The Freeman 22 was a luxurious cabin cruiser built for the holiday trade. It was moulded in glass fibre in a choice of colours and had an insulated superstructure, with a double berth and two single berths. It was powered by an in-board petrol engine.
Length - 22ft
Beam - 7ft 6ins
Draft - 2ft
Cruising speed - 8–9 knots
Weight - 26cwt
Engine - Ford 105 E watermota with a 2:1 reduction gear on a flexible drive

The model of the Freeman 22 was a free plan given in the Model Boat magazine and was a project for my grandson who actively worked on all aspects of the build, the parts were all cut using a fret saw and trimmed with a sander and then built up on a building board. The hull is sheeted in ply as is the deck and superstructure. The hull was fibre glassed for additional strength and then painted using acrylic paints.
Length – 23"
Beam - 7"
Power – MFA Como 457RE540/1 brushed motor
Electronic Speed Controller – Viper Marine 15
Brass propeller 30 mm 3 blade
Battery pack – NiMh 9.6 V 5000 mAH
Radio - Turnigy Mini CH5 D/R