1977 Endeavour 37
Name: Jean Poaul Bol bolcardoza@zonnet.nl
Boat Name: Relax
Year: 1977
Hull: 133
Size: 37' ketch w/bowsprit, A-plan
Date Purchased: 1977Previous Owner History:
Boat was purchased new autumn 1977. Owned by Mr. Jan Bol Crossed the Atlantic in summer 1978 in 25 days. Since that time the boat has used extensively throughout Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. After 24 years, it was reluctantly sold, and due to sensible maintenance still in near new condition.Your Sailing Experience:
30 years of sailing, starting with small dinghies, later open keelboats, quarter ton racing in Long Island Sound, followed by 24 years on the Endeavour 37 throughout Europe including several long distance cruises on the North Atlantic.Boat Review:
The E37 has served us very well and was found to be very accessible for maintenance and putting in improvements. After 24 years is still very much like new. Major work has been replacing most of the portholes and some panelling, installation of a neopreen boot the make a good seal where the main mast enters the cabin, replacing the Perkins 4-108 by a new and much lighter and quiter model MC-42, installing davits, adding a furling 130% genoa, and the usual electronic gadgets like radar, SSB, GPS etc. In general the boat has performed very well at sea, especially down wind, in heavier seas one disadvantage is that with head on winds and waves, the bow seems to miss buoyancy. Otherwise it sails very well also in light winds when using a cruising chute or spinnaker.