Endeavour Owners Forum News
APRIL 2000
THE ENDEAVOUR OWNERS GROUP seeks to provide a place for owners of ALL Endeavour sailboats to get together and meet other owners, share experiences, and discuss issues relevant to this line of sailboats. You can find THE ENDEAVOUR OWNERS GROUP at: http://members.aol.com/endvr32/home.html
IN THIS ISSUE
1. News
2. Membership
3. Security, Security, Security
4. Member News
5. Shakedown Cruise
6. Pour Another Round
7. Web Site (ings)
8. Need Info
NEWS
It seems that every time I sit down to put the next newsletter together I ask myself "where does the time go". This seems to happen around the time when we're either putting the boat away for the winter or getting it ready to go back in. This year is no exception, but with May 15th (harbors open) only 6 weeks away, my palms are already getting sweaty partly from the excitment of getting back out on the water but equally from the realiziation that all those projects I had planned to do last fall still need to get done. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's experienced this but have to wonder if you ever really get them all done.
We had the tranny rebuilt this winter. At the beginning of last year our reverse was questionable and needed patience, and by the end of the summer forward was complaining. That was the easy part as all I had to do was call up the boat yard, tell them to fix it, and die when the bill arrived. However, the real work is still on the list: sanding and sealing all the exterior teak and replacing the interior cushions. Remember I said I had 6 weeks.
On another note we have some exciting news. Those of you who've been with us over the past several years will have noticed how the Forum has grown. We began about 3 years ago when we took over the Endeavour Newsletter that was published by Lee and Carol Elwell in New Jersey. They mailed out a newsletter to Endeavour owners for about 3 years before we picked it up. We've grown steadily ever since. I've lost touch with Carol and Lee (they're e-mail doesn't work so they're probably out sailing), but a recent new member told us that Carol and Lee had told about the Endeavour Forum. As soon as we have more info on their whereabouts, we'll let you know.
The big news is that we've grown so much that we don't fit on AOL anymore. You may have noticed that the Winter issue didn't get out (I've been very busy here) and that many of the posting of articles, new members reviews, and photos haven't been keeping up up. Well that's mostly due to the fact that we've used up all of our server space and we're now contemplating what our next move will be. Obviously we need more space and services than AOL can provide so a move is on the horizon. The current idea is to get our own domain name and larger server capacity so that we can continue to grow. Not only in the area of Discussion topics but also in developing a better representation of all the Endeavour boats. I've mentioned several times in the past that I'd like to have specific areas with information on each of the individual boats similar to what I've done with the E32. However as this grows the time demands increase and so does the overhead. I'm currently looking into possible funding sources so if anyone has any thoughts, please feel free to drop me a line.
Also, work continues on acquiring all the Owner's manuals. We still need complete manuals and drawings for the Endeavour 34, 42, and 48. We now have the E37 and E40 in digital form, with about half of the E32 done. Next we need to convert the drawings and build the final PDF documents so that they can become available.
Last of all I'd like to thank all of you for participating. Please keep those e-mails coming so that we can stay in touch. Happy sailing!
MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS
It never ceases to amaze me how this Forum grows. I know, many other sites grow by the 10s of thousands but there aren't that many Endeavour Owners around. Many of you find your way in through web based search engines or links at other sailing web sites, but a large percentage say that so-and-so told me about us, so I'd like to thank all you 'so-and-so's' for spreading the word. During the past 6 months we had 52 new members join us bringing the total (unofficially) up to 272
