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G17106	Freedom 35			Lying	Essex
Builder	Freedom Yachts/Western Yachts			Year	1984
Builder	Freedom Yachts/Western Yachts			Price	£49,000
LOA	34' 9"	Sail area	576 sq ft main and mizzen	Brief details
LWL	30' 0"	Rig	cat ketch	Combining a traditional, full-bodied heavy displacement long keel hull with an unstayed carbon-fibre wishbone ketch rig, the Freedom 35 is an unusual yacht. Designed to be easy to sail, Freedoms 35s are often found making long offshore passages. This 1984 example is very well equipped, and has had a lot of refit work done in the last few years.
Beam	11' 0"	Cabins	3
Draught	4' 2"	Berths	6
Displacement	12,000 lbs	Engine	Volvo 2003 diesel
Ballast	3,800 lbs	BHP	28
Keel type	Long keel with external lead ballast keel and transom-hung rudder

In 1976 Gary Hoyt and Halsey Herreshof designed the first Freedom - a 40-footer with twin unstayed wishbone rigged masts. The design was aimed at producing a very easily sailed yacht with good performance, particularly on long distance offwind passages, where the first Freedom 40 gave some racing yachts nasty surprises on long offwind races. The Freedom 40 was soon followed by other sized versions, this being the Freedom 35, built in the UK by Western Approaches of Falmouth for the distributor Freedom Yachts. Both long fixed keel and centreboard versions were built, this being a fixed keel example.

Like all the cat ketch Freedoms, the 35 is both easy to sail, and remarkably fast on a reach. With a full-bodied long keel hull form windward performance is less spectacular, although quite respectable. The interior is very nicely finished, and has six berths in three cabins. The carbon fibre unstayed masts have aluminium wishbone booms which when set are angled down, needing no kicking strap. Both mainsails have single line slab reefing, and a mizzen staysail can also be set if desired

	Photographs January 2006

The forecabin has vee-berths, with good locker space. An infill could be fitted if required to make a double berth.

Since these photos were taken most of the interior headlinings have been renewed

The chart table is opposite the heads compartment, in the walkway through to the forecabin. A Taylors diesel heater is mounted on the bulkhead by the chart table, although the yacht is also ducted for hot-air heating (the blown air heater itself has been removed)

The keel-stepped aft mast inevitably intrudes into the saloon, but does form a backrest for crew using the galley on the starboard side. In this photo the white box under the table is a dehumidifier used aboard during lay-up. The table top lowers to turn the settee into a double berth

Photographs January 2006

The aft cabin has two berths, with the engine box in the centre, and an opening port out into the cockpit

The Volvo 2003 engine has had the gearbox spline drive renewed with a modified fitting (this is a well known issue with these engine/gearboxes), and has been professionally overhauled in 2005.

The Freedom 35 hull and deck is a fairly heavily laid up GRP/end-grain balsa core laminate. The underbody was epoxy coated in 1995, and the boot-top epoxied in 2002. Most deck fittings and all skin fittings and seacocks were removed, refastened and resealed in 2003. In 2003 new Lewmar ports and Gebo hatches were also fitted.

Photographs January 2006

The deck and cockpit were in typical mid-winter lay-up condition, although the GRP mouldings and the teak trim were in good condition

The cockpit has the companionway to starboard of the aft cabin extension to the cabin top. To port is an extended seat - sheltered by the sprayhood, which is currently stored off the boat. The blue cover by the binnacle is for the colour chartplotter, again unmounted at present

The carbon-fibre masts were professionally repainted in 2000, and in 2004 were unstepped and masthead fittings, lights, radar reflector and wiring were renewed. All lines lead back to the cockpit, where sail handling is via a single self-tailing Barlow winch

This yacht was reportedly little used and professionally maintained for her first ten years. In around 1992 she was prepared for a transatlantic voyage, but instead in 1995 went to the Mediterranean, returning to the UK in 2001. Purchased by the present owners in 2002, she has been thoroughly refitted. It is understood that she has always been wintered ashore, certainly so in the present ownership. She was epoxied in 1995, and the hull condition now looks very good.

