Welcome!
After buying our Pearson 365 Ketch in January 2006 my wife and I have been frustrated that other boat brands have great forums where members share experiences and information, yet not such website existed for owners of Pearson 365s and 367s. There are a few small groups out there, but some lack the easy format of a phpBB format. So as a Birthday present to myself, I decided to cure that and created http://www.pearson365.com (http://www.pearson365.com). My thought in creating this website is that it operates more as a virtual Yacht Club than a Bulletin Board. By that I mean, I am totally open to suggestions on how to operate the site. If anyone would like to see a special thread topic, just let me know. The cost of this website is small and after seeing other sites grow and then vanish into darkness, I wanted to build something that will be around, that can live on, so that is where the Yacht Club concept comes in....people can be as active or inactive as they wish, but the important thing is to have a long lasting site that will build up a wealth of information and not vanish leaving us Pearson 365/367 owners out on our own! At $95/yr the site can live on even if we one day sell our beloved P365.
[[Update: After two years of Cruising Mexico aboard our P365 Ketch we decided we wanted to live aboard long term and as the kids became teenagers...well they each needed their own room. So we sold our Pearson 365 and now own a Hudson Force 50 Ketch. I'm more than happy to keep this site going because my wife and I still miss our P365]]
If you would like to join the forum, just send me an email at svthirdday@yahoo.com with what you would like your username to be and I will sign you up.
Rich you are a very busy man. I joined your BB and wish you every success with it. I don't have a Pearson, but boats are boats and most topics apply somewhat to all of them. I'll be watching and posting on the progress of this board. Thanks. And thanks for your efforts in keeping that maniac Popeye in check. Sean
Quote from: "seanshine"Rich you are a very busy man. I joined your BB and wish you every success with it. I don't have a Pearson, but boats are boats and most topics apply somewhat to all of them. I'll be watching and posting on the progress of this board. Thanks. And thanks for your efforts in keeping that maniac Popeye in check. Sean
Welcome Sean....Your right boats are boats in many respects and in trying to get THIRD DAY ready for a 4-5yr Cruise with my most valuable possession, my family, I have been almost addicted to boating websites and information forums! Not having a good Pearson 365/367 site has always grated on me...there is just so much info that each individual boat owner has to find out on his own after multiple mistakes, it just makes good sense to share that info and lessen the necessary headache.
Take Care.....and Welcome!
Thanks so much for bringing back a site for us 365/367 owners!! pearson365.net was around for a few years, but mysteriously disapeared about 6 months ago. This is going to be great. I will definately be checking the site every day from now on.
Thanks again!
Rich,
Thanks for creating the website for owners of 365s and 367s. We purchased Winsome in July of last year (after owning another Pearson for 30 years - yes, 30 years).
Look forward to meeting others who own these fine vessels.
Rick and Fran Hendricks
Jacksonville, FL
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Rich,
Thanks for this sight. It's the day before Thanksgiving and I'm
about to buy a pearson 36 cutter. I will be on the site often.
Happy Thanksgiving all,
Greg.
Congradulations Greg......and we will be waiting to see some photos of your new BABY!
Have a Happy ThanksGiving!
I'm really pleased to have found the new site. Not unlike my navigations skills, I found my way home by dumb luck (For the most part)
The insights and knowledge I found on the past two 365 sites were sorely missed.
I look forward to being a part of this, to learn, and where I can contribute to, the knowledge base you have started.
Heni Hali
Windrider
Nice job on the site! Thank you for the time and effort putting it together.
Glad to see another 365 resource on the web. Hopefully Mike Wyatt (creator of the Pearson365.net) is well, and that all the old members of the previous two boards find their way here.
In case anyone got the May Cruising World from May of 2005 and saw the "Classic Plastic" article and wondered about the boat pictured, that was our Rocinante taken from a helo at the start of a race.
In general I thought the article did nothing for the boat. The person writing knew very little about the boats or of their history of offshore passages. Most of the cruising world articles are written by owners or people actually familiar with the boats. Not in this case however.
They mention in the article that a 365 had even been passed inspection and been allowed to participate in the Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht race. What they didn't tell you, was that that was Rocinante and we finished 2nd in class E (celestial) and first Shorthanded. Also claiming the Navigator trophy in that race.
Thanks for putting together the site. We purchased our Pearson 365 in May and had a great season on it. The weather is supposed to get cold here, so the boat is now on the hard and I'll have time to get it ready for the spring. It's great to see what everyone has done to their boats and to realize that we're not alone in this adventure!
