Freedom 45 AC Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Freedom 45 AC means looking at a Gary Mull-designed, Tillotson Pearson-built aft-cockpit cruiser from the late-1980s era, featuring a shallow-draft winged keel beneath a masthead-free fractional rig that keeps handling simple. Used Freedom 45 ACs are boats aimed at couples or small families who want to cruise island chains without wrestling standing rigging, and the used fleet reflects that brief.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 45 AC carries 6/7 berths and a 171-gallon fresh water tank, so most examples are set up for liveaboard or extended-cruise use rather than barebones racing. The aft-cockpit arrangement favors a deep, social cockpit and a traditional interior flow. With a 13.5-foot beam, the used boats present as volume-forward cruisers with predictable load behavior — the immersion rate of 1,617 lbs/inch means added gear sits her down gently.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Well-equipped boats commonly carry electric winches, AIS, autopilot, chartplotter, lithium batteries, air conditioning, solar, inverter, and hot water — a power-and-comfort cluster that lets a buyer step aboard and cruise. Often-seen additions include a bimini, swim platform, dinghy davits, and short-handed sail-handling setups. Less common owner upgrades run to heating, gennaker, bow thruster, freezer, radar, and EPIRB. A buyer should weigh the lithium-and-solar cluster against air-con draw before judging a given boat's autonomy.
What to Inspect
A surveyor's general hull and rig check stands in place of known chronic issues for this design. The hull and wing keel are straightforward to assess for impact; the unstayed mast step and deck hardware should be examined for wear consistent with age.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Freedom 45 AC boats typically appear in the United States, British Virgin Islands, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), and the United Kingdom. For a shopper, the short list is: confirm the wing-keel draft suits your cruising grounds, verify the rig and mast step condition, check that the commonly fitted power cluster matches your autonomy needs, and inspect the hull for past impact below the waterline.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Freedom 45 AC. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 9 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 3 | $134,900 | — |
| Mar 25 | 1 | $129,000 | -4.4% |
| May 25 | 1 | $124,900 | -3.2% |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $89,000 | -28.7% |
| Sep 25 | 6 | $94,948 | +6.7% |
| Nov 25 | 3 | $75,000 | -21.0% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $89,000 | +18.7% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $75,000 | -15.7% |
| Apr 26 | 5 | $89,000 | +18.7% |
Where they're listed
Freedom 45 AC listings appear across 4 countries. United States has the most listings with 7 (58.3%), followed by British Virgin Islands and United Kingdom.
Country view
12 listings · 4 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $75,000 | 7 | 0 | 58.3% |
| British Virgin Islands | $89,000 | 3 | 0 | 25.0% |
| United Kingdom | $108,255 | 1 | 0 | 8.3% |
| Saint Lucia | $99,995 | 1 | 0 | 8.3% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Sun Odyssey 45 | 45.01' | $ 168,061 | 105 | 26 |
| Sweden Yachts 45 | 46.42' | $ 318,811 | 23 | 6 |
| Garcia Exploration 45 | 48.82' | $ 999,405 | 18 | 4 |
| Freedom 45 ACYou are here | — | $ 89,000 | 16 | 0 |
| X-Yachts XC 45 | 45.47' | $ 505,388 | 16 | 3 |
| Catalina Morgan 45 | 45.25' | $ 40,000 | 11 | 9 |
| Tillotson-Pearson 36 | 36.42' | $ 45,000 | 11 | 4 |
| Dufour Classic 45 | 45.92' | $ 107,802 | 10 | 1 |
| Contest 45 CS | 44.95' | $ 458,480 | 9 | 1 |
| Freedom 45 CC | 45' | $ 109,900 | 7 | 2 |
| Frers 45 | 45' | $ 58,441 | 4 | 1 |