diesel engine of 66 hp.

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.

Variants

 * Freedom 45 AC
 * Model with an aft cockpit configuration.


 * Freedom 45 CC
 * Model with a center cockpit configuration.