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Freebird 50

This 4-Cabin Owners Version Freebird 50 Catamaran has been lovingly maintained by her owners, and is a truly cruise ready catamaran that features a spacious salon and galley. She features an excellent amount of storage space and would be quite suitable for a couple, family or to put into charter. * Tax not paid

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LOA:	50'
TYPE:	Freebird
MODEL:	50
YEAR:	1993
NZD:	$820,000
LYING:	Cruising, South Pacific

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Additional Specs, Equipment and Information

Builder/Designer

Builder: Modular Mouldings Ltd.

Designer: Toby Richardson

Dimensions

LOA: 50'

LWL: 48'

Beam: 25'

Displacement: 12.5 T/ 15.5 T

Bridge Clearance: 900 mm

Engines

Engine(s): Yanmar

Engine(s) HP: 35HP x 2

Engine Model: 3HM35-F x 2

Hours: 10000

Cruising Speed: 5 knots

Max Speed: 7.5 knots

Tankage

Fuel: 700 L

Water: 300 L (3 x plastic)

Holding: 200 L

Interior Layout and Amenities

4-Cabin owners version cat that sleeps 8.

Teak & holly sole flooring with carpet tiles
Salon fitted in Sycamore with Ash trim
Staterooms finished in Bird's Eye Maple
Seating, salon couch and around table plus a love seat with removable/washable 'cruising' covers over the upholstery
Large varnished Sycamore salon table with top access storage and matching varnished Sycamore table extension

2 x heads with showers and toilets, one en-suite with the owner’s queen cabin to port and the other amidships in the starboard hull. Plus transom shower
Storage cabinets in each stateroom, galley and salon
Hanging lockers in each stateroom
Navigation station in main salon
Interior lighting: 12VDC x 2 reading lights in salon. 12VDC overhead halogen lighting throughout the boat. 12VDC Night lights in galley and salon.

Engines and Mechanical

Engine brand and horse power: Yanmar Engines, 35HP x 2 Engine Model number: 3HM35-F x 2 Engine hours/Port: 10,000 Engine hours/Starboard: 10,000 Cruising speed under power:5 Kn Max speed under power: 7.5 Kn Sail drive brand and model number: Yanmar SD30 x 2	Generator type and size: Lombardini LMG 6000 5 KW Generator hours: 1000 Solar panel type and size of total watts: 3 x Siemens SR100 100 watt = 300 watts Wind Generator type and size: Air Marine 400-watt on stern tower Water maker type and size: 12VDC Spectra 380C 50L/hour

Electronics

Garmin 128 GPS Navman 3100S Depth sounder Navman 3100S Wind speed and direction Autohelm 7000 Autopilot Standard Eclipse VHF with cockpit speakers Garmin 45 hand held GPS, plugs into boat systems Icom IC- M 810 SSB radio with AT120 automatic tuner Furuno 1831 Mk ll radar 36 mile Mastervolt 800 watt continuous rating E-Meter Battery monitor system 2 x Triumph 20L water heaters,1.5KW electric plus engine heat exchanger, new May, 2005	15M 30amp 240V shore power cord Mastervolt charger system - 80 amps Hitachi 70 ampere alternator Electrical socket type and number: 14 x 240VAC 15 ampere switch socket outlets with fused plugs Cabin fan type and number: 12V Caframo X 4 plus 1 Hella 2 speed that serves the galley or salon Sestral 5" compass

Galley

Haier 12VDC refrigerator with freezer, front opening, air cooled, with internal measurements W: 430mm, H: 730mm, D: 350mm plus door storage Freezer, front opening, air cooled, with internal measurements W: 420mm, H: 620mm, D: 420mm USA made Double sinks L: 440mm, W: 340mm, D: 190mm each in white Corian® with lever mixer faucet	Saltwater pump in the galley ENO 3-burner LPG stove with fiddles new 2009 ENO LPG oven with grill. Sharp carousel microwave oven, new May, 2007 White Corian counter tops

Sails and Rig

Mainsail new 2009, 55.5sq/m, full battened ,2 x reef points Genoa jib, 60.7sq/m plus Staysail,:18.5sq/m	Profurl NC 42 Genoa Furler Profurl NC 42 Staysail

