1982 Freeland 23 Sports Cruiser - £7,700

Lying : Norfolk - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

General Specification

LOA : 7.01m (23ft 0in)
Beam : 2.44m (8ft 0in)
Draft : 0.91m (3ft 0in)

Remarks

CONSTRUCTION: GRP

YEAR: 1982

ENGINE: BMC 1.8 diesel with Enfield outdrive

DIMENSIONS: LOA 23', BEAM 8', DRAFT 3', MINIMUM AIR DRAFT 6' 6"

COLOUR: White with blue trim and blue canopy

INTERIOR: 4/5 berths in 2 cabins plus galley and separate toilet

EQUIPMENT: Internal: The boat has a large cockpit with seating for 5/6 and a good range of lockers. The steering position is to starboard and provides seating for 2, whilst the transom seat, which makes an occasional 5th berth, would easily seat 4, perhaps 5. The companionway leads down into the main cabin with the toilet compartment immediately to port. This has a Portapotti and a foldaway hand basin with pressurised hot and cold water. Opposite is the galley which provides a stainless steel sink unit (with pressurised hot and cold), a Flavel Vanessa cooker (2 burners, grill and oven), worktop and cupboards. Just aft of this is the entrance to the aft sleeping cabin. This has a very good double berth, with opening window into the cockpit and another, not opening, through the side of the hull. The cabin has sitting headroom and a bunk light. In the bow there is a horse-shoe shaped settee upholstered in smoky-pink dralon and a removable table (can also be sited in the cockpit). There are lockers under all the seats and there is a separate storage area, currently used for the television, right into the bow. Headroom is about 5' 6" in the galley area, reducing as one goes forward. The boat is fitted with a Sharp stereo/cassette and has a catalytic heater. Navigation equipment includes: Compass, echosounder and navigation lights. External: The boat is fitted with stainless steel pulpit and handrails, and has a dark blue PVC canopy. She has davits and comes complete with a GRP tender, warps and fenders.

REMARKS: For sale because the owner is too busy to make adequate use of her, this boat is unusual in having a diesel engine with an outdrive. She carries 60 gallons of water and diesel respectively. Her windscreens and radar arch all fold down.

OUR OPINION: A nice family boat with good facilities, but in end of season condition (TLC needed).