1985 Endeavour 42
Name: Allen C. Knapp acknapp@attglobal.net
Boat Name: Coastal Reserve (formerly Sun Seeker)
Year: 1985
Hull: 114
Size: 42' sloop
Date Purchased: 2000Boat History:
1st Owner (1985-1995) Original owners had her in charter service from 1985 to 1990, then kept her until 1995. Original name "Dionysus".
2nd Owners (1995-1999) Lived aboard in St. Thomas. Named "Sun Seeker".
Current: "Coastal Reserve" is now in charter service again in the Chesapeake Bay, at Rock Hall MD.Experience:
Sailed off & on until 1975, at which time I purchased a North American 23' sloop and kept her at Solomons, MD ("Aquilla"). I sold her in 1980. For the next twenty years, I sailed aboard various friends' boats here and in Europe.Boat Review/Upgrades:
This boat does over 8 knots under sail when in a stiff breeze, or 8.5 knots easliy under power. Performance in light winds could be better, but my experience in light winds with this boat has been minimal so far.A positive characteristic for me is the roomy interior with lots of storage. The headroom is also a selling point. Ever since seeing the E38 and E42 at the Annapolis boat shows, I knew this was the boat for me. The use of the galley as a passage to the aft cabin seems to be a very efficient use of space. This particular boat has a strange removable post-mounted table, the likes of which I have not seen on any other Endeavours. Although the table is removable, it is not large enough for more that 3-4 people. The galley has lots of storage in the midships "pantry" that may have once contained a cooler. This boat has the galley sinks outboard, rather than under the companionway like most E42's that I looked at.