On Deck

Barbarossa 55.3-speed Genoa sheet winches Harken-Barbarossa 53.2-speed main sheet winch Harken 32 2-speed furler/traveler winch Harken 44.2-speed halyard/reefing/staysail sheet winch Harken and Lewmar blocks and tracks 6 heavy duty aluminium deck cleats for dock lines AB 2.9 RIB dinghy 2001 with canvas cover and large wheels 8hp Yamaha engine on dinghy Built in seats at cockpit Cockpit cushions Port transom deck shower with hot & cold pressure Fararri white Bimini with clear front and mesh side and rear screens, new May, 2007 Harken traveler track Standing rigging size and type and age: Forestay, cap shrouds, upper section of backstay, upper and lower sections of diamonds, 12mm, 1x19 stainless steel wire. Mid-section of diamonds and crosses, lower split backstay and runners, 10mm, 1x19 stainless steel wire. Jumper stay. 8mm, 1x19 stainless steel wire, new 2007 Running rigging type and size and age: Running back stays, 10mm stainless steel with Garhauer blocks and clutches new 2010 Stackpack with lazy jacks, new 2009 Harken Battcar mainsail track system	Primary Anchor - Bruce 60 lb. anchor with 120M L28-10mm chain with swivel Secondary Anchor - Delta 80 lb. with 10M L28- 10mm chain Simpson-Lawrence Pacific V 2200 12 volt vertical anchor windlass with rope capstan and chain gypsy. Reversing windlass switches on deck and in cockpit and remote wandering lead control for windlass Net trampolines, 1999 plus 2 x new and unused spare trampolines 6 x fenders with soft covers Dock lines 21 x Lewmar and 4 x Maxwell Plus opening hatches 12 x Lewmar port lights with insect screens Stainless steel dinghy davits Stainless steel swim ladders on port and starboard sterns

Safety

Flares including hand, smoke, rocket parachute and flare pistol 2 x inflatable life vests with harnesses, not in service 1 plastic screw top cylinder 'grab bag' Parachute sea anchour 18' diameter with all necessary deployment gear 2 Sea drougues 4' diameter	First aid kits ACR 406 EPIRB 2005 Manual bilge pumps Emergency tiller Various tools and spares Hand held manual brass horn

Refit History

Since purchased the owners have had installed a 4cu ft fridge, a 4cu ft freezer and a water maker. Both heads and plumbing system including hot water tanks have been upgraded . Replaced large salon windows with hatches for better ventilation. Installed purpose built davits for easier handling of the dinghy. New bimini and front clears plus side screens. Added solar panels and wind generator. Upgraded the generator to a 5Kw. Upgraded house batteries to 900amp.

She regularly comes out of the water every 2 years for antifouling, cleaning and polishing and any other maintenance that may be required. Engines regularly serviced, partially rebuilt 2009 and compression tested and injectors re calibrated at that time. Fuel tanks cleaned and fuel polished 2009. Running back stays upgraded 2009. This yacht is kept in excellent working order as she is the full-time home of the owners.

This Freebird 50 has benefited from excellent care and regular upgrades by both of her owners. She is a “going concern” and is ready to cruise now.

Sailing History

She was built for the 1993 Southhampton Boat Show and purchased at the show by her original owner. She was sailed down to the Canary Islands where for 3 years she was used for dolphin and whale watching. The current owners are the second owners and purchased her in 2000 and spent quite some time bringing her up to her original standards. They sailed her across the Atlantic, up and down the Caribbean and through the Panama Canal to the Pacific. Then they explored the Las Perlas Islands, Ecuador, Galapagos, Marquesas, Tuamotus, Tahiti and the Society Islands, Northern Cooks, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand. Since NZ they have circumnavigated New Caledonia, sailed east back to the Australia and Gambier Islands of French Polynesia, returned to the Tuamotus, Tahiti, Society Islands, Southern Cooks, Niue and Tonga to NZ. Then to Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Australia. They have sailed her well over 50,000 nautical miles and she would be quite suitable for a couple, a family or to put into charter. She is a large volume yacht and easy to sail. All controls are back to the cockpit.

Owner Comments
Without exception visitors including fellow cruisers all comment on how much like home she is and how spacious she is for her size. Even owners of larger catamarans are amazed how spacious the salon and galley are. Her staterooms are also generously proportioned. She had an amazing amount of storage space not found on any other catamaran we have seen. She is an excellent passage maker.

Disclaimer: The Multihull Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.