Pearson 365

About the Pearson 365

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Built

1976–1982

Builder

Pearson Yachts

Designer

William Shaw

Length

36.42 ft

Waterline

30 ft

Beam

11.42 ft

Draft

4.5 ft

Displacement

17,700 lb

Ballast

7,300 lb

Hull

fiberglass

Hull / keel

fin keel

Rig

ketch

Propulsion

inboard

Fuel

50 gal

Water

150 gal

Number built

405

Stern thruster

none

Sources disagree on engines — left blank rather than guessed.

Most were ketches; sloop, cutter and pilothouse versions also built. Solid hull with a liner, balsa-cored deck, 7,300 lb lead ballast. Original diesel make is disputed (see disputed). Shoal draft 4.5 ft.

Known problems for this model

• Rusting steel fuel tank fuel
  The 50-gallon steel fuel tank is known to rust through; replacement usually means pulling the engine out through the companionway.
  sailingmagazine.net
• Corroded mast step and mast foot rigging
  The steel plate under the keel-stepped main mast sits in standing water and corrodes, which also eats the bottom of the aluminum mast.
  sailingmagazine.net
• Screwed-in hatches and ports leak; cored deck deck
  Ports and hatches were fastened with screws and tend to leak or go soft, and the balsa-cored deck can delaminate where water gets in.
  sailingmagazine.net
• Screw-fastened hull-deck joint deck
  The hull-deck joint uses screws rather than through-bolts (glassed over inside), which has raised concern among owners.
  sailingmagazine.net
• Awkward engine access engine
  Maintenance is hampered by cramped access to the engine compartment.
  sailingmagazine.net

Other Pearson models

• Pearson 26 1970–1983
• Pearson 30 1971–1981
• Pearson 323 1976–1983
• Pearson 34 1983–1986
• Pearson 35 1968–1982