1997 Freedom 45 center cockpit

The last Freedom 45 built, NAMASTE was the pinnacle of the engineering excellence of this classic yacht. All of the previous interior designs were considered, re-engineered, and manufactured for an exacting client who had owned larger yachts and knew of the latest systems and design updates. 

With two private cabins and two ensuite, heads, the aft head having a stall shower her interior is large and very comfortable.  She sleeps six, four in private staterooms and two in the main salon.

Varnished Cherry Interior with many custom features including integral drip rail below the opening ports elegantly following the shear-line of the deck plan. Stainless Steel opening ports with tempered glass. Three levels of lighting including night lighting and indirect lighting.

FORWARD STATEROOM

From the bow, and just aft of the fo'c's'le, the forward stateroom has a very comfortable v-berth with impressive headroom above the berth. There is private access to the forward head/shower, drawers, dressers to port and starboard with multiple drawers. Storage is excellent by any standards. There is also Excellent Ventilation via 3 opening ports and large opening deck hatch. 

FORWARD HEAD

The forward head is next aft and to starboard, and this head functions also as a day head for those guests not staying the night, or otherwise uninvited. There is a pocket door between the head and the forward stateroom and another door to the salon. The shower is in the head. Deck hatch, opening port for ventilation.

SALON

Moving aft is the spacious main salon. There is an entertainment center on the port side at the forward end of the bench seating, containing TV/DVD. A commodious dining table is on centerline with additional L-shaped settee seating to starboard. The dining table folds out to an enormous size, great for entertaining 7 to 8 for dinner, enjoying a rainy day card game, or, as many Freedom 45 owners discover, being the roundtable of the flagship where all congregate.

NOTE: A great advantage of having fuel and water tankage below the cabin sole is that the area of entire settee dimensions are free to be used as easily accessed storage. In many shallow bilged yachts, which this is not, the salon, typically middle of the vessel, is an ideal spot for heavy things. As water weighs in at around 8 pounds per gallon, it is heavy, and not easily carried in the ends of the ship where the polar moments of inertia cause heavy stuff to become a liability, i.e.: pitching and other nasty characteristics.

GALLEY

Aft to port is U-shaped galley with Force 10 three burner stove, single deep stainless steel sink with integral stainless steel drain board on the centerline of the boat and microwave oven. The refrigeration system has very large Grunnert Hold over plates using a utectic plate solution--in english, this means superb efficiency, super cold system.

Further, opposite the galley and aft of the nav station is a large deep freezer.

Award winning to say the least.

NAV STATION

On the starboard side, opposite the galley, is the navigation station with a very nice chart desk, large amount of storage and a swivel chair.

The navigation area contains a second VHF radio and repeater instruments for the Autopilot units at the helm.

Moving aft in the passage, on outboard is a hanging locker, while on centerline you will find access to the generator and Yanmar main engine. Above the Yanmar engine access are the controls for the generator and large AC/DC ships electrical panel. There is a clever pull out tray for the refrigeration compressor and condenser, allowing for very easy servicing.

The spacious passageway leads to the aft stateroom.

AFT CABIN

Further aft is the private owners stateroom with centerline Queen berth, private head with separate stall shower. This stateroom has multiple drawers, hanging locker, a ladies vanity and even a full-length mirror. The aft stateroom has multiple opening ports and a large 24x24 opening hatch on deck. There are two optional opening ports in the transom, very nice for viewing aft above the berth, and a multitude of opening ports, some 5 total in the cabin and a rather large deck hatch.

Spacious, U-shaped galley features Corian brand counters with integral Corian sink cabinets and drawers for ample storage. Large stainless steel sink with stainless washboard is arranged on centerline.

• Seafrost refrigeration
• Large Corian sink with integral one piece washboard
• Hot/cold pressurized water

• Force 10 propane gimballed 3 burner stove with oven/broiler
• Microwave
• Toaster oven

12 V Ships systems and 120 VAC/240 VAC shore power, Bass Electrical panel in Navigation station.

BATTERIES: Three 8-D Batteries with 230 ah per for 690 ah at 12 V.

GENERATOR: 5kW Generator 

• Yanmar 4JH4-TE 75 HP diesel engine, FWC, dual alternators, 4200 hours
• Kanzaki gearbox
• Ultraflex engine control shifter at helm
• Yanmar displays at the cockpit helm
• Racor filter for engine
• Racor fuel filter - generator
• Marine Air Systems reverse cycle air conditioning/heating system (16,000 BTU)
• 10 gallon water heater
• Raritan heads
• Feathering propeller 

Raymarine Hybridtouch Radar and chartplotter at Navigation Station and helm.

ICOM Single Sideband Radiotelephone

ICOM VHF Radio

SAILS: Two Sails, a Mainsail on Leisure furling boom, and a Roller Furled headsail.

RIG: Leisure Furl system is boom furling, where the sail is stored on the boom.

WINCHES: Lewmar winches with the starboard winch at the companionway being electric.

Sheet stoppers, rigging upgraded in 2014.

Fibreglass composite deck and hull. Deck is attached to hull via overlapping hull to deck joint with thru bolts 6" OC and bulkheads tabbed to the hull and deck, thus creating a superbly strong hull form.

• Full cockpit bimini Dodger
• Simpson Lawrence Seawolf windlass mounted on fordeck, forward of the deck anchor locker
• 45# anchor with chain/rode
• Danforth anchor with rode
• Teak cockpit table 
• Dockside fresh water inlet
• 6 stainless deck cleats
• Deck-fitted propane locker vented overboard
• Custom painted radar mast
• outboard engine mount
• 2 sets Lewmar halyard/sheet clutches at companionway

• electric halyard winch - starboard side of companionway
• ST sheet winch
• Custom cockpit cushions with custom bolsters
• Edson pedestal with stainless wheel, elk hide with pedestal guard, covered with a linen Sunbrella cover
• Cockpit manual bilge pump
• Transom mounted hot/cold shower
• mechanical boom vang
• Oversided Stainless bow pulpit, stern rail and custom higher lifeline stanchions with double lifelines and port and starboard gates
• Stainless transom boarding/swim ladder
• fenders, dock lines, safety gear
• Lifesling overboard rescue system
• Wing keel
• Inventory too long to list. There is a garage full of gear trans

Neither brokers nor owner offer warranty's of any kind. It is the buyers responsibility to hire competent marine surveyors to assess the fit and fitness of the vessel. All inventory is stated on the listing and any item not listed should be considered excluded from the inventory of the vessel.