1979 Endeavour 43

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Name: Jay & Becky Sieger TheCrewsInn@juno.com
Boat Name: The Crew's Inn
Year: 1979
Size: 43' ketch
Date Purchased: 1997

Boat History:
Originally "Nightdreams," (everything was brown), the second owner renamed her "Sail la Vie," and owned her for about 10 years out of Ventura, California. He undertook a "ten year total refit project," and after sailing her once to the Channel Islands, put her up for sale after suffering a heart attack while laying the new topsides non-skid.

She is now oyster and cranberry and has been renamed "The Crew's Inn." The diesel was rebuilt after only 250 hours -- after 19 years, she's long overdue and ready to go cruising!

Experience:
In 1997, we sold our home in Las Vegas, as well as most of our land belongs, our Catalina 30, "Still Cruisin'" on Lake Mead, took a transfer to sunny (at least until this past El Nino season) southern California, purchased "The Crew's Inn," and are now liveaboards. We are now gaining some ocean experience, working on the last of the projects, and preparing to cast off the fall of 1999, or at the lastest, 2000, for extended coastal cruising to Mexico, through the canal, and on to the Caribbean.

The Crew's Inn is presently moored in a slip next to Battalion 1, another 43 Endeavour!

Boat Review/Upgrades:
As liveaboards, we doubt that there has ever been a more comfortable or roomy 43' sailing vessel. When sailing with our club, we are usually one of the last to arrive as we sail along at an average of about 5.5 knots. But, as a heavy displacement vessel, she is very seaworthy and we always arrive dry! Overall, we are very satisfied with The Crew's Inn and believe that she is a very good cruising vessel.

The vessel has gone through a complete refit. About the only remaining original piece of equipment is the water heater. The following are some of the improvements in which we would be glad to pass along ideas or photo's, etc., to any interested owner.

• The cockpit area to port of the wheel was cut out, enlarged, and houses a 12V sub-panel for all exterior & running lights; VHF, hailer, gauges, spotlight and windlass contols.
• The original chart table was replaced with a navigation / computer station.
• A compartment was made underneath the walkway starboard of the engine compartment which houses 8 house and 1 starting batteries.
• A s/s bow roller was fabricated for the 60# & 45# CQRs and a Lighthouse anchor windlass was added.
• The original tanks were replaced with a steel 180 gallon fuel tank and a 130-gallon water tank.
• Davits that support 4,000# were added. The davits also support the mizzen sheet track and car.
• All winches and travelors were replaced with Harken. The hatches were replaced with Lewmar Ocean hatches.
• The remaining projects to be accomplished are: insulate the original freezer compartment; add refrigeration; 12V genset; watermaker; SSB.
• We have expended much effort in getting rid of the leaks. The most troublesome leaks were caused by the previous owner removing all of the stanchions to redo the toe rail. The stantions were then just screwed in place. Over the years, some became lose, were not reseated properly, and we ended up having to replace a rotton section of the toe rail which was the major source of leaks over the galley area.