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Pearson Marine Group: american builder of motor yachts from Rhode Island. NAMMERT insures a Pearson Marine Group regardless of year built or where you bought it, liability, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

motor yachts

Typical sizes

10,6 to 15,4 m

Premium from

from €49 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Pearson Marine Group; cover, cost and conditions

The True North name leads back to a family that appears early in American glassfibre boatbuilding. Everett and Clinton Pearson founded Pearson Yachts in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in 1956, one of the first companies to build sailing boats in glassfibre. Everett Pearson later founded TPI Composites, and from that business came US Watercraft in Warren, Rhode Island, where the True North 38 was built. Its hull was made with SCRIMP, a resin infusion process in which a vacuum draws the resin into the glass cloth. American reviewers called the 38 a sport utility boat because of its space and versatility. Further sizes followed under the name True North by Pearson Yachts, from the smaller 34 up to the 50.

Our model records list five designs, all classed as motor yachts. The True North 38 is the earliest entry, from 1999, and at 12.65 metres sits in the middle of the range. The True North 34 at 10.9 metres and the True North 47 at 15.19 metres join in 2005, the 34 Outboard Express in 2011 and the True North 50 at 15.39 metres in 2012. The Outboard Express is the shortest boat at 10.6 metres. The 47 ends in 2013 and the other four lines are listed until 2018. None reaches the most recent build years, so every True North on the market today is a used boat.

A True North of this age is bought on its history. Resin infusion tends to give an even laminate, but a survey should still sound the hull and deck for moisture around fittings and hatches. Inboard versions call for engine hours, oil analyses and the condition of shafts, seals and exhaust elbows. On the 34 Outboard Express the transom and the engine mounts carry the load of the outboards and deserve close attention. Teak, canvas and the electrical system, which tends to grow with every owner, are worth checking too. Paperwork for a boat bought in the United States should show the hull identification number clearly.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Which True North is the largest?

For Pearson Marine Group: The True North 50 at 15.39 metres,

listed in our model records from 2012 to 2018.

Close behind comes the True North 47 at 15.19 metres, built from 2005 to 2013.

What does Outboard Express mean on the True North 34?

For Pearson Marine Group: It is the version of the 34 driven by outboard engines.

Our records list it from 2011,

and at 10.6 metres it is slightly shorter than the True North 34 at 10.9 metres.

The cover that fits

For the whole class of boat

For Pearson Marine Group: What matters for motor yachts is the same across every brand;

engine output, how a claim is settled, cruising range and theft protection.

The class page lists every point and every brand in this class, Pearson Marine Group included.

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Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters

Licence

A powerboat licence (inland or coastal) is required from 15 hp (11.03 kW).

Registration

Registration from 3 hp; for trips abroad carry the boat certificate or flag document.

Waters

Inland, coastal and abroad; plan fairways, bridge clearances, draught and tides.

Equipment

Lifesaving gear, fire extinguisher, anchor, signalling equipment and correct navigation lights.

Cruising range

The agreed cruising range is stated in the policy and can be extended at any time.

Weather

Check wind force in Beaufort and wind direction before casting off, and allow for gusts.

General guidance, not a complete account;

what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your Pearson Marine Group.

Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.

Series by Pearson Marine Group, build years and cover

True North 34

True North 34 is a motor yacht from Pearson Marine Group, built from 2005 to 2018.

True North 34 Outboard Express

True North 34 Outboard Express is a motor yacht from Pearson Marine Group, built from 2011 to 2018.

True North 38

Also a motor yacht, built from 1999 to 2018.

True North 50

Also a motor yacht, built from 2012 to 2018.

True North 47

Also a motor yacht, built from 2005 to 2013.

What this means for the cover

For the True North 34, True North 34 Outboard Express,

True North 38 by Pearson Marine Group and 2 more series the market value and the replacement cost

often differ widely.

An agreed value removes the age-based scale, and the figure in the policy stands.

For the True North 34, True North 34 Outboard Express,

True North 38 by Pearson Marine Group and further series:

On motor yachts the drive and the electronics together make up about half the value.

Both belong in the valuation, otherwise the sum insured is too low.

All series at a glance

The Pearson Marine Group range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Pearson Marine Group: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

motor yacht: 5 models, 1999 to 2018, 10.6 to 15.4 m

Which model was built when?

Sailing boat Motorboat RIBEach bar is one Pearson Marine Group model, running from its first to its last year of build. The colour shows the type of boat.

What does a used Pearson Marine Group cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 5 models by Pearson Marine Group.

The table shows what boats in average condition are worth,

from the oldest to the youngest year on record.

Choose your exact model, year and condition in the calculator.

Model	Years built	Range today
True North 34	2008 to 2017	€86,000 to €196,500
True North 34 Outboard Express	2014 to 2017	€87,700 to €150,100
True North 38	2002 to 2017	€89,100 to €243,300
True North 47	2008 to 2013	€222,500 to €372,700
True North 50	2015 to 2017	€325,300 to €481,800