TWIZE Pearson Renegade #153

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jpmathieu
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TWIZE Pearson Renegade #153

Post by jpmathieu »

Hi everyone. Finally got my site up and running for my Pearson Renegade. I thought I would share it with everyone. I have owned the boat twice and done many improvements twice, and finished some that I never got to. Everything is a work in progress, including my site. Check it out:

http://www.pearsonrenegade.com
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Post by jpmathieu »

Thanks Tim, I assume you removed that second post. I don't know what I did to cause that.
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That's the first A4 I've seen painted Caterpillar Yellow. I love it!
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Post by jpmathieu »

It looked great when I first painted it 10 years ago,

If this double posts I have no idea why.
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Post by Jason K »

I enjoyed browsing your website. That is a very nice boat.

Do you mind if I link to your site from my Links page?


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Post by jpmathieu »

Do you mind if I link to your site from my Links page?
Absolutely! The whole reason I set up a site was to share my boat(s) with other boat obsessed people. Link away!
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Post by Hirilondë »

Glad to see a Renegade getting some attention here and not just Tritons :)

She looks great, and I enjoyed your site. I particularly like you choice of bootstripe and bottom paint colors.
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Post by jpmathieu »

Glad to see a Renegade getting some attention here and not just Tritons
We must all remember that the Triton made Pearson. Like all great designs Shaw must have had to work with Alberg's design and pull it forward for Grumman Allied Industries Inc. to create the Renegade, Coaster and Wanderer. They are all great plastic classics. I know that during the time I have owned my renegade whenever someone asks me what I have for a sailboat and I say"I have "Pearson Renegade" the response is "thats a great boat".

The Pearson Brothers were able to take a great thing and run with it. Even after they left Pearson (Grumman Industries to be more exact) they continued to create great boats and finally buy back their name.

I am sure that everyone on this forum can appreciate those classic designs (Pearson, Alberg and others) that we all spend countless hours caring for. If the Pearson Brothers, Carl Alberg and William shaw could only see how crazy we all are for their designs and creations and the countless hours we spend on them.

But, I do love my Renegade... I did buy it twize.
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Post by Hirilondë »

We need to give Tom Potter some credit too then. As it was he who first conceived of the Triton. It was his idea to build a small cruising yacht that the less than rich could afford. He took his original line drawings to the Pearsons who were building small powerboats at the time.

The Renegade was designed as she is after Shaw came to Pearson. But his original ideas for a fin keel and spade rudder small boat were in the works while he was still with Sparkman and Stevens.
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Post by Tim »

By the way, Clint and Everett Pearson were cousins, not brothers.

I still think the demise of Pearson Yachts in the early 90s was one of the sadder events of the time. I always looked more fondly upon Pearsons--even the more Chlorox-y modern ones--than upon the other lower and mid-end builders that somehow managed to survive those tough times and who dominate the business today.

Pearson Yachts may exist once again in name, but obviously it's a very different company that, other than sharing the name, has absolutely nothing to do with the original company. I don't feel there's really any connection at all.

And remember that while there may be a fair number of Triton owners populating this site, the site really is about the celebration of all fiberglass boats that are loved by their owners, and whose owners have an interest in maintaining and bettering their individual choices.
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Post by Ceasar Choppy »

The other sad moment was when Bill Shaw died earlier this year. Funny though-- none of the boating rags reported on it.

The Renegade was Shaw's second design for Pearson after the Coaster/Wanderer and as has been suggested, was no doubt in the works when Bill was at S&S.

One of the interesting things to note about the Renegade when kicking around a yard is comparing it to an early Cal... even the Cal 40. The underbody is very similar although the bilges are a little more traditional on the Renegade. Take a look at the spade rudders and they are darn near the same size! That and the Renegade has a 2" solid bronze rudder shaft-- talk about over built. They didn't make them that beefy even on the Cal 40s!

As a former Renegade owner I do miss it (can't you tell?) and it doesn't surprise me that you'd buy the same one twice! :)
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