Freedom 40/40 Sailboat for Sale – Off-Grid Ready & Easy to Handle

The 1995 Freedom 40/40 is a well-balanced blend of innovative design and ease of handling, ideal for both serious cruisers and performance-minded sailors. Featuring Freedom’s signature free-standing carbon fiber rig, this boat offers simplified sail control with a self-tacking jib and no backstay, making it a breeze to handle even when shorthanded. Below deck, the interior is spacious and bright, with over 6’3″ of headroom, two private cabins, and a comfortable salon designed for extended stays aboard. Upgraded with modern electronics, refrigeration, and solar, this 40/40 is well-maintained and ready for its next adventure.

Blue Moon, is a perfect off-the-grid sailboat for those seeking self-reliance at sea. Equipped with 540 W solar power, she’s capable of venturing anywhere while remaining entirely self-sufficient. Her excellent sailing performance and ability to handle all points of sail make her a joy to navigate, while her striking mid-blue hull and timeless lines consistently draw admiration wherever she goes. Blue Moon is the ideal vessel for sailors seeking beauty, independence, and performance.

Accommodations

• Berths: 4 ( 1 single, 3 double)
• Two cabins
• Number of Heads: Two heads, including one en-suite to V-berth
• 5 hatches, 14 opening stainless-steel ports with screens
• 2 dorades
• 5 red/white dome lights
• 7 brass reading lights
• Courtesy lights throughout cabin
• 2 cedar-lined hanging lockers
• Chart Table with chart storage
• Navy Blue Upholstery

Mechanical:

• Yanmar 3JH2TE – 1995, 47 HP
• New Balmar 80amp 2024
• Variprop DF-9 3 blade feathering propeller
• New True dripless shaft seal 2016
• Bilge Pumps: 1 manual; 1 electric
• 12 gal hot water heater

Tanks

• Fresh Water Tanks: 106 gallons
• Fuel Tanks: One 62 gallons
• Holding Tanks, Two: 45 gallons and 20 gallons

Rigging

• CamberSpar jib, as designed
• Harken 48 electric utility winch on Starboard cabin house for main sail
• Harken 48 ST winch on port cabin house
• Harken 44 Primary winches in cockpit
• Boom vang
• Harken Genoa cars
• Harken mainsail traveler
• 11 Lewmar sheet stoppers on cabin house

Sails

• Mainsail: Quantum 2017
• Jib: Quantum 2017
• Spinnaker
• Lazy Jacks

Canvas – Year:

• Dodger: 2016, refenestrated 2019
• Binnacle Cover
• Bimini: 2019
• Connector: 2019
• Winter Cover: 2016 Northeast Boomtent

Outside Equipment

• Anchor: Delta 35lb
• Rode: 200ft chain
• Maxell 1200 windlass
• Cockpit Cushions
• Cockpit table
• Swimming Ladder stows in swim platform
• Cockpit Shower on swim platform
• Sugar scoop swim platform with davits, solar panels, radome

Electronics

• Ritchie Compass
• Raymarine Axiom Pro 9, 2024
• Standard Horizon GX2200 2016
• AIS: Receive only via Standard Horizon GX2200 VHF (shows on MFD)
• Raymarine digital radar
• Autopilot: Raymarine ST6001
• Depthsounder: Raymarine ST60
• Speedometer: Raymarine ST60
• Radio/Stereo: Pioneer

Electrical Equipment

• House battery bank: Trojan (T-105) bank is 450 amp hour, 2020
• Separate Starter battery, 2024
• Battery Charger: ProMariner ProTech 1240i Charger (2015)
• Shore Power Inlet: 2 one for A/C
• Solar:2016 Kyocera 540 watts

Galley:

• U-shaped galley with plenty of counter space, cabinets and drawers.
• Separate refrigeration and freezer compartments
• 12V Sea Frost refrigerator/freezer system
• Gimbaled 3-burner Force 10 propane stove with oven and broiler
• 2/10 lbs propane tanks
• Deep double stainless steel sink
• Microwave

Additional Inside equipment:

• Plumbing: One shower, two baths (manual salt water toilets), galley sink, shower on scoop
• Refrigeration: 2023 Sea Frost with Freezer box
• A/C – not currently being used

Safety Equipment:

• EPIRB (2016)

Spares:

• New Balmar 80amp 2024. Old alternator reconditioned as spare
• Spares Impellers
• Spare Separ 2000 fuel filter plus engine filter