Boat Tour of Our Pearson 36 Cutter Part 2 - SV Freelance

This is the second part of our detailed walk-through of Freelance, our Pearson 36 Cutter (also informally known as a Pearson 367), focusing on our experiences with its below-deck features and cruising comforts. 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 its official specifications, which were also listed with Part 1: 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 For Freelance's above decks features and our recommendations for how to best sail a Pearson 36 Cutter, please see Part 1 on YouTube. And just to avoid misunderstandings, please note our boat is not for sale.