Dirk & Patti
Great job on the site! Doug you rock! 365's maybe old, but still remain one of the best cruising boats for the money you can find out there, they are strong and fast passage makers at the hands of a skilled crew, Doug proves that every time he's out on the water. It's great to have a home again.
I own P365 #12, the ketch "Sparrow" which I keep in the Cape May area of New Jersey. Glad I found 365.com. Ed G.
Great site Rich and thanks for the recent information.
I purchased "Traveling Star" in Baltimore MD in 2005. She crossed the Atlantic that same year and is now in Greece.
Her home port is Pagelsham, Essex, England.
So far i have only seen one other 365 in the Med so i would be keen to meet any other cruising folk who are over this side of the "pond".
Good sailing and a fair wind to all, Dan.
It looks like the new site design and software are working great and our membership is growing....cool.
Hi All,
Thank you for the opportunity to join this forum... I have P365 hull # 270, Two Step-N... I have had her since the summer of 1996... I am rebuilding all her mechanicals, with the changing out the old W40 Perkins and installing a rebuilt W42B4 and transmission, a Mitsubishi and Hurth, have to do some alterations to the trans cable attachment ad throttle, but other should fit tight in, will periodically give updates as to my progress...
If there is anything I can do to help anyone with anything related to these fine vessels, please feel free to ask...
Again, thanks for the admittance to this forum...
Larry Dill
P365 #270
Two Step-N
40*53.316N
73*47.118W
Hello all,
I am the original owner of hull No. 136, bought new in 1978. I am in the middle of a complete restoration. I have overhauled the 4-108, transmission and v-drive and have a wonderful reliable source for engine parts. Overhaul w/ new jugs, pistons rods bearings, seals, all but the crank and cam, cost 998.00 w/ UPS charges. If anyone needs drawings, technical info, dimensions etc, please contact me. I have accumulated a vast library of specs and documentation all in electronic format. I have the original layout and sailplan drawings from Pearson in PDF. I also have drawings of the standing rigging with dimensions and specs for each individual member of the rig.
Nelson Tolar
Dancing Rabbit
Mobile, AL
Nelson,
You sound like you may have the mother load. If you can upload that stuff that would be wonderful.
I myself am in the 5th year of a 2 year refit. I suspect it will take a few more to truly complete the project. My problem is that I keep launching the boat every spring.
Welcome aboard.
Good Sailing...
Dale Tanski
Dale, I have been a member of the "Yacht Club" since it was first started. I started my renovation in 2006 and have had several set backs due to work transfers and other. Like you, tried to sail and refit at same time and did not work. Sorta like remodeling your house while living in it. Decided to put her on the hard and do it right. Problem I am faced with presently is spars. I had stripped the spars of all hardware and using a mig welding unit, filled all the holes and was getting ready to refit all mast hardware. That was until someone decided to steal the masts and cut them up for aluminum scrap. So now am looking for spars.
Presently getting ready to replace the original teak and holly floor with solid 3/4" X 2 1/4" teak flooring. I am also replacing the teak toe rail cap and outside rub strake. This is going to be a monumental task, but it will get done. I will be documenting both the toe rail and the cabin sole w/ photos.
Question. Is there a repository for uploaded technical documents somewhere on the web site? I have several GBs that would help a lot of owners. I have converted to electronic documents as much info as I could find on P365s and have taken PDF drawings and converted to scaled Autocad drawings.
Nelson,
I am not sure how to post technical information on the site... However, I can post them on Sea Dragon's website if you email them to me...
http://www.sailingseadragon.com/Manuals.htm
I am also willing to post any projects you would like to share.
http://www.sailingseadragon.com/Projects.htm
If you are interested in me posting the information PM me and I will provide you with an email that will accept any size file.
Thanks,
Garner
Nelson,
Get a hold of Ray from Ray & Wanda. He has the spars from his old boat last I knew.
Dale
Dale,
Many thanks. Rig Rite bought up all the spars from MetalMasts when they folded. They have the raw sections (bare poles). Quoted 5679.00 for the main and 2645.00 for the mizzen.
Nelson
Greetings!
And much thanks to you all for all the info we used to select our new boat! It was very helpful during inspections to know all the foibles of a Pearson 365.
So anyways, looks like we are the newest members of this ship of crazies. Wayne & Dana here. We just purchased Journey, Hull #176. The boat is moored in St Lucia and we plan to retire this summer and start our cruising life from there this coming Sept.
Here's the boat listing:
http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatMergedDetails.jsp?boat_id=2431698&ybw=&units=Feet¤cy=USD&access=Public&listing_id=77729&url
Any suggestion you folks might have would be MOST welcome.
