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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ron Holland andGary Hoyt |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1983 |
| Builder(s) | Freedom Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Freedom 39 PH |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 18,500 lb (8,391 kg) |
| Draft | 5.50 ft (1.68 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 39.00 ft (11.89 m) |
| LWL | 31.00 ft (9.45 m) |
| Beam | 12.83 ft (3.91 m) |
| Engine type | Perkins Engines 50 hp (37 kW)diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 5,300 lb (2,404 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Cat-riggedschooner |
| P mainsail luff | 44.50 ft (13.56 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 17.50 ft (5.33 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Cat-riggedschooner |
| Mainsail area | 456 sq ft (42.4 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 288 sq ft (26.8 m2) |
| Total sail area | 744 sq ft (69.1 m2) |
TheFreedom 39 PH is an Americanpilothouseschoonersailboat that was designed byRon Holland andGary Hoyt as acruiser and first built in 1983.[1][2][3][4]
The Freedom 39 PH was introduced at the same time as the relatedFreedom 39 design, a boat with a similar hull, but aketch rig and a conventional aft cockpit, without a pilothouse.[1][5]
The boat was built byTillotson Pearson in theUnited States forFreedom Yachts, starting in 1983.[1][4][6]
The Freedom 39 PH is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass using abalsa core, with wooden trim. It is acat-rigged schooner, withcarbon-fiber conventionalbooms and two free-standing carbon-fiber masts. It has an aft cockpit and a low-mounted pilothouse forward of the cockpit. It features araked stem, a slightlyreverse transom, askeg-mountedrudder controlled by awheel and a fixed finkeel. The pilothouse has a second wheel for steering. The design displaces 18,500 lb (8,391 kg) and carries 5,300 lb (2,404 kg) of ballast.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1]
The boat is fitted with a BritishPerkins Engines 50 hp (37 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 160 U.S. gallons (610 L; 130 imp gal).[1][4]
The design has sleeping accommodations for six people. It has a private, aft, double cabin, under the cockpit, accessed from the pilothouse, a double settee berth in the pilothouse and a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin. There is a captain's chair in the pilothouse, along with a navigation station. Thegalley is U-shaped and located just aft of the bow cabin. It includes a three-burnerpropane stove, an oven and double sinks. There are two separateheads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side, opposite the galley and another in the aft cabin on the port side. The forward head includes a molded fiberglass shower.[4]
Ventilation is provided by two opening ports in the aft cabin and four hatches, located over the bow cabin, the forward head, the galley and the main cabin.[4]
All sail controls are led to the cockpit which includes two winches and sheet stoppers. Thehalyards, thereefing lines and theboom vang for the aft mast are all controlled from the cockpit.[4]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "this cruiser was designed to offer the advantages of a schooner but with improved windward sailing characteristics. Since there is no forestay it cannot sag, and upwind performance is improved. The pilothouse is very low and does not block vision from the cockpit."[4]
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