Freedom 28
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Freedom 28
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|designer = Gary Mull
|location = United States
|year = 1986
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|builder = Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts)
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|crew = two
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|displacement = {{convert|6370|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
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|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|27.5|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|23.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|10.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|rigs = Free-standing masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|25.79|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|9.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|34.34|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|211.88|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Freedom 28 (sometimes called the Freedom 27 to disambiguate it from the Freedom 28 Cat Ketch) is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1986. The design is out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-28-mull|title = Freedom 28 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 28 December 2021|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211228001739/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-28-mull|archive-date= 28 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary|title = Garry Mull (1939-1994)|access-date = 20 December 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210418231901/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary|archive-date= 18 April 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull|title= Gary Mull|access-date= 20 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211220135325/https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull|archive-date= 20 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/freedom/28-mull|title= Freedom 28 (Mull)|access-date= 28 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211228001851/https://sailboat.guide/freedom/28-mull|archive-date= 28 December 2021|url-status= live}}
Production
The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts and first built in 1986.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/freedom-yachts|title = Freedom Yachts|access-date = 28 December 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210411175829/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/freedom-yachts|archive-date= 11 April 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/freedom|title= Freedom Yachts|access-date= 28 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211228001856/https://sailboat.guide/freedom|archive-date= 28 December 2021|url-status= live}}
Design
The Freedom 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a free-standing masthead sloop rig, with a "Bierig" jib, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|6370|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2540|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GMF diesel engine of {{convert|13|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.47|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
See also
References
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{{Gary Mull sailboat designs}}
{{Pearson Yachts}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs