Looking for a classic cruising boat that went through an extensive refurbishment and is priced to sell?
Take a serious look at this Endeavour 43' Center Cockpit Ketch.
The owners invested over $300,000 and 5 years getting this boat ready. This was their dream boat, and no expense was spared in the restoration process The passing of one of her owners cut the dream short. Now is your chance to own a great boat at a great price that already has all the major systems upgraded and refurbished.
Here is a brief list of a few items
SELECTED FEATURES & UPGRADES
Rebuilt Diesel with only 100 hours
New ZD Transmission
New Generator (around 50 hours)
Hydralic Dinghy Lift Platform
Windlass Factory Rebuilt 2022
Hard Top Enclosure with Drop Curtains
Air Conditioners Replaced (3)
New 12V/120V Vitrifrigo Ref/Freezer
Replaced Water Tank
Replaced Fuel Tank
New Interior Upolstery
AGM Batteries Replaced
Upgraded Solar Panels towatt each
Replaced all Thru-hulls (13)
Hull Repainted 2022
Bottom Pained 2022
New 55" TV
Bose Surround Sound System
BROKER'S NOTE
Robert H. Johnson, the designer and owner of Island Packet Yachts, designed the Endeavour 43 Ketch. His designs were known for their focus on safety, comfort, and seaworthiness, making them popular among sailors interested in long-distance cruising. The Endeavour 43 Ketch was known for its classic and elegant design. It featured a full keel and a ketch rig, which provided good stability and sail-handling options for offshore cruising. The boat had a spacious interior, making it comfortable for extended cruising and living aboard.
The history of the Endeavour 43 Ketch is intertwined with the history of Endeavour Yachts and Robert Johnson's design career. Here's a brief overview:
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Founding of Endeavour Yachts: Endeavour Yachts was founded by John Brooks in the 1970s. He aimed to produce quality, well-designed sailboats that catered to cruising sailors. The company's first major design was the Endeavour 37, also designed by Robert Johnson.
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Design by Robert Johnson: Robert H. Johnson, the designer behind many Island Packet Yachts, designed the Endeavour 43 Ketch. His designs were known for their focus on safety, comfort, and seaworthiness, making them popular among sailors interested in long-distance cruising.
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Production and Features: The Endeavour 43 Ketch was known for its classic and elegant design. It featured a full keel and a ketch rig, which provided good stability and sail-handling options for offshore cruising. The boat had a spacious interior, making it comfortable for extended cruising and living aboard.
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Production Years: The Endeavour 43 Ketch was produced during the 1970s and 1980s, which was a time when many sailors were looking for boats suitable for extended cruising. These sailboats gained popularity among the cruising community.
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Endeavour Yachts Legacy: Endeavour Yachts built a range of sailboats, with the Endeavour 43 being one of their most iconic models. The company's commitment to quality and traditional design elements contributed to its reputation in the sailing world.
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Ownership Changes: Like many boat manufacturers, Endeavour Yachts went through various ownership changes over the years. The company eventually closed its doors in the late 1980s, which marked the end of the production of the Endeavour 43 Ketch and other models.
Today, the Endeavour 43 Ketch is considered a classic cruising sailboat, and many are still sailing in various parts of the world. Due to their solid construction and cruising-oriented design, they remain popular among sailors looking for comfortable and seaworthy vessels for extended journeys.
ACCOMMODATION
- Headroom: 6ft 7in.
- Private aft master cabin athwartship double berth and private head and shower
- Private bow cabin with double berth and private head and shower
- 2 heads, stern head uses fresh water, bow head uses sea water to save fresh water on long voyages
- Interior walls re-finished with new teak and African mahogany where needed
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New top-quality cushions in all compartments and in the cockpit making it look like a much more expensive boat
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New DC LED lighting throughout the interior, cockpit and deck lighting to greatly reduce battery drain
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New DC LED Lighting in and under cabinets and lockers
- Ports all have screens and shades (12)
GALLEY
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New 12V/120V Vitrifrigo stand up style refrigerator/freezer with latched doors
- 36 cu-ft ice box style refrigerator/freezer
- 120VAc 11-gallon water heater fitted with a pressure relief valve and heat exchanger provisions plumbed to the engine
- 12V Shurflo water pump, and plastic with marine type accumulator tank
- Double stainless-steel galley sinks with mixer chromed faucet
- Formica counter tops
- Teak cabinet doors and drawer faces
- Secured microwave
- Garbage disposal placard mounted in galley
HULL & RIGGING
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New Awl craft Paints 2 years 0ld (6 coats) that has wowed all who have looked at it, because it looks like a much more expensive boat.
