Freedom_36
Freedom 36
Sailboat class
The Freedom 36 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1985. The design is out of production.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Mull |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1985 |
| Builder(s) | Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts) |
| Name | Freedom 36 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 14,370 lb (6,520 kg) |
| Draft | 6.00 ft (1.83 m) (with standard keel) 4.5 ft (1.4 m) (with shoal draft keel) |
| Hull | |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 36.42 ft (11.10 m) |
| LWL | 30.58 ft (9.32 m) |
| Beam | 12.50 ft (3.81 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Rig | |
| General | Free-standing Fractional rigged sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 33.34 ft (10.16 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 11.50 ft (3.51 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 45.50 ft (13.87 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 16.57 ft (5.05 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 376.97 sq ft (35.022 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 191.71 sq ft (17.810 m2) |
| Total sail area | 568.67 sq ft (52.831 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 147 (average) |
The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts.[1][5]
The Freedom 36 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a free-standing fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. With the standard keel it displaces 14,370 lb (6,518 kg) and carries 6,500 lb (2,948 kg) of ballast. With the shoal keel it displaces 13,400 lb (6,078 kg).[1][2][5][6]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3GM diesel engine.[1][5]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 147 with a high of 144 and low of 150. It has a hull speed of 7.41 kn (13.72 km/h).[2][5]
The Freedom 36 design was developed into the Freedom 38 in 1989.[7]
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- InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Freedom 36 SD". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Freedom 38 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.