Freedom 40 AC Cat Ketch

About her

This is quite a unique opportunity of a boat which was clearly meant to be a well-thought-out project, with carbon masts, new electronics and other improvements.

'Sandy Bottoms' is a Freedom 40 aft cockpit cat ketch, being re-homed on behalf of her late owner's estate. She is a project boat: her late owner had begun a refit, and it was not finished.

The Freedom 40 was conceived by Garry Hoyt in the mid-1970s, with a hull drawn by Halsey Herreshoff. Its defining feature is the cat ketch rig: two unstayed masts with no shrouds or stays, and no headsail to handle. All sail handling can be done from the cockpit, which made the type popular with couples and short-handed crews. The first boats had a centre cockpit. The aft cockpit version, which 'Sandy Bottoms' is, came later. Most Freedom 40s were built by Tillotson Pearson in Rhode Island, and a few were built in the UK.

All details below are as reported by her owners, or guessed from the pictures. Please check the full album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jV95yf2Pj4HUxNMe6

The boat

• Built 1985 by Western Yachts, Penryn
• LOA 40ft, beam 12ft
• Long fixed keel with lead ballast, draft about 6ft
• Full Hempel epoxy osmosis treatment in 2004

Rig and sails

• Two freestanding carbon masts, with Harken low-friction tracks
• Masts professionally refurbished recently by Allspars
• Both masts unstepped and stored ashore in the yard
• Sails in good shape

Accommodation

• Teak-faced ply and solid teak joinery, teak and holly sole, in good order for her age
• Forward cabin with a double berth
• Heads and shower to port
• Saloon with settee berths either side and a folding table
• Galley along both sides, with twin sinks and a fridge
• Chart table and a large quarter berth to starboard
• Aft double cabin to port, with its own heads
• New-looking mattresses are stored on the boat in protective bags

Gear on board

• New electronics, bought by her late owner, partly installed including a brand new radar, Zeus 12 chartplotter, transducers and B&G instruments
• Teak for refinishing the deck
• Beaching legs are visible in one of the lockers
• There is no inventory. Everything aboard goes with her, as seen.

Engine

• Perkins 4108 diesel
• Ran when last used
• Hours unknown, no service records

Known issues

• Teak deck needs work
• Refit unfinished

Location

• Ashore near Totnes, Devon, on a monthly agreement

Before you apply

If you have any questions about the boat or the re-homing process, please ask before filling in the form. However, please note that this advert contains all the information we currently have on this vessel.

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