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21K views 55 replies 12 participants last post by  PassMeBy 
#1 ·
I think the Endeavour sailors owners site would be more active if there was a general discussion section.

Or for exsample is there some place already to talk about general things like finding others Endeavour boats setting at different marinia?

Or what seems to be the needed upgrades for living aboard?
 
#2 ·
I agree.... Having just acquired my Endeavour 32 just in April, I have searched the net far and wide for information on referbishing my systems. I did get a lot of information from the Endeavour owners site, but it seemed pretty outdated, especially when I was looking for replacement sources. Luckily the Cal 34 site uses the Universal 5424 Engine, that I had on my boat, so I got lots of information on that site. I would certainly like to learn what others have done to get an Endeavour 32 up to live aboard standards.

S/V Island Fever
 
#3 ·
I have a new-to-me '79 E32, "Ariel". Before talking refurbishment, I should mention that after owning it around 6 weeks now, I like her more every time I sail her.

So far my work on her has been small stuff, good cleaning, replacing the head and hoses, unplugging scuppers, refurbishing teak, etc. I have had to have both my Genoa and mainsail repaired due to my own ham-fistedness, but oh well.

I have for over the winter 2 pages of maintenance/refurbishment items, to complete a refit that the PO didn't quite get done. Once the boat is out of the water, I will prioritize the tasks, and start budgeting. I cannot do all I want to this winter, not enough time or money, but I'll go as far as those two resources allow. My main pressing item? replacing a stinky holding tank. My main big budget item? Autohelm. And to go with that, lazyjacks. I want to be able to single-hand the boat more easily.

I agree about the Endeavourowners site. While someone is still paying the hosting, it looks like it more or less went to sleep in 2002.
 
#8 · (Edited)
And Mario, thx too.

Next question: Has anybody got measurements of the uprights of their cradle? I bought an abandoned used cradle from a Hunter 33, and the uprights are TALL 56.5" (stern), 52.5" and 60.5" from the plane of the keel block. As the Hunter 33 come in a 5'6" draft version, and obviously this cradle must be for that boat, I am thinking of cutting off a foot from each leg so as to not have to block the keel of the boat too high. I have great quality screw jack pads for it that are about 18" tall. Thoughts?

R
 
#9 ·
Anybody working on their Endeavours over the winter? I have been tinkering on mine. Lately I have been refurbishing the interior woodwork. It's very dry and tired, so I give it a quick sand, and rub in some oil. Looks beautiful.
 
#11 ·
We have a whole list of things we are doing to our Endeavour 37 this winter--the biggest project--replacing all of the leaky portlights with bronze one's and the rotted wood with cedar. Other than that, we are getting a new mizzen, all new sail covers as well as putting in new refrigeration! We bought new cushions last year, however ran out of time before sailing season began to have them covered appropriately, so we are going to have that done as well. Quite a list here--it's going to take every weekend from here until spring arrives to get this accomplished!!
 
#12 ·
Utopia - I have a 1981 Endeavour 32, and one of my winter projects is replacing the leaky plastic Becksons with new units from Newfound Metals..... started the process last year but realized that if was going to take them all out I may as well replace the rotted plywood on the inside of the cabin trunk in the process. I haven't decide whether to use teak veneer plywood as was installed originally or go with something else - what led you to decide to use the cedar?
 
#13 ·
Andy--we decided to go with the cedar b/c the interior is too dark and we want to lighten it up a bit, not to mention the 3/4 inch cedar will add a bit of insulation. It's going to be tongue and grooved vertical staving. I will be posting pictures as we make progress.
 
#15 · (Edited)
On page 27 of my webshot pages you can see my instalation on the new found metals ports. a drill small hand saw and a dremal tool was all thats needed. They make a very nice differance, looks and function.

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/568869392suwBrk
 
#17 · (Edited)
I had been talking above about the holding tank. My 32 year old one was was pretty skanky. The head had been replaced in the summer, along with the lines, but the brown old tank needed to go.

I had carefully measured the locker, and determined that the Todd 15 gal tank would fit. Westmarine was happy to order it for me. I wrestled out the old tank on a cold day, so any residual nasty contents were frozen into a yucksickle. The removal went pretty easily.

So I go to fit in the new tank, and was disappointed to learn that I did not measure quite as carefully as i thought I had. Due to the nature of compound curves, and their fundmental dislike of rectangles, the box was just a bit too big in the forward port corner. I spent quite a bit of time trying every which way to solve this spatial relations puzzle, but it appeared there was just no way to coerce this tank to fit - and it was SO close. I had a decision to make, return the tank the Westmarine, or act impulsively. This of course was an easy decision. I immediately got going with my heat gun and a hammer.

The heat gun did not deliver enough heat - especially on a cold day in January, so I carted the tank home for more heat. I ended up having my firebug 15 year old heat the tank with a torch, so I could bash it on the concrete floor of my basement workshop. We went a little bit at a time, and it turned out to be relatively easy to sort of cave in the corner an inch or so in each dimension. I ended up smoothing up the melted poly using what else but my newly cleaned and polished propeller that had been sitting on the workbench. It was like icing a cake. I let the tank cool, did a quick and dirty pressure test, and took the tank to the boat. It fit like a glove. Very happy.

Of course, wrestling on all the hoses to the fittings was a frustrating task, but I got it all done, thanks in great part to the application of personal lubricant.

last remaining bit of the task is the nasty old vent line. Just ran out of time.
 
#18 ·
My winter project is replacing the rear oil seal on the perkins 4.108, 10 hours to move the engine forward to work on, 15 minutes to replace the seal, 6-8 hours to get it back in place, will probably change the motor mounts and some hose during the event. FWIW the seal cost about $10 bucks including postage.
 
#19 ·
Magic, that seems like my kind of job.

For those replacing the interior sides of the doghouse, the PO of my boat used white Fibre reinforced plastic. It looks nice, and I expect brightened the interior up quite a bit. I had never seen the before, but have seen photos of wood in that area.

R
 
#20 ·
As promised here are some pics of the before and during....
 

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#22 ·
Very nice!!!
 
#23 ·
Oh my my. Yesterday I polished the topsides of the old girl with 3M imperial Compound and a wool pad on a 7 inch polisher. It came out amazing! Despite a pretty dull appearance beforehand, it came out glossy and gorgeous. I also tested a couple of spots on the decks with the same compound, where the sun had really beat the boat for years and it is REALLY chalky. I am not sure that this material has enough cutting capability for that much oxidation. I am going to try once more.

A question for E32 owners - do you have genoa tracks? If so, where/how?
 
#24 ·
Re: Endeavour 32 cockpit cushions

This post may belong in the classifieds section, but since it's Endeavor 32 specific I hope it's OK to post it here: I have a set of cockpit cusions for sale. They are foam with sunbrella covers, are in good shape, and make the cockpit tremendously more comfortable. In the spirit of full disclosure, they work best when they are kept dry because they will absorb moisture. ....I typically store them in the quarter berth. Asking $100 plus shipping costs. Respond to this post or PM me if you're interested. Thanks.



 

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#26 ·

The 1st mate just recovered our cockpit cushions, and I'm sure it cost alittle more then $100 just in materials but we wouldn't do with out them , makes hangout in the cockpit very comfortable.
 
#27 ·
Ok guys...so I think I may have added another project to the Captain's list...I ripped all the overhead vinyl and foam down last weekend and now we have this....Any and all suggestions are welcomed!!!
 

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