Endeavour 40

Endeavour 40

Development
Designer	Robert K. Johnson
Location	United States
Year	1981
No. built	circa 185
Builder(s)	Endeavour Yacht Corporation
Role	Cruiser
Name	Endeavour 40
Boat
Displacement	25,000 lb (11,340 kg)
Draft	5.00 ft (1.52 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	40.00 ft (12.19 m)
LWL	32.00 ft (9.75 m)
Beam	13.00 ft (3.96 m)
Engine type	Perkins Engines 4-108 50 hp (37 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	9,000 lb (4,082 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	50.77 ft (15.47 m)
J foretriangle base	15.85 ft (4.83 m)
P mainsail luff	49.00 ft (14.94 m)
E mainsail foot	15.75 ft (4.80 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	385.88 sq ft (35.849 m2)
Jib/genoa area	402.35 sq ft (37.380 m2)
Total sail area	788.23 sq ft (73.229 m2)
Racing
PHRF	126

The Endeavour 40 is an American sailboat that was designed by Robert K. Johnson as a cruiser and first built in 1981. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Production

The design was built by the Endeavour Yacht Corporation in the United States. The company built about 185 examples between 1981 and 1985, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Design

The Endeavour 40 was intended for both the private owner's market and yacht charter operators and was intended to compete directly with boats built by Gulfstar Yachts, as both company principals, John Books and Rob Valdes has previously worked for Gulfstar. ^[5]

The Endeavour 40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of polyester resin and fiberglass woven roving and multi-directional chopped strand fiber, with teak wood trim. It has a center cockpit, masthead sloop rig or optional ketch rig, with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 25,000 lb (11,340 kg) and carries 9,000 lb (4,082 kg) of structural lead ballast. ^{[1] [2] [3] [6]}

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel fitted. ^[1]

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4-108 diesel engine of 50 hp (37 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 75 U.S. gallons (280 L; 62 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 170 U.S. gallons (640 L; 140 imp gal). ^[1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. The main cabin features a folding dining table with two drop-leaves. The galley is located on the port side just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner alcohol-fired stove and a double sink with hot and cold pressurized water and a fresh water pump, plus a refrigerator. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side that includes a shower and one on the port side in the aft cabin. The engine room is located centrally, under the companionway ladder. The cabin is trimmed in teak. ^[3]

Ventilation is provided by 16 ports that open and four hatches. ^[3]

For sailing the mainsail has a mainsheet traveler at the aft of the center cockpit, two winches for the genoa sheets and one for the mainsheet, plus two winches for the main and genoa halyards. The boat is equipped with a topping lift and slab reefing. ^[3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 126. ^[3]

Operational history

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote that the Endeavour 40 "is a big, comfortable cruiser intended for extended trips. Note that both fuel and water capacity are high. Ballast/displacement ratio is 36 percent. The cockpit, like most center cockpits, is high and therefore dry." ^[3]

Steve Knauth wrote a review for Soundings Magazine in 2008 and stated, "the 1980s hull design features a modified fin keel with a skeg-protected rudder. The forefoot is slightly flatter than a traditional wineglass hull, and the 13-foot beam is carried well aft for form stability and interior volume. Sail area is 743 square feet, with a 338-square-foot main and 405-square-foot foretriangle. The center cockpit is farther aft than some designs, and it’s high and dry." ^[7]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Baltic 40
• Bayfield 40
• Bermuda 40
• Bristol 39
• Bristol 40
• Caliber 40
• Dickerson 41
• Islander 40
• Lord Nelson 41
• Nordic 40

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Endeavour 40 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Endeavour 40 KTH sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
3. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 346-347. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
4. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Endeavour Yacht Corp. (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
5. "The Endeavour 40". The Endeavour Owners Group. 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
6. Endeavour Yacht Corporation. "Endeavour 40 Owner's Manual" (PDF). endeavourowners.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
7. Knauth, Steve (June 2008). "Endeavour 40: Used Boat Review". Soundings Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.