Boat Tour of Our Pearson 36 Cutter Part 1 - SV Freelance
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- We were asked to do a walk-through of Freelance, our Pearson 36 Cutter (also informally known as a Pearson 367), so here it is the first part. It focuses on its above-deck features and our recommendations for how to best sail it.
Our cutter is Hull #4. It was built in 1981, and launched on the East Coast in 1982. We bought it 1991 at Barkers Island Marina, Lake Superior, and renamed it Freelance. Since then it has serve us well as our magic carpet, which has safely taken us far and wide on the Great Lakes. We know from our experience it’s a awesome cruising boat.
Here are some of its official specifications:
LOA: 36'5"/11.1m
LWL: 30'0"
/9.1m
Hull speed: 7.34 knots
Beam: 11'6"
/3.4m
Draft: 5'6"
/1.68m
Height above DWL: 47'4"
/14.4m
Sail area: 599 sq. ft./55.7 sq. m
Displacement: 17,700 lbs./8,028.6 kg
Ballast: 7,300 lbs./3,377.2 kg
Engine: 40-hp Westerbeke diesel
Diesel tankage: 50 gal.
/189.3 liters
Water tankage: 150 gal./567.8 liters
Water heater: 6 gal.
/22.7 liters
Holding tankage: 20 gal./75.7 liters
Batteries: 3 Series 31 AGM
Incidentally, the Pearson 36 Cutter/Pearson 367 may at first glance seem to have the same hull as the popular Pearson 365, but doesn’t. Its underbody is very difference.
And just to avoid misunderstandings, please note our boat is not for sale.
Bet that was quite a ride with 42 knot wind. Great video provides an excellent introduction to this land lubber!
That downwind ride was so stable that it didn't seem anything to worry about at the time, but going into it would have been a much different experience. Our boat was running at hull speed, so the wind strength must have been close to 50 knots sustained. That is a lot of wind.
@@NielsJensenSailingSVFreelance The expertise of the Captain was a big factor too.
I also had a first-rate crew that day
Very nice looking 367. It's right at the top of my 'want' list. I'm looking forward to Part 2.
When we bought our Pearson 36 Cutters thirty (30) years ago, we expected to trade up to a larger boat (i.e. 43-46 feet) at some point. However, after sailing the 36 for a couple of years, we realized it is such an awesome boat that we didn't need to do that. Instead we just kept doing yearly boat improvement projects. (And I will post Part 2 in a week or two).
@@NielsJensenSailingSVFreelance There are 2 other videos on the 367 that are very thorough so I can't wait for your Part 2! It's very clear that the 367 is a very "live-aboard-go-explore" boat for a couple with the occasional kids stopping over for a week(end) visit. It really does have everything...now, just to find one at a negotiable price...
Cheers!
-Alan
Yes, it's a comfortable boat for extended cruising (our longest cruises have been about 6+ weeks) and it's an ocean capable design. We have been with it in some awful Great Lakes conditions, and it's always done well. BTW, 365 ketch is far more common - and that's a fine boat too - and Bill Shaw/Pearson Yachts also made a 385 version. I think a 385 is even more difficult to find that a 367. There is also a 42-foot ketch of the same series.
Beautiful boat. Love the way you have it set up,, esp its look below. Really sharp. Thanks for the tour.
Thanks! I'm glad you like the boat.
Very important to understand this heavy biult boat. Very impressive for one person or two sailing ⛵️ around the world ⛵️ 🌎
It's definitely a long distance cruising boat, and I can attest that it is easily handled by one or two as crew - assuming, of course, that you have a correctly sized autopilot.
This was a very nice tour. It is great to see it all. Have a great winter. I am looking forward to part 2. See you next season!
Thanks. I'm glad you liked it. It was fun making it. and I might post Part 2 in a week or two.
Great boat and great video!
Thanks for the kind words.
I am a little winter smitten with a P367 that is posted on yachtworld - I don't quiet understand running back stays! Only that they are needed to support the stay sail !
It's really not a question about the staysail. The running backstays are run all the way back on the track, when they are needed to provide stronger support for the mast in winds over 25 knots. In less wind, they - on a 367 - are kept at the brace by the forward boarding gate stanchion. Cutters are heavy weather boats, and running jackstays are common on them for enhanced mast support in a blow.
Thank you for this very well done video. From this, I gather you would recommend a Pearson 386 for a couple to cruise on (?) Do you have any knowledge of that boat?
The 367 and 368 designs are basically identical, but the 385 is obviously two feet longer. When it was first in production, I know the 385 was independently featured as one of the more desirable offshore yachts. I'm not a naval architect - and have never sailed one - so I can't speak to the advantages of the two-foot difference. However, I can tell you that Vicki and I have cruised our 367 for decades, and it's a great long distance boat for us. We have several times done successful cruises of up to 8 weeks in duration, and I would think the 385 would be equally suitable.
Thanks for the response. Happy new year.
Great video. Where is your home port?
Thank you. I'm glad you like it. We have a slip for Freelance at Port Superior, which is about two miles south of Bayfield, Wisc. My own home port is Copenhagen, Denmark.
do the 367's have the same mast step corrosion the 365 had?
That's a difficult general question for me to answer. Freelance was only 3 years in salt water (mainly Long Island Sound), before its previous owner moved it to Minnesota. Consequently, it has been in a freshwater environment ever since, and there's so much less corrosion in a freshwater environment. So, I'm not able to properly evaluate if 367s and 365s have the same mast step issues.
The only thing I can say is that there isn't any mast step corrosion on Freelance. Now, we knew it had other saltwater wear & tear, when we bought the boat in "91 - and 99 percent of those parts are replaced - but none of them had to do with the mast step.
Very nice! First reef at 25 knots? I thought our old Cabo Rico was pretty stiff but yours is a stiff boat!
It is, but with their shorter mast cutters are made for that kind of weather. What size was your Cabo Rico? They are sweet boats.
@@NielsJensenSailingSVFreelance She’s a 38 but I always got to pay for 41’ thanks to the sprit. ;-) Sadly, we let her go early this year. Enjoying your other videos and we hope to start doing some sailing on the big lake in the next couple of years.
Nice boat! It must have been hard to let it go. What boat did you change to? I assume you got another, because of your wish to sail the "big lake."
@@NielsJensenSailingSVFreelance Yes and yes. It was surprisingly difficult to let her go. We did replace her with another stiff boat, a bit larger and newer Island Packet.
Island Packets are great for cruising the Lakes. I hope you take it up to Superior. It's an amazing part of the world.