| SIZE | NUMBER | YEARS REPRESENTED |
| 32 | 61 | 1975-1982 |
| 33 | 23 | 1983-1987 |
| 35 | 11 | 1983-1986 |
| 37 | 48 | 1977-1983 |
| 38 | 20 | 1984-1986 |
| 40 | 27 | 1981-1985 |
| 42 | 42 | 1983-1991 |
| 43 | 21 | 1979-1984 |
| 45 | 1 | 1993 |
| 12 | non-owners | |
| TOTAL | 266 |
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
On that note, all I can say is WOW! We're really growing fast. I'd like everyone to welcome all of the new members who have joined the Forum since our last newsletter:
Jay Call and Jackie Hams (CA) "Windbag" 1978–E32
Kitta Viljoen & Stephanie Tayag (GA) "Moonlighter" 1979–E32
John & Carole Chapman (VA) 1978–E32
E.Spencer Garrett (MS) "Coastal Dancer" 1978–E32
Michael Hearne (FL) "Dreams End" 1980–E32
Paul Komarow (NC) 1977–E32
Charles Mackey (VA) "Good Grief" 1979–E32
Paul Major (Ontario, Canada) 1977–E32
Jerry Senecal (NY) "Boo Radley"1981–E32
Don Shepard (MI) "C.C.J.Em" 1979–E32
Steven P. Sic (MI) "Pegasus" 1980–E32
Mike & Denise Brennan (New Brunswick, Canada) "Imagination II" 1984–E33
John Craine (CT) "Traces" 1984–E33
Christopher & Hope Johnston (NY) "Parity" 1984–E33
Bob McManis (VA ) "Sea Cabin II" 1984–E33
Luis E, Rivera M.D. (Puerto Rico) "Dollfin" 1984–E33
Jeff Johnson (TX) "Maiden America" 1985–E35
G. Don Thomas (LA) "Dream Catcher" (frmly My Stuff) 1984–E35
Larry Lane Chapman (AL) "Sweet Little Shelia" 1979–E37
Greg Eller (NC) "New Memories" 1979–E37
Bill Fritz (NY) 1977–E37
Suzanne Getz and Ross LewAllen (NM) "Soul Catcher" 1979–E37
David W. Jarnot (FL) "Taino" 1981–E37
Alan J. Mealka (TN) "Sojourner" 1981–E37
Dale West (IL) "St. Somewhere II" 1980–E37
Eric StedjeELarsen (VA) "Freestyle" 1982–E37
Damian & Geri McInerney (VA) "Failte" (Gaelic for Welcome) 1984–E38
David & Kim Olson (IL) "Afeica" 1990–E38
W. Alman Reames Jr. (VA) –E38
Thomas (Tom) W. Silva (IN ) "Quest" 1985–E38
Daniel Stolarczyk (IL) "White Magic" 1986–E38
Dayton Bonadie (FL) "Youroumei" 1982–E40
Lennart Fager (Sweden) "Myoption" 1983–E40
Stanley C. "Clint" Spooner (VA) "Finisterre" 1985–E40
Terry and Nancy Armitage (New Brunswick, Canada) "Jandy" 1990–E42
Tom Elrod (FL) "TeeJae" 1986–E42
Allen C. Knapp (PA) –E42
Ed Mahoney (OH) "EdE J" 1986–E42
John Gerber (MD) "Sea Witch" 1979–E43
Steve & Dee McGreevy (Fl) "Cavu" 1979–E43
Fran Murphy (NY) "No Name" 1978–E43
Edward and Dianna Norris (TX) "Edivacation" 1980–E43
George "Buzz" Segura (FL) "Hurricane" (frmly Rainmaker) –E43
Joel Teicher (NY) 1981-E43
David Bedford (MD)
Mark Cantwell (RI)
Robert Eckardt (MI)
Mikael Håkans (Sweden)
Max Hitchens & Lucette Pushart (IL)
Doug Lovejoy (FL)
Alan Murray (MD
SECURITY, SECURITY, SECURITY
MISSING MEMBERS: Over the past several months a number of e-mails have been returned to us because they were "Undeliverable". This typically means that someone has dropped or changed their e-mail address and hasn't given us an update. If you know what's happened to these members please let us know:
Paul Fisher (OH) s/v Glory Be 1981-E43
Dan Hawryschuk (SC) s/v Nomad 1978-E37
Charlie & Kristy Overman (VA) s/v Crystal Vision 1985-E38
Carol and Lee Elwell (NJ) s/v Romance 1989-E42 FOUND!
Robert Chamberlain (NJ) s/v Adagio 1979-E32
Stanley Dressler (FL) s/v Evening Star 1981-E32
Andy Egeressy (FL) s/v Quest 1982-E37
Ric Seymour (VA) s/v Sezaneh 1981 E-37
Barry & Carol Sinclair (NJ) s/v Amenity 1985-E38
Jim Woodard (LA) s/v Kindred Spirits 1988-E42
Keith & Cathy Childs (MO) s/v Childs Play 1987-E42
Roger Wright (TX) s/v Wind Chaser 1988-E42
Adolph Weidanz (CT) s/v Time to Paws 1978-E43
Bob & Penny Patarcity (FL) s/v Katmandu 1981 E-40
Melvin L. Donahoo (MD) s/v St. Regis 1980-E32
MEMBER NEWS
Debbie & Harmon Wasserman sold Harmony, their E42: Thank you for all the work you do for the owners group and the website. Just wanted to let you know that "Harmony" our E42 sold last month. Please remove our notice from the "For Sale" list. I will pass the website address on to the new owner after you take our notice off because he paid considerably more through a broker than we were asking by owner. Thanks again for all your work, we enjoyed the group very much.
