1984 Endeavour 33

Name: Bob McManis bmcmanis@msn.com
Boat Name: Sea Cabin II
Year: 1984
Hull Number: 168
Model: sloop
Date Purchased: 1992

Boat History:
1st Owner: (1984–??), Richard Canata: Sailed in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.
2nd Owner: Andrew Hartman: Sailed her in Puerto Rico for several years then in 1992 had her sailed to Herrington Harbor North in Deale, MD. where I purchased her in December 1992. Her most significan experience in Puerto Rico was surviving (barely) a hurricane, during which she was blown, anchor dragging, 1.5 miles across the bay in Roosevelt Roads and tossed up on the beach. She was retrieved by being hoisted by a CH-53 military helicopter using an improvised sling. Only damage other than hull scrapes was a broken spreader. She also probably had her engine mounts cracked but that went undetected until the engine mounts failed completely in 1997 while I was motor-sailing her.
I am the third owner and purchased her in December 1992.

Experience:
I’m a retired U.S.Navy Captain who sailed warships for 30 years. My real sailing experience began as a boy in day sailers on Long Island Sound and on small sailboats at various Navy Sailing Assn's throughout my Navy career. My first personally owned sailboat was a 1981 Catalina 25 purchased in 1989 and sailed on Chesapeake Bay. Falling in love with the Bay and cruising, my wife and I wanted a larger boat and found the Endeavour 33 to be just right. I‘ve sailed Sea Cabin on Chesapeake Bay only.

Boat Review/Upgrades:
I discovered over time that "Sea Cabin" was in only fair condition when I purchased her, having been in the harsh tropical environment of Puerto Rico. In the past 7 years I have worked over almost all of her systems. I added a hot water heater, installed Loran C, and I replaced her Yanmar 3GMD diesel engine in 1999 with a Westerbeke 30B3. She had a badly rusted mast base (experienced by other Endeavour owners I see in the reviews) and I had it cut out and replaced in 1997 by John Caleweart of Eastport Spar & Rigging. I like the spacious interior although stowage space below decks is somewhat limited. She is a heavy, stable boat and can handle just about anything the Bay can come up with in the form of weather. She is not fast and doesn't point too well especially in a light breeze but we love her stability. Sea Cabin is a wonderfully stable cruiser and can handle just about anything the bay can throw at her. She doesn't point very high and won't win any races but is a good solid boat. With the repowering this past year she is just about Bristol.