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New bottom paint 2021
- 13 new through-hulls and fittings (after 30 years, bronze through-hull and fittings often become frozen or brittle, causing major risk in rough seas)
- Grounding wires on all new through-hulls
- SS Chain Plates
- Operable and properly screened red and green running, steaming, stern and anchor lights.
- Large Lazarette aft.
GROUND TACKLE
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New 65 lb. Spade X140 polished stainless-steel anchor (optional)
- galvanized 75 lb. CQR and 40 lb. Danforth fluke
- Primary 250’ 7/16” galvanized D chain
- Secondary 200’ 7/16” galvanized D chain +100 feet of rode
- 12V Galleymaid marine type windlass with chain and line capstans, vertically mounted with new deck mounted contacts, new 12V battery and electrical control unit in the bow and new 12V cabling to the main battery bank
- Two polished stainless-steel single anchor roller assemblies thru bolted to the bow sprit
- Anchor opening in the bow sprit with a roller for a third anchor
NAVIGATION STATION
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New ICOM VHF IC-M424 with a helm mic
- Vessel ACR EPRIB 406Mhz, Battery Exp: 07/2021
- Danforth pedestal mounted compass with sliding cover at helm
- Raymarine C70 at the chart table
- Raymarine C80 with radar display at the helm
- Raymarine ST60+ depth, speed, and wind displays
- Raymarine below deck linear drive and helm control unit
- Colregs Navigation Rule Book
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New Raymarine below deck autopilot linear drive and helm control unit.
PROPULSION
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Rebuilt Perkins 4-154 marine diesel engine rated at 65Hp totally rebuilt including new sleeves to assure another lifetime of reliable operation. It currently shows less than 110 hours of run time.
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New Transmission ZF 25M engine mounted, straight drive, ratio 2.74
- 3 blade bronze propeller secured by 2 bolts and cotter pin
- Machinery space ventilation exhausting to stern vents using natural venting supplemented by 12V ventilator
- Oil Discharge Prohibited placard mounted in engine compartment
ELECTRICAL POWER
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New KOHLER 11EKOZD-SS Diesel Generator - 11kW 120V 60HZ with Sound Shield
- 4 x group 31 AGM batteries (one for windlass)
- Battery charging provisions
- 1 High output type engine alternator
- Xantrex 3000W Freedom SW 3012 inverter charger with remote Victron Xantrex battery monitors
- Battery cables 4/0
- Solar Panels 4 x 350 W for a total of 1,400 W
- 2 - 50' 50 Amp 120 Volt shore cords
- 1 - 50 Amp 240 Volt AC to 2 30 Amp 120 Volt AC splitter
- 1 - 50 Amp 240 Volt AC to 1 30 Amp 120 Volt AC converter
- Most electrical systems re-wired
EMERGENCY SYSTEMS
- 3 USCG approved B-1 type portable fire extinguishers
- 2 marine type 12V automatic bilge pumps, approx. 2000GPH
- Hand gusher pump in engine compartment, approx. 1000GPH with new diaphragm
- High water bilge alarm main DC/AC panel
- 3 forward hatches measured 24" x 24" and the aft hatch measured 26" x 26", satisfying NFPA 302 size recommendations
- Distress signaling using flares, mouth-operated horn, pressurized air horn
- 4 type II PFDs
- 2 type IV throwable cushions
- 1 horse-shoe ring
- 1 Life Sling man overboard retrieval system
- 3 fire extinguishers mounted in 2 staterooms and in galley
- Fine netting lifeline bow to stern to protect adults, children and small animals from falling overboard. (optional)
AIR CONDITIONING
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3 Newer 115 VAC reverse cycle Ocean Breeze air conditioning units with individual controls:
- – 12,000BTU (fwd cabin),
- – 14,000BTU (New saloon) and
- – 14,000BTU (aft cabin)
SAILS
- 135 Genoa furler
- Behind mast furler main sail
- Behind mast mizzen sail
- All with Sunbrella Sun Covers in excellent condition
- Aluminum genoa pole with main mast mounting point
- Aluminum whisker pole with main mast mounting point
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New Running rigging consists of synthetic braid lines
HEADS & SHOWERS
- Complete head and shower with seat in master stateroom
- Complete head and shower in forward stateroom
- Complete head and shower in forward stateroom
- Each with 25 gallon holding tank certified MSD U.S.C.G. Type III
- Wash down fitting with shut off valve in aft deck locker, plumbed with copper tubing as part of the fresh-water system, allowing shore water to be supplied directly into the water-system
- The same wash down fitting can be used from the boat’s water reserves as a deck shower
ENTERTAINMENT
- 55” flat screen TV in the saloon on heavy duty articulating TV mount.
- Bose home Theater system
- Bose surround sound indoor speakers.
- 6 JL marine type cockp
- Teak Cockpit Table
