Freedom 29 Buyer's Guide
The Freedom 29 on the used market is a Garry Hoyt-designed, Tillotson-Pearson-built 29-foot fractional sloop from the mid eighties. She is a light-displacement coastal cruiser whose brokerage appeal rests on beam, simple rig, and easy draft rather than offshore certification.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every example shares the same core architecture: a solid fiberglass hull, fin keel, and 5.68-to-5.98-foot draft that varies with load. The 2.88 length-to-beam ratio and 25-foot waterline give her more interior room than 73 percent of comparable designs, so buyers should expect a proportionally open cabin for the length even though the sourced record does not itemize the berths or galley. The 40-percent ballast ratio and 7,500-pound displacement describe a boat that sits firmly but not heavily, with a 877-pounds-per-inch immersion rate.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats come with a self-tacking jib, a bimini, a dodger, and a short-handed setup already fitted, which together mean a new owner can sail single-handed or as a couple without immediate expense. The self-tacking jib and short-handed rigging are the consequential items for buyer value; canvas adds weather protection but is easily replaced. No generator, watermaker, or navigation upgrade appears in the prevalence record, so any such gear is an owner addition outside the common spec.
What to Inspect
The authority review establishes the boat's structural and rigging baseline rather than a defect list. Verify the specified rigging — halyards of 90.6 feet by 5/16 inch, jib and genoa sheets of 29 feet by 3/8 inch, and mainsheet of 72.5 feet by 3/8 inch — since undersized running rigging would signal amateur alteration. Confirm the optional Yanmar 2GMF 13-horsepower diesel is present and that its 4.9-knot maximum under power matches a healthy drivetrain. The capsize screening value of 2.06 is a design fact, not a fault, but it confirms the boat is outside the ocean-race window and should be judged as a coastal cruiser.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Freedom 29s are found in the United States. For a shopper, the takeaway is straightforward:
- Expect self-tacking jib, bimini, dodger, short-handed setup as standard brokerage equipment
- Check draft variance with load against the 5.68–5.98-foot range
- Confirm original rigging diameters before trusting single-handed claims
- Treat the 2GMF diesel and 4.9-knot motoring max as the ownership baseline
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Freedom 29. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 3 | $12,995 | — |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $6,000 | -53.8% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $12,995 | +116.6% |
Where they're listed
Freedom 29 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 5.
Country view
5 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $12,995 | 5 | 1 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
3 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENETEAU First 29 | 29.67' | $ 21,990 | 34 | 4 |
| Freedom Yachts 30 | 29.97' | $ 25,400 | 14 | 6 |
| Freedom 29You are here | — | $ 12,995 | 5 | 1 |