1978 Endeavour 32

Name: Stan Howell stanh@kpt.nuwc.navy.mil
Boat Name: White Rose
Year: 1978
Size: 32' sloop
Date Purchased: 1998

Previous Owner History:
The previous owner sailed in Puget Sound from 1992 until we purchased the boat in Oct 1998. History prior to 1992 is unknown.

Your Sailing Experience:
Puget sound for the last 12 years. Mostly day sailors until 1994 when we purchased an Aquarius 23. We enjoyed it on trips throughout the Puget Sound and San Juan Is. We are spending the winter "personalizing" the White Rose in preparation for spring sailing.

Boat Review:
We (Wife, Robin and I) fell in love with her the first time we stepped aboard. We were actually looking to buy a bigger boat than our Aquarius 23 in about four years. But, when we saw the White Rose we couldn't wait.

I love the cabin layout, and the woodwork that gives the boat such a warm feeling. It has a Force 10 kerosene heater that really does a nice job. After spending two weeks in the v-berth of our Aquarius 23, the E-32 v-berth feels cavernous. I am very happy with the access to the engine, etc, under the cockpit. The removable partition in the starboard locker allows for a significant amount of storage, without allowing the gear to find it's way to the engine and shaft. I hope I am not tempted to overdue it when filling that space. The engine has worked very well. The only problem we had was the starting solenoid fuse blew on us while we were attempting to return to port after a day sail. I didn't discovery the fuses location until we were already towed into our slip. Still not sure why it blew. But I have plenty of fuses on hand and I know where to put them.

The headsail is on a roller furling, which is nice for the area we sail. But I also have three other headsails of various sizes that have hanks. I have been trying to decide if I should convert them to the furler or see if it is possible to put in a removable innerstay directly aft of the forestay, and leaving the sails in their original configuration. Any thoughts on that?

We have found the turning radius very tight in both directions. Although the prop walk to port is a challenge. I'll need a little practice with that. The weather helm is as everybody has already commented on. The discussion on heeling and wx-helm was most helpful.

I'm sure there will be things to deal with as we get to know the boat, but for know we are in "hog heaven".