Very nice boat..
Welcome aboard....
Garner
Great Boat.....and looking her over made me home sick for our P365. Sure we love the room on our Hudson Force 50...but this boat don't handle as well as our beloved P365 Ketch!
Welcome!
Thanks for the site!! Glad to be a member. Will be looking forward to sharing info.
1976 Pearson 365 ketch "Already There"
We are the proud owners of hull 249, ex "Salty Dog" now "Stronghold", located in Long Beach, CA. I am just learning the boat and have a ton of questions I hope you all can help me with.
Thanks for the site!
For 13 years I have owned "Resolute", a 1983 Pearson 367 Hull #44. We have 30,000 miles together, including Atlantic Crossing and coastal cruising from Belize, CA to Maine. USA. I'm hope to connect with other Pearson owners who love these fantastic boats.
Thom,Welcome I hope you will tell some of your adventures on Resolute.Allen
Thanks Allen. Invaluable resource. Resolute and I are home in Nashville for a refit. 1st time in 12 years. It's been nice to have her close to home, but I'm ready to go again. Changed out the bow platform and just finished the V-drive. Motor next. Hope to be done by Oct. and head down the Tenn Tom to Mobile....not sure from there. What boat do you have? Where's your cruising ground?
Thom,We have a ketch.This Oct.we start a new plan that will be six months on the boat and six months at our home.The Bahamas are just right for us diving,fishingand sailing.You can spend weeks alone or be in the company of like minded people.The last time we were in George Town there was six 365s in the anchorage.Keep us informed of your progress. Happy Refit Allen
Hello to everyone at the Pearson's yacht club. Four months ago I bought hull #12, formerly The Sparrow. I'm four months into a one-year rehab that I hope won't take three. So far, I've ripped out all the plumbing, taken out the alcohol stove, complete bottom job, topside paint, and new electronics.
I found this site to be very informative before I was a member, and more so now that I am a member.
Currently, I am going over the wiring, and I would like to know if there's a place on the site where I could look at schematic drawings and pdf files, or if anyone who has such would send them to me via email: precisioncraftsmen@gmail.com
I have two questions relevant to work I'm currently or planning to do, and I look forward to hearing your advice.
1. I plan to upgrade all the original electronics; leaning toward RayMarine. Reading through the posts, some people love RayMarine, others hate it. The existing autopilot was a Benmar Course Setter 21. It had a chain-driven motor mounted directly to the steering. I plan to use the RayMarine chain-driven unit and mount it in the same place it was originally. Is this a wise move?
2. For the head, I plan to install a Raritan PHII electric, very similar to the original one. It flows to a Y-valve, where waste goes directly overboard in front of the starboard water tank or switches to a flexible holding tank (brand new) that was mounted under the cabin floor in the center of the boat, where it goes back up to a macerator pump and gets discharged.
I know this system isn't legal for today's boat, I was wondering if it'd be okay to put it back exactly as it was under a grandfather clause.
Thank you.
Peter & Pat,
Welcome aboard and congratulations on your "new" P365. I like the name Sparrow by the way.
Electrical schematic drawings - I am not aware of anything on this site but Garner will have it for sure. His website for his boat is - http://www.sailingseadragon.com I would look under manuals and I am sure you will find what you are looking for. That being said a lot of water has gone under the keel of hull #12 so don't expect your electrical system to match the factory... which is probably a good thing.
Autopilot - I am assuming we are talking wheel pilots. We have the Simrad W32 wheelpilot and it does the job for what we do with the boat but be aware that any wheel mounted autopilot are typically light duty units. If you are going off shore an under deck unit would be the most advisable. That being said, we use the wheel pilot under 15 kts, typically not off the wind, and for sure if we are motoring any distance. For the most part "Steve" as we refer to it is a lifesaver for going below for a sandwich or a jacket and holding a course when setting sail and putting them away. You will find that if the sailplan is balanced and the wheel brake is snugged up, a 365 will sail forever and forever with out need for any attention.
Head - I am of the mind to act now and beg forgiveness latter. I would assume you would only be discharging overboard well off shore and only when absolutely necessary.
Good sailing...
Dale
Hi Dale, Thank you for your response. I have been reading your posts since I acquired the boat; I have found them most informative. I look forward to picking your brain as I go through the rehab process. I have heard these boats are great to sail; I can't wait to get her in water.
We like the name Sparrow too, but I wanted name her after my mother, Patricia.
