1991 Freedom 38 for sale in NEWPORT, New South Wales
NEWPORT, New South Wales, Australia199111.6m
Asking PriceBroker
$110,000 AUD
+27 moreMakeFreedom
Model38
Year1991
Length11.6m3.8m beam
FuelDiesel132L tank
Cabins6 berths
Overview
About this vessel
The first thing you notice when you step below on the Freedom 38 Silver Seas is the quality of the woodwork. The joinery and finish are second to none in the boat building industry, built by skilled craftsmen and not an assembly line of production workers.
This iconic Gary Mull design is the perfect-sized coastal cruiser for two couples or a couple with children, but also has the equipment and storage space of a long-range voyager or even a live-aboard home.
Up forward is a spacious V-berth that is well-lit and ventilated by a large overhead hatch. There are shelves on the port and starboard sides of the forward cabin, as well as private access to the head. The enclosed head (new in 2025) is also accessible from the main salon and has had all sanitation hoses and Y-valves replaced quite recently and also serves as an enclosed shower.
The main salon has a generous 6'4" of headroom and comfortable seating for 8 people on starboard and port settees, the port side being L-shaped. A large dining table can be folded up and stowed against the forward bulkhead when not in use, cleverly hiding and securing storage shelves behind it. There is a great amount of storage space in the main salon on shelves and behind and beneath the settees.
The U-shaped galley is located to port and is equipped with a refrigerator, two-burner propane stove/oven which is NSW certified 2026 and as well as containing multiple dedicated cabinets for pantry storage.
The navigation station is located to starboard and features a large table surface. The switch panel and redundant B&G instrument displays are neatly organized and labelled.
The aft cabin is located to starboard and contains a large double berth. It is well lit and ventilated by two opening ports and has a cabin fan as well as plenty of closet and storage space.
The headroom and wide beam, as well as the multiple port lights and overhead deck hatches, give the cabin on Silver Seas a light, spacious feel. There are also LED cabin lights. Two 12-volt cabin fans in the salon and one 12-volt fan in each cabin, as well as cowl vents, provide excellent air circulation.
On Deck
The cockpit of the Freedom 38 is roomy with the timber table storing neatly flush with the wheel easily converting the cockpit for outdoor dining seating 4 people comfortably. Silver Seas is equipped with a dodger and bimini which, when fully deployed, turn the cockpit into another enclosed living area. The navigation instruments are mounted on the pedestal with good sight lines while at the helm. All control lines and halyards are lead back into the cockpit to a pair of Barient self tailing winches for easy sail management.
Integral scoop swim platform on stern accessed through stern rail and folding swim ladder. Solar panels and other antennas as well as anchor light are mounted on solid stainless steel davits for the inflatable RIB dinghy. Wind generator located off the transom. The outboard motor stand mounted on stern pole carries a Mariner 3.3 outboard (just serviced).
Moving forward, one notices the wide, unobstructed side decks. There are no shrouds or chain plates to get in the way. There are no genoa tracks on the deck to stub your toe on. The headsail is self tacking. There is an additional overlapping genoa included in the sail wardrobe.
The gelcoat on the deck and cabin top has been well-maintained and is in excellent shape. There is a small amount of brightwork in varnished handrails and rub rail to add beautiful accents, but not so much that you have to devote your life to maintaining it.
The anchoring system consists of a Quick Pro-Series 1000 electric windlass, recently overhauled with 85m of 8mm chain to a 20 kg primary anchor. Halyards and control lines are all in good condition. All blocks and deck line organizers functional and in good shape. Double life lines on deck have just been replaced 2026.
Sails and Rig
Silver Seas comes equipped with a full-battened mainsail, a self-tacking jib and near new genoa. There are two jiffy reef points in the main operated by a single line system lead back to the cockpit. She is also equipped with lines leading back to dedicated winches in the cockpit.
Mainsail handling is facilitated by a Harken battcar sail slide system on the mast track so the main can be hoisted and dropped with virtually no friction. The main is contained on the boom by lazy jacks. The painted aluminium boom is supported by a rigid boom vang.
The free-standing carbon fiber mast, though initially very expensive to build, has many advantages over aluminium masts. There is no need for wire standing rigging, with multiple terminal fittings and turnbuckles that require tuning and maintenance and are subject to sudden failure. There is no need for through-deck chain plates, which are prone to leaking and can cause soft spots in the deck. There are no spreaders for cormorants to sit on. Light weight and extremely strong, the carbon fibre mast has the ability to flex and spill wind in gusts, eliminating excessive heel and increasing upwind performance. The expense of building free-standing carbon fibre rigs precludes widespread use among boat builders, but they are one of the reasons Freedom Yachts are still highly sought after in the used boat market.
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Specifications
The details
Vessel
MakeFreedom
Model38
Year1991
Dimensions
Length overall11.6m
Beam3.8m
Draft1.5m
Accommodation
Berths6
Heads1
Engine & Fuel
Engine makeVolvo D-30
Engine count1
Drive typeShaft With Dripless Seal
Engine hours373
Fuel typeDiesel
Fuel tankage132L
Features
On board
Volvo 27hp engine (2020)
Refrigerator
Two-burner propane stove/oven
B&G instrument displays
LED cabin lights
Cabin fans (12-volt)
Cowl vents
Dodger
Bimini
Barient self-tailing winches
Solar panels
Wind generator
Stainless steel davits
Mariner 3.3 outboard
Quick Pro-Series 1000 electric windlass
Harken battcar sail slide system
Lazy jacks
Boom vang
Free-standing carbon fiber mast
Full-battened mainsail
Self-tacking jib
Genoa
Double lifelines