John and Carol Briscoe of Rosewell, GA sold their 1986-E35 "Savoir Fare"
Terry & Nancy Armitage are new owners of a 1990 E42. Having just picked it up in the BVIs, they write: Goodday Paul. This is Terry from NB Canada. We are in Long Island Bahamas. Left BVI on 27 Feb and making good time when we aren't waiting for weather. Boat working good a few small problems nothing serious. She sails well in 10 kts 7 to 8 kts with a smooth ride Hope to be in Fla by 30 of March and meet up with Jerry of BiBi. Outboard not working and trying to-get it fixed ere in Clarencetown. These are very comfortable cruising boats & I would recomend them .Terry Sv Jandy.
Bud & Diana Boulden write: Ahoy sailors, "Island Time" and her crew, Bud and Diana are loading food and supplies needed to leave Whittaker Creek, NC and head for warmer weather. We plan to cast off sunday, Oct 31 for a leisurely cruise to Jensen Beach, Florida. After resting for a few weeks we're planning on sailing on to Key West in time to celebrate the millenium!!! Hope all is well with you and be sure to let us know where you are and what your plans for the winter are. Hope to see you on the water !!!
Kathy and Art Terwilliger write: We sure have been enjoying your newsletter. We are the owners of an E37 1977 "Spur of the Moment," formerly Chardonnay. We purchased her last Christmas and have been getting her ready for our one year cruise. We plan to leave sometime in the Spring of 2001. While we have been getting her ready, we have also been sailing her on weekends, doing some overnights and just getting used to her and how she operates. Our game plan is to leave Niceville, FL., in the spring of 2001; head up to CT for the summer and visit with friends and relatives (sight seeing along the way). Then we plan to head to the Bahamas for the winter. After the Bahamas, we will return home to Niceville. So that's our game plan and if all goes well after our one year trial run; cruising will become our way of life. We're pretty excited about the whole process.If you would like someone to type the E37 manual, we would be happy to help you out. Just let us know. We have really enjoyed all the photos and all the articles that have appeared in the discussions and forums. Once again, thanks for all the work you have done.
Jerry Bernath on BiBi writes: Hi Paul, hope that all is well. I am currently at Telemar Bar Marina, Indian Harbour Beach, Florida. I never made it to the Bahamas and will not try again in the short term.
I did leave here for points south on Jan 24th but the weather just did not cooperate. I continued to face North & NE winds of sufficient strength to make crossing the Gulf Stream uncomfortable. I also encountered a problem with my windlass when in Lake Worth, it stopped working. Well, I thought it was a minor problem but when I had to hole up in Fort Lauderdale, due to weather, found that the electric motor on my Vetus Alexander was falling apart. I cannot single hand safely without a good working windlass. I did return to Indian Harbour and am trying to repair my Alexander but it does not look good since the repair shop LOST THE MOTOR! Can you believe this? I am trying to find another motor or entire used unit rather than buying a new one @ $2300 and having to refit everything. I am not sure that anyone in the Forum can help but it is worth a try. Could you send a short message out seeing if anyone can?
Fred VerPlank writes: Paul, It's time for Donna and I to start our annual migration south. We'll be "off line" for a few months. s/v Liberty awaits us in St Lucia. See ya next Spring. :<) best regards, and stay well.
Lee McIntire writes: Hi Paul! I recently spent 4 days at sea on the U.S.S. City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705). She is a Los Angeles Class (688) fast attack submarine. Scott is a Chief Petty Officer [ETC(SS) - Engineering, nuclear power plant] on the boat and she is returning from a UNITAS mission in South America. In conjunction to a public affairs port of call at the sponsor city of Corpus Christi, the skipper got approval for a "Tiger Cruise" for relatives of crew members. Happily, I passed the security background check and was invited along. There were 8 of us civilian "non-quals" on the boat for this trip. I have been quite busy and apologize for not getting back with you on the manual. Hope your Christmas and New Year's holidays were pleasant. We have had some excellent weather here for sailing. Only got to go out once in December, and it was in my uncle's Pearson 27. Cold fronts blow the tide way down, the Endeavour's draft was too deep for what water was left in the marina. We normally only have 5-6 feet in the marina, the fronts blow it down to 3-4. The P-27 has a draft of 3'4". We drag a bit getting into the lake and channel, but the soft mud is only a minor inconvenience.
