Freedom 39 PH questions
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:34 pm
I am looking to buy a pilot house motorsailer and just 'found' the Freedom 39PH. On paper it seems like it would be perfect for me but I've never seen one. I only really ever was on a Freedom once when they first came out and that was just at the Boat Show. I'd love some feedback from anyone who has any experience with one. Particularly am looking to know anything about downwind handling (do you wing out the sails?), is there a vang setup or is this necessary, sail handling in general, aft cabin size, workmanship in general and anything else that may be useful. I previously had a 37' Endeavour, a 32' Irwin, a 27' Catalina and several smaller boats. The Endeavour was a big Florida boat that didn't sail particularly well but stood up to almost anything and had a great layout - I'm looking for a pilothouse boat with easy sail handling and a great layout - is the Freedom 39PH the boat for me? Anyone have one for sale or one I could look at?