Equipment List:
Engine details		Volvo 2003 28 bhp 3-cylinder inboard diesel, with Volvo gearbox (overhauled in 1999, and spline drive modified to fix known issue on these engines). Engine top end overhaul in 2005, water pump, cooling system and starter motor and electrics overhauled 2003.
Fuel tank capacity		35 gallons in two S/S tanks (tanks cleaned and new seals, pipework etc. in 2003)
Propeller		two-bladed fixed prop
Batteries		3 x 100AH batteries - new 2003
Battery charging		engine alternator with Sterling Smart Charge controller, also solar panel with regulator new 2003. Sterling 4-stage shorepower battery charger - new 2003
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Freedom rig - cat ketch with unstayed carbon fibre masts and alloy wishbone booms
Mainsail		Copp Sails - single line reefing
Mizzen		Copp Sails - single line reefing
Staysail		Copp mizzen staysail
Other sails		spare mainsail and mizzen
Winch		all lines lead to the cockpit via rope clutches (renewed 2004) , and a single Barlow self-tailing winch
Bower anchor		15 Kg Bruce with 55 metres galvanised chain (new 2003)
Kedge anchor		35 lb CQR with chain and warp
Spare anchor		Danforth with warp
Anchor windlass		Lofrans Royal manual windlass - new 2004
Steering		Wheel (Whitlock rod system)
Autopilot		Autohelm 4000
Steering compass		Ritchie magnetic compass on binnacle (new 2000), also electronic fluxgate compass
Warps & fenders
Miscellaneous		Sprayhood, dodgers, windscoop, cockpit cushions, sun awning for cockpit
Navigation Equipment and instruments
Radar		Furuno 1623 - new 2008
GPS		Valsat 2008 Mk II
GPS/plotter		Raymarine 435 colour GPS/plotter, mounted on pedestal
Log/speed		Raymarine ST60+
Windspeed		Autohelm ST60 - new 2003
Depth sounder		Autohelm ST50, also NASA Clipper
VHF radio		Seavoice with emergency aerial
Navtex		NASA - new 2003
Radio receiver		radio/cassette player
Safety/emergency equipment
Liferaft		Avon 4-man liferaft in valise - serviced 2005
EPIRB		Jotron
Lifebuoy		2 x horseshoe
Danbuoy
Floating light
Jackstays
Flares
Lifejackets		2
Harnesses
Radar reflector
Foghorn
Bilge pumps		2 x manual and one electric with float switch
Fire extinguishers		2 plus fire blanket
Interior
Cabin layout		Forecabin/heads/saloon/aftcabin
Berths		6
Cabin heating		Taylors diesel cabin heater with flue. Ducting for hot air blown heating fitted but Eberspacher-type heater removed)
Water tank capacity		50 gallons in two S/S tanks, one tank new 2005
Note:	Pressurised cold water to galley and heads. The taps and pipework for hot water supply are in place, but the calorifier was removed to give better access to the stern gland and exhaust system connections
Cooker		Plastimo 2000 2-burner, grill and oven - new 2004
Coolbox		Waeco Coolmatic refrigerator unit with holding plate, fitted in very large coolbox under forward saloon seat
Heads		marine WC (new 2004)
Shower		shower with electric shower pump (but see note above re calorifier)
Holding tank		installed in 2006
Miscellaneous
Dinghy	*	Yamaha 2.8ST inflatable - available by separate negotiation
Outboard	*	Honda 4-stroke - available by separate negotiation
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

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G17106

Freedom 35

Lying

Essex

Builder

Freedom Yachts/Western Yachts

Year

1984

Price

£49,000

LOA

34' 9"

Sail area

576 sq ft main and mizzen

Brief details

LWL

30' 0"

Rig

cat ketch

Beam

11' 0"

Cabins

3

Draught

4' 2"

Berths

6

Displacement

12,000 lbs

Engine

Volvo 2003 diesel

Ballast

3,800 lbs

BHP

28

Keel type

Long keel with external lead ballast keel and transom-hung rudder

Photographs January 2006

The forecabin has vee-berths, with good locker space. An infill could be fitted if required to make a double berth.

Since these photos were taken most of the interior headlinings have been renewed

The keel-stepped aft mast inevitably intrudes into the saloon, but does form a backrest for crew using the galley on the starboard side. In this photo the white box under the table is a dehumidifier used aboard during lay-up. The table top lowers to turn the settee into a double berth

Photographs January 2006

The aft cabin has two berths, with the engine box in the centre, and an opening port out into the cockpit

The Volvo 2003 engine has had the gearbox spline drive renewed with a modified fitting (this is a well known issue with these engine/gearboxes), and has been professionally overhauled in 2005.

Photographs January 2006 The deck and cockpit were in typical mid-winter lay-up condition, although the GRP mouldings and the teak trim were in good condition

Equipment List:

Engine details

Volvo 2003 28 bhp 3-cylinder inboard diesel, with Volvo gearbox (overhauled in 1999, and spline drive modified to fix known issue on these engines). Engine top end overhaul in 2005, water pump, cooling system and starter motor and electrics overhauled 2003.

Fuel tank capacity

35 gallons in two S/S tanks (tanks cleaned and new seals, pipework etc. in 2003)

Propeller

two-bladed fixed prop

Batteries

3 x 100AH batteries - new 2003

Battery charging

engine alternator with Sterling Smart Charge controller, also solar panel with regulator new 2003. Sterling 4-stage shorepower battery charger - new 2003

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Freedom rig - cat ketch with unstayed carbon fibre masts and alloy wishbone booms

Mainsail

Copp Sails - single line reefing

Mizzen

Copp Sails - single line reefing

Staysail

Copp mizzen staysail

Other sails

spare mainsail and mizzen

Winch

all lines lead to the cockpit via rope clutches (renewed 2004) , and a single Barlow self-tailing winch

Bower anchor

15 Kg Bruce with 55 metres galvanised chain (new 2003)

Kedge anchor

35 lb CQR with chain and warp

Spare anchor

Danforth with warp

Anchor windlass

Lofrans Royal manual windlass - new 2004

Steering

Wheel (Whitlock rod system)

Photographs January 2006

The deck and cockpit were in typical mid-winter lay-up condition, although the GRP mouldings and the teak trim were in good condition