Tom Gilbert writes: Well Paul, here I go again....New year, new project. The 40 ft mast is now residing on my back deck. Overhanging, I should say. I will paint the mast in the Spring. I plan to run the halyards internal, and will attack that issue later. I figure my main will be starboard/aft sheave. Jib will be starboard/ fwd sheave. Spinnaker will be port/fwd sheave. My topping lift is boom adjusted, and is quite compatable adjusted at the aft end of the boom. In 'Sail's' Things that work, there is a plan to keep the internal halyards from slapping, so I shall try it. I will be placing a GPS antenna at mast top, if there is no problems with that. I will be placing a wind vane system at mast topp as well. Well, Enjoy for now, I'll be in touch
Henry Gild writes to us: Dear Friends & Relations, Just a short note to say that Chippy and I are thrilled to announce that our son Chen and wife Sharon gave birth to a beautiful 3.5kg. baby girl yesterday at Tel Hashomer hospital. Her name is Naama and her two cousins Roi and Maayan especially Maayan can't wait to have her home as a new plaything. Wishing you all a pleasant weekend. P.S.Three grandchildren and I really feel rich.
Since we arrived in Israel last year my partner and I seperately our each one with his own friends and family sail practically every weekend. Have also under our belts sails to Haifa (Akko) where Fred keeps his boat, that takes 13 hours, plenty of sails to Tel Aviv marina like 5-7 hours away and one sail to Turkey by my partner Ilan with his wife and two small kids, that is 76 hours away, and my wife and I just returned from Cyprus which is 199 nautical miles so takes from 36- 48 hours
Fred VerPlank of s/v "Liberty," a 1984 E40, sent us a postcard. Seems "Fast Fred" made it to Trinadad this late February and bumped into (figuratively speaking) Dave and Judy Nofs (s/v "FIA", a 1981 E40). Fred says that he really liked Trinidad and Tobago and will probably leave "Liberty" there for the hurricane season. He commented that the E40 is really at home in those waters. He sends his regards.
Bud Berry and Diana Boulden of "Island Time" (1987-E42) write that they made it to Key West and back. You can read abvout their trip at www.sailislandtime.com and it seems they came very close to another submarine! What are the chances? Bud says: We're doing maintenance on "Island Time" this week, canvas repairs, oil and filter changes, etc. getting ready for our trip north to NC.
SHAKEDOWN CRUISE - May 22 through May 31
by Lee & Gene Rice
To her friends at GHSA, Megas, a 37.5’ 1980 Endeavour is known as the "miracle waiting to happen" boat. She was purchased in November of 1997 by Gene and Lee Rice, owners of Grace, a 1980 36’ Hunter. Megas, poor girl was a hull, engine, and a garage full of parts and pieces. Her mast and boom was tied to the deck, her water tank was missing, but she did have a newly rebuilt engine, new fuel tank, sails (all of which were in very good condition) and a lot of parts and pieces. Being the crazy souls the Rice’s were they took pity on her and began the reconstruction, the story of this endeavor is to long for this telling.
Megas started her shakedown cruise at 4:00AM on Saturday May 22, in the dark. It very soon became apparent that The Rice’s had neglected something very important. There were no Red Lights down below; therefore Captain Gene was blind on the wheel when Navigator Lee was trying to give directions for going through North Channel. Now the list begins, Megas needs Red Lights in her main cabin.
Soon both captain and navigator discovered the second thing for the list. The plan had been to locate her NAV station in the main cabin in line with the wheel so the captain and navigator could communicate easily while underway. Unfortunately, this location was less than desirable since the computer screen would blind anyone on the wheel. Megas needed another location for her NAV station. You have to realize that Megas is in fine sailing and mechanical condition but has a ways to go down below, therefore moving the NAV station location will be no problem.
She is now out in the Gulf and her sails have been set. Well, since she has not been sailed by the Rice’s but a few times, and only for short afternoon sails, the big question to be answered is will she perform under real sailing conditions? Lee loves Megas and firmly believes she will not let them down, but Gene has reserved judgement. So this morning the pressure is on. Winds are light initially and coming out of the South. With Megas’ destination the Crow’s Nest in Venice, her test is about to begin. As a result a long tack out is required to sail. Captain Gene is determined to sail her so out she tacks averaging 5 knots and moving along nicely. Later in the morning there was a wind shift plus increase to 15 knots, thus enabling Megas’ crew to tack back in, and continue sailing at around 6 _ to 7 knots South to Venice. She pulled into Crow’s Nest Marina early in the afternoon with a very happy crew aboard. Megas could sail.
