Our Other Pearsons

Floridays - Pearson Electra (23') - Hull# ?
	Considered a "mini-Triton" by some, this is a boat that we brought back from the dead. Prior to our purchase of the boat, is sat for years behind a garage in our neighborhood. We filled the flat tires on the trailer and hauled in down the street to our driveway.      The restoration of "Floridays" was a very intesive process to say the least. Aside from soft decks in several places, she was in fairly good physical shape, but there was still much to be done. We first removed every nut, bolt and screw from both the interior and exterior, after which we used a power sprayer to strip the majority of the paint from the interior. The underside of the deck was removed from the soft areas and was recored with balsa and epoxy. To paint the topsides, we hauled the boat to a guy in the area with a facility for painting dumptrucks; the finish turned out like new! The flat surfaces in the interior (bulkheads and gallel) were covered with a cream-colored laminate. Other enhancements were made to her appearance including new cushions and varnished mahogany slatting on the interor of the gunwales in the salon.      With her 3' shoal draft, "Floridays" has now found an ideal home in the Florida Keys where we sail her on vacations. Next stop: Havana!
Rosebud - Pearson Ensign (23') - Hull #1479
	This classic one-design daysailor was our first Pearson, the one that began the obsession for us. We found the "Rosebud" in the Palmer-Johnson yard in Door County, WI in 1991. The Ensign has exactly the same hull as the Electra, which we later obtained. The major difference is in the porportioning of the cabin and cockpit. The cockpit in the Ensign is quite large, with only a cuddy cabin present.      She was in great shape and really only required some work on the wood in the cockpit. The cockpit, though, is quite large and and is made entirely of wood. The process of stripping and re-applying seven coats of varnish took most of one winter. We enjoyed sailing the "Rosebud" on Lake Michigan for several summers. We have since sold her to some friends who were interested in getting acquainted with sailing.