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I'm not sure, but someone on here should know. If they do fit, they are located in Beaufort NC.

I still have near-mint set of cushions: hunter green w/ white piping, and a set of older but very useable hank-on headsails if anyone is interested.

OBITUARY:
Pearson Ariel #242 "Harp" sank in Beaufort NC succumbing to damages sustained by Hurricane Florence and is scheduled to be scrapped in the coming weeks.

She spent the majority of her life sailing the waters of Bogue Banks, In her later life was a Sea Scout Ship, and spent her final years moored in Taylor's Creek Beaufort NC. In 2014, a few weeks after a haulout she suffered severe deck damage in a tangle with a loose boat during Hurricane Arthur. This damage ultimately led to her sinking from rainwater intrusion when the bilge failed during Hurricane Florence.





She will be missed.

Hi Kyle, awesome! I think my pulpit got converted to a pushpit before its grand finale.
I believe just two stanchions got taken out, but let me inspect the rest to see if I have any damage to others next time I row out there and get back to you. The painter caught the mess after it was ripped out, which wrapped it up and pulled the boat down by the lifeline. This in turn gave some nasty grooves to the jib track (thankfully no hull damage), so I'm looking for a replacement track on the port side as well.

Thanks for the links Mike. Mass Marine has one for the Ariel in stock, albeit a little more than I want to pay but its a start! I checked my local consignment shop to no avail, and checking in with the large shop in Oriental NC tomorrow.
Looks like another season of boatwork and dinghy sailing.

Hello everyone,
Hurricane Arthur did not treat my old gal well. A 40 ton mooring neighbor broke free during the storm (from morally questionable circumstances) and snowballed A242 and 3 other boats downwind. She caught the tangle of boats on the bow pulpit, dragged her attached mooring tackle about 300 yds, and was released once the pulpit gave way, shearing in half and ripping a few stanchions off the deck.

So now I need to find a bow puplit and a couple stanchions, preferably from a salvage yard or derelict boat to save some money for the deck work. Do any of you have any advice to what models of boats I should look for to find similar hardware? I'm guessing most older sailboats in this size had about the same bow angle, but don't want to order something sight unseen that won't fit. Any advice for this repair is appreciated.

-Jeremy

The best info for dimensions you are going to find without the manual is on the sailrite sails database; however their measurements are made by a computer algorithm, so not exact.
If you are getting a new sail I highly recommend purchasing the manual and taking a visit to your local sailmaker with your old main.
If you are trying to match a used main from other boats on the internet, your biggest concern is that the foot is not too long. Its much easier for a sail repairman to to shorten luff of a sail.
Or, you might luck out and find someone on here willing to part with a racing sail past its prime.

Thanks Jerry! I am definitely interested in your old sails, that would save me a lot of figuring. I will send you a private message.

I'm the proud new owner of Ariel #242 "Harp". She's my first "heavy" boat, and is moored in Beaufort NC.  I  bought it from my neighbor Josh ("animaljosh" on the forum) who is a mutual admirer of Alberg designs. From what I've found, she's was cared for in Emerald Isle the majority of her life, then was donated to the Sea Scouts program some years back. When the Westerbeke 10 started acting up, it sat for a few years, then was flipped to me on the cheap with the diesel and roller furling removed. This summer I am working on finding some used hank-on sails, paint the interior, find a good outboard to go in the well, and sail her as often as I can.

More pics to come!

-Jeremy

Hey Skipper Jer

Do you have your 125 sail measurements? I recently purchased Ariel #242, and the headsail I have for it came off another boat; the leech looks awful short. To save some cash I'm looking around the used sail websites to find a suitable replacement. I generally deal with winds in the 8-15 kt range.