Thank you and happy Thanksgiving. Peter
Hello! I am a new member of the club. I am very pleased to join the community of owners Pearson 365. My yacht is called "Good Karma" flag of Ukraine. In September 2013 I bought a yacht in Guatemala Rio Dulce. Solo went to Honduras Roatan Island Mexico Muheras then then then Key West Fort Loderdel. There now is my yacht. Since the war began in Ukraine I had to leave the boat and come home.
I want to say about the boat experience.
I have experience of traveling under sail 16years. I went to many yachts. Think. this yacht Pearson 365 is one of the best yacht for use by one or two people. Great stability, good comfort. I never would not sell it if it were not for the war. But if there is no buyer until October, I'll be on a yacht in Fort Loderdel and continue the journey.
I have a question. Where can I buy a yacht sails sekend hand in good condition? Who knows, write here or in my mail veli@mayl.ru
I apologize for the wrong language. I have bad English and I write an interpreter Google
Hi all,
Though I am not (yet) a 365 owner, I appreciate the opportunity to join this forum/club. My current ride is a Cape Dory 25D, and I thought the Cape Dory boards were good, but from what I've seen so far, this one blows those away with the amount of knowledge and experience specific to these boats. I am currently looking for a 365 ketch as an upcoming retirement gift to myself, so if anyone knows of one on the east coast, preferably the northeast, that hasn't shown up yet on Yachtworld, please message me. I'm a firm believer that "...there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats", so I'm not afraid of most projects, but I'd also like to be able to sail the boat without a necessary 2 year refit first. Until I find myself a 365 to mess about in, I'll keep reading and learning from you all. Thanks so much!
Chuck
Hi, My name is Ed Hart aka, Hooligan I am in the process of buying a Pearson 367 Cutter. I have owned 15 sailboats. Always looking for a better one and I think will be the best one yet.
Welcome Ed. I am a new 365 owner too-a sloop that I have been slowly refitting and sailing (this is my first season). Lots of knowledge on the boards and folks are alway willing to chime in. This is my second sailboat and I can tell you, its much more comfortable than my 1966 Pearson Vanguard. That said, its a lobster pot magnet-get yourself a line cutter if you are sailing anywhere near traps.
What do you have for an engine?
Hi, Thanks for the info. Yes I will be sailing in the Chesapeke and the ICW so there are lot's of pots. My engine is the Universal 5444.
Hi Guys!
New guy here!
I purchased the Nightwind last year. She is a 1983 36' 367 Hull#49, which from what I can tell is the last 367 hull manufactured in 1983. She is my life-a-board in Ventura Ca. I would love to post a picture but...not sure how on this site. Maybe after I snoop around some more. From what I have been told by other Pearson owners, when she left the manufacture they had installed and designed all the available options, including the aft quarter berth. The pervious owners must have been fanatics about the maintenance and upkeep because there is and was nothing to do on this beauty! Enough bragging....so glad to have found this site and would really enjoy meeting more Pearson owners out this way.
Happy Sailing!
Mike Trussell
S/V Nightwind
P.S. found the attachment for a jpeg :)
Well, the Pearson site is still alive and well. We have been trying to sell our Pearson Pilothouse 36 for about six months now, and no one seems to be interested. We enjoyed this boat for 20 years, and its time to move on, since I am now 72 years young. If interested email me at fbnoodleman@gmaii.com, jim nordstrom
Hey everyone! I just acquired kapala, who will be renamed. She's a 77, Hull no 141 (according to the plate on the mizzen mast). I'm not salty at all, but this has been a dream of mine for a while, and I moved from CO to Florida, and got this boat. I'm sure I'm going to be picking brains, and glad to be here.
Welcome! Send pictures!
Thanks for allowing me to join!
S/V Bishara Hull #331 new to us boat - only have the pictures on the hard - can't wait to get her in the water this year and to her home port in SE Wisconsin. Right now she is stuck between a Coal fired power plant and a gypsum factory and the result combo is a real mess to clean up.
Greetings to all members of the Pearson Forum.
Now I own a sailing yacht Johnson26 made in Sweden. I want to exchange it for a larger yacht. The search for what I want led me to Pearson 365 ketch. Now I want to chat with the owners of this boat to find out more details about it, before making a purchase.
Thanks to everyone who shares useful information here.
I apologize for the wrong language. I am a citizen of Ukraine. I have bad English and I write an interpreter Google.
With best wishes, Oleksandr.
Welcome Oleksandr29! The Pearson 365 Ketch is a great boat. You'll find some very knowledgable people here that should be able to help.
Hi all, new-b here!
Can't really say, "Long time listener, first time caller..." More like, "Short time lurker, first time poster!"