The next leg of her journey was to Gasparilla in Charlotte harbor. Winds were favorable from the west at an average of 15 knots, and Megas sailed beautifully all day on one tack the entire way at 7 plus knots. What a beautiful day she had to show off her stuff. As a matter a fact, she left Venice one and half-hours after another boat traveling with her and pulled into port at Miller’s in Gasparilla 10 minutes later than her companion boat. She did take the cut, but she can really move when the conditions are right.
From Gasparilla she ventured to Fishermen’s Village in Punta Gorda. What a wonderful marina. The people are great, the restaurants are excellent and there are many shops adjacent to the marina. The marina has a pool and new bicycles with baskets available to use if you want to bike into Punta Gorda and go to West Marine (like we don’t visit them enough when we are in homeport).
Next stop was to anchor out at Captive. It was a beautiful night, but Megas was ready early the next morning to begin again. . Megas has had her engine turned on so far only for about two hours, mostly to get in and out of port. Unfortunately North to Venice and Long Boat Key are her next two ports of call and she will have to do some motorsailing now since the winds hitting right on her nose. She stayed another night at Crows Nest and then into Bradenton Beach Marina.
Bradenton Beach Marina is very close to town with a great ice cream parlor. Since this is such a delightful place Gene and Lee would like to organize a cruise down there on a long weekend. On Monday the last leg of her journey she is able to sail the entire way into Gulfport her homeport since the winds were out of the east at about 15 knots.
She did not have any mechanical difficulty at all during the trip. The only thing that happened was the a/c line sucked up a lot of grass that filled the sea water strainer one time and cloged up the hose another time. Once these difficulties were resolved she was a cool and comfortable home for Gene, Lee, Pricilla and Boey.
Lest anyone doubt that Megas made this voyage, she was spotted in Venice by Mischief and the crew of Joint Adventure helped her tie up when she returned to Gulfport.
Megas and her crew hope everyone has the same wonderful sailing week they had when their adventures began.
POUR ANOTHER ROUND!
Return from the Cruise
by H. I. Phillips
Copyright 1941
Oh, give me a bed that doesn’t roll
And a pillow good and dry-
A mattress not like a load of coal,
And far from a seagull’s cry!
Oh, give me the feeling of slats again-
(They never seemed like much before);
And springs that have never known mist or rain,
Or surf on a shallow shore.
Oh, let me leap into a bed once more-
A bed with no starboard list…
A bed that knows nothing of yachting lore
And never’s been through a mist;
A bed that’s a bed with both end and sides
That’s never been subject to winds and tides
And never’s been called a berth!
A bed that stands far from a cooking smell
And far from a view of docks,
With never my head in a fishing-well
And my feet in a ship’s icebox;
Let me hang my clothes in a closet tall;
Oh, I’m soggy and wet and worn
From hanging my duds on a dripping wall
And wringing ‘em out each morn.
Oh, let me undress when I’m on two feet
And not on my hands and knees,
And pull off my shirt with a gesture neat-
And likewise my B.V.D.’s;
I want to get out of a pair of pants
The way any man should do,
And not have to master a midget’s stance
Or bash myself black and blue.
Oh, give me a bed with no salt sea’s touch-
No breeze from the clammy flats-
A watery bunk doesn’t suit me much
With cobbles replacing slats;
I’m weary with rolling with every wave
And wash of some ship’s wake wide;
Oh, give me a bed that can quite behave-
And nuts to the wind and tide!
Oh, bed, I am singing your praise this night
And paying you homage now.
For you are not narrow and low and tight
And haven’t a stern or bow!
I’m home from the torture that’s called a cruise,
And happy I am to be;
So, here’s to a bed that is damned good news-
You’re welcome to those at sea!
WEB SITE (INGS)
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NEED INFO
Thanks again to everyone that's sent us copies of Owners Manuals, however we still need tmanuals for the E34, 42, and 48. We're also still looking for volunteers to type them into MS Word or Word Perfect. If you can help us please drop us a line.
If you have a story, would like to share an experience, or have a bit of humor or sailing knowledge you would like to share, please send it to THE ENDEAVOUR OWNERS GROUP. And by the way, I don't make any overtures about the accuracy of the information in the newsletter.
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Paul Uhl
Endeavour Owners Group