Lifesling Goes Throwable
Were safety conscious at Practical Sailor. Readers know that, from the numerous articles about our in-the-water and bench tests. We rarely fail to comment...
I Can See Clearly Now: Cleaners For Plastic Windows and Ports
Walk through almost any marina and youll see that many of the boats-maybe even a majority-have clouded, muddied or scratched up windscreens, windows and...
Spare Parts 02/01/98
Portlight Gasket SourceIn the November 1, 1991 issue we reported on the difficulties-and a few successes-wed experienced trying to find obscure parts for our...
Spare Parts 03/01/98
Renault PartsReader Wayne Oastler of New Hartford, New York, wrote to say that he found parts for his Renault RC8D 8-hp. diesel from Renault...
Teak Treatments: Round Three
While a head-to-head comparison of teak treatments for longevity may not produce the breathless excitement of, say, a winter Olympics luge or curling competition,...
Rust Inhibitors: CRC Heavy Duty, Bull Frog & Lanocote Do the Job
Its been several years since we looked at rust preventatives, those coatings purported to protect marine metal surfaces against corrosion and oxidizing. Because rust...
Springtime in the Yard
Around here, situated as we are at the rear of the Ted Hood Marine Complex and next door to New England Boatworks, you know...
ITT Night Vision 260-A Star Among Night Vision Scopes
When the only thing that keeps you from going aground at night is an unlit channel marker buoy, a night-vision device suddenly becomes less...
Crimp Connections: AMP Super Champ and Ancor Our Top Picks
One of the most nettlesome areas of boating electronics is making dependable wire connections that will last for years. Because marine elements are conspiring...
Offshore Log:Life With The Little Wonder
The search for potable water is the bane of the long-distance cruisers existence. In the US, we take cheap, easily accessible water of decent...
Deep Keel vs Shoal Draft – Which Should You Buy?
Deep keel or shoal draft: which should you buy? In this episode, we look at one of the biggest sailboat buying decisions cruisers face....
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Endeavour 37 Used Boat Review
Rob Valdez and John Brooks founded Endeavour in 1974 using the molds from Ted Irwin's 32-footer to launch the business. The company built about 600 32s in all. Spurred by this success, Valdez and Brooks began looking around for a larger sistership to expand the line. Just how they "developed" the 37 is a tale best left untold until the principals pass away or become too senile to read the yachting periodicals. Brooks calls the 37 a "house design," and that is generous. The total number of Endeavour 37s built is 476 a lot for a boat that size.