I purchased hull # 146, current name "Typsy Gypsy." The CG-1270 form was signed and notarized this past June.
I'm getting ready to start a bunch of work and so you'll see me popping up and asking advise all over the forum! I'm really looking forward to getting her sound enough to go sailing. Right now she is a harbor queen.
I know PO took her out and maybe it's fine, but I'm a bit leery until I can do things like shut the raw water intake and return for the engine. Getting ready to fabricate my version of the mast step replacement and I need to do the standing rigging. The port main upper shroud has at least 1 meat hook and I found a meat hook on the mizzen too - I just don't trust the standing rig and risking the mast is not worth it... A large but pretty expected work list!
Anyway, glad to be here. Excited to find a small but still active and friendly community with a lot of DIY!
Cheers,
Tom
Hello! I would like to find travelers who have been on the Pearson 365 Catch about the Great Loop Route. Are there any here? Maybe someone did not go himself, but knows those who did?
Tom,
Welcome aboard! It sounds like you are not at all a new-b rather someone who has been around the harbor a few times. Indeed 365ers seem to be a group of very capable DIYers.
The boat is worth the effort and can take you where ever it is you are headed. It is a rock solid platform that is aging well. I have worked on so many different boats by many manufactures along the way that are just coming apart and dying a slow death.
The only thing you didn't touch on in your first post is the fuel tank which is one of the more challenging items to replace. If you are lucky it has already been replaced. The mast step issue has many ways to be solved it just depends on your skill set. Keep in in mind, the basic factory steel version typically lasted 40 years. Are you going to need it to do its job longer than that? Each item is just another check box on a list. Enjoy the journey and don't forget to go sailing along the way.
Dale Tanski
Everything is silent. I would like to understand if this route is of no interest to anyone or is it not possible for Pearson?
Hi Dale, thank you for the welcome! Been another busy week at work work! Damn that work from keeping me from my play. Work and the damned fire - I'm only about 60 miles from the the Smith River fire complex. So when I wasn't at my j-o-b, I was building mew box fan filters. I've gotten good with duct tape and furnace filters!
But, I think I get to play with sails and sewing machines this weekend. Get ready to take them back to the boat, if the fire allows. Right now US-199 is closed in both directions because the fire is burning on both sides.
Quote from: Dale Tanski on August 22, 2023, 06:39:04 AMThe only thing you didn't touch on in your first post is the fuel tank which is one of the more challenging items to replace. If you are lucky it has already been replaced.
I'm lucky one of the PO did the tank. It has a nice aluminum tank in place. They also put in a nice heat exchanger water heater and started replumbing with PEX.
Quote from: Dale Tanski on August 22, 2023, 06:39:04 AMThe mast step issue has many ways to be solved it just depends on your skill set. Keep in in mind, the basic factory steel version typically lasted 40 years. Are you going to need it to do its job longer than that? Each item is just another check box on a list. Enjoy the journey and don't forget to go sailing along the way.
Good point. I have some 1/2" aluminum plate big enough to cut the base plate. I'm intending to bend some 1/4" 6061 for the "heel" and "toe" cups and weld those to the plate. I have TIG so doing that is in my wheelhouse. I do have some concern of movement from weld heat. I think that I can manage that with careful heat control. I hopefully won't have to do much or any straightening/flattening of the base plate.
I'll keep you all posted on the progress and will share my design to add to the mast step knowledge base!
Now, off to walk the dog while the AQI sits at a pleasant 155. Considering we've been over 300, 150-160 rates as a nice morning! :o
Cheers,
Tom
Hello. I want to buy a Pearson 365 yacht. I have seen many advertisements on the Internet about the sale of a Pearson 365 in the USA. Now I have arrived in the USA and want to choose and buy the "yacht of my dreams", but for some reason most sellers do not answer me :( So far I have only been able to see one yacht :( Maybe there are owners here on this forum who would like to sell their Pearson or maybe someone knows such people and can advise me something?
Greetings everyone. I have been the recipient (and once or twice provider) of priceless knowledge on mirafiori.com while working on my father's '81 Fiat Turbo Spider--looking at this site I am anticipating the same kind of helpful jovial experience.
S/V Cetus (#22) is a 365 that just joined the family and seems to be in great shape. My father and I are hoping to get quite a bit of use out of Cetus this summer in SF bay, with a haul-out next winter to do usual bottom preventive maintenance, pull/rebuild engine, replace fuel tank, possibly re-step main and re-rig (I would really like to go synthetic or swageless to make it as DIY-reparable as possible).
I have read a fair amount of posts already and appreciate the help.
Todd
S/V Cetus
#22