Freedom 45

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|name = Freedom 45

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|designer = Gary Mull

|location = United States

|year = 1987

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|builder = Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts)

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|crew = two

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|displacement = {{convert|22992|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

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|construction = Fiberglass

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|keel type = wing keel

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|rigs = Free-standing Fractional rigged sloop

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The Freedom 45 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1987. The design is out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-45-ac|title = Freedom 45 AC sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 29 December 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211229180745/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-45-ac|archive-date= 29 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-45-cc|title = Freedom 45 CC sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 29 December 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211229180902/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-45-cc|archive-date= 29 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1071/freedom-45-cc|title = Sailboat Specifications for Freedom 45 CC |access-date = 12 August 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180312083512/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1071/freedom-45-cc|archive-date= 12 March 2018|url-status= dead}}{{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/45-ac|title= Freedom 45 AC|access-date= 29 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211229181753/https://sailboat.guide/freedom/45-ac|archive-date= 29 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/freedom/45-cc|title= Freedom 45 CC|access-date= 29 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211229181625/https://sailboat.guide/freedom/45-cc|archive-date= 29 December 2021|url-status= live}}

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 {{convert|22992|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|9500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast. It has a draft of {{convert|4.92|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard winged keel.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JH HTBE diesel engine of {{convert|66|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.

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 {{convert|7.86|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.