1971 Freeman 23

£11,000
Norfolk Broads
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1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
Sold
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23
1971 Freeman 23

General Specification

Designer:
John Freeman
Builder:
John Freeman (Marine), Hinckley
LOA:
7.09m  (23ft 3in)
Beam:
2.29m  (7ft 6in)
Draft min:
0.61m (2ft 0in)

Construction

  • GRP construction
  • Original gelcoat finish to hull
  • Flow Coat paint finish to cabin
  • Aft cockpit with helmsman’s and navigator’s seats and rear bench seat (all recovered in maroon with white piping 2020) and folding canopy over
  • Folding windscreens enabling vessel to pass under all Broadland bridges
  • Air draft just over 6ft with screens lowered
  • New front polycarbonate windows and new rubbers 2022
  • West System epoxy treated (for osmosis) 2020
  • No recent survey

Mechanical & Electrical

  • 1100cc Watermota inboard engine (petrol, last serviced 2021, starts and runs very well)
  • Wheel steering
  • Single lever control
  • Engine instrumentation at helm
  • 2 x 12V batteries
  • Solar panel with overcharge control

Accommodation

  • 4 berths in 2 cabins
  • Traditional ‘Freeman’ wood finish to cockpit and cabin
  • Heads compartment and hanging locker doors separate accommodation areas to create 2 cabins
  • Saloon dinette converts to double berth
  • V-berth in forecabin
  • Dometic twin burner ignition hob with combined stainless sink (pumped cold water) under tinted glass lids (2021)
  • Traditional ‘Freeman’ glassware/crockery cabinet on rear saloon bulkhead
  • Heads compartment with chemical toilet (seacocks still in situ for sea toilet)
  • Full height hanging locker
  • Drawers unit under forward saloon seat
  • Lockers under forecabin berths
  • Large opening ‘picture’ windows providing lots of light and ventilation
  • Forward escape/ventilation hatch
  • 12V cabin and cockpit lights
  • Berth cushions for all berths, plus side trim in forecabin (new foam, piped covers and side trim 2020)
  • Floor coverings (cabin carpet new 2020, cockpit floor covering new 2019
  • Curtains
  • 1.8m (5ft 11in) maximum headroom

Equipment

  • Boat Safety Scheme certificate to 18.06.2026
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Fire blanket
  • CO alarm
  • Thru hull fitted for bilge pump (no pump currently fitted)
  • Stainless steel pulpit rail
  • Varnished wood handrails on cabin top and in cockpit
  • Folding wood flag/light mast
  • Brass clock
  • Brass ship’s bell
  • Compass
  • 12V navigation lights
  • 2 x 12V windscreen wipers
  • 12V tunnel/spot light
  • Single bow roller
  • 12V electric windlass (operated from cockpit)
  • Mudweight
  • 2 x rhond anchors
  • 6 x fenders
  • Various mooring warps
  • Cockpit canopy (new 2019, covered in winter, full headroom conversion to rear)

Remarks:

Developed from the very popular Freeman 22, the Freeman 23 is a foot longer, thereby providing a slightly larger cockpit and heads compartment. She also has a slightly squarer shape than her smaller sister, with no step in the deck. Offering comfortable accommodation for 4, and that wonderful wood interior that Freemans of this era are renowned for, the Freeman 22/23 have an almost cult following and remain an ever popular choice for inland/estuary cruising throughout the UK and Ireland. Without doubt, a ‘modern’ classic!

This Freeman 23 benefits from a number of recent upgrades and improvements, including recent new cockpit canopy, upholstery, carpets and modern combined hob/sink unit, and looks to be a really well presented example. For sale as the vendor wishes to upsize.

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