Pearson 365 Details Wanted

[D. Dixon]

I'm writing a magazine article about a specific 1976 Pearson 365 Ketch and I need to know the following:

1)Are the hulls solid fiberglass or cored?
2)Is the deck solid fiberglass or cored?
3)How is the hull/deck joined?

Any information you wish to share will be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Dick

[LauderBoy]

1> Hull is solid fiberglass.
2> Deck is cored.
3> Hull/deck is machine screwed joined.

[D. Dixon]

Thanks LauderBoy. Do you know what the deck is cored with?

Dick

[roverhi]

Pearson used Balsa for the core on all the boats I'm familiar with.

[LauderBoy]

Yep, balsa core on the 365: You can see it here

I think most boats use balsa or plywood. I don't know how practical it is to have an all heavy solid fiberglass top.

Solid fiberglass hulls seems to be the norm for that era too.

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by D. Dixon

I'm writing a magazine article about a specific 1976 Pearson 365 Ketch and I need to know the following:

1)Are the hulls solid fiberglass or cored?
2)Is the deck solid fiberglass or cored?
3)How is the hull/deck joined?

Any information you wish to share will be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Dick

I'm curious what the article is about...

[LauderBoy]

Originally Posted by Celestialsailor

I'm curious what the article is about...

Personally I'm hoping it's an article about how horrible these boats are. I might move from my 323 to a 365 in a couple years and I'm hoping that they remain undervalued.

[Celestialsailor]

It just seemed odd to me that a Pearson 365 would merit an article being a plain Jane boat