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20-02-2007, 10:20
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: cape coral, fl
Boat: gemini 3200
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endeavour cat
From your input last week, intercats are dogs, okay, thanks for the insights!
I'm looking at other options (gemini is in in the mix) in the 30 - 34' range along with my budget range. So......what about the 30' endeavour cat, does anyone have any first hand expereince/comments to share?
thanks!
-dennis
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20-02-2007, 12:54
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: New Bern, NC
Boat: Prout Manta 38' Catamaran - Sunspot Baby
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Endeavors offer a good room and creature comfort for their size but look like a barge and sail about the same.
Sorry, I hate folks who post such negative answers, but here I am doing it. It is apparent I am not fond of Endeavor. As a power cat, they are OK, but just don't sail worth a d**m.
George
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20-02-2007, 13:06
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ontario
Boat: PDQ32
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small cats
If you can manage a bit larger budget the PDQ32 is a terrific boat.
Also you would do well to get a copy of Charles Kantor's book Cruising in Catamarans - it has a lot of good info including reviews of the boats you are considering. You can buy it on line..
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20-02-2007, 16:58
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Edmonds
Boat: Catalina 22 MKII
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You can probably find it elseware, but I work here so I will throw out the link. Note "er" not "or"
Amazon.com: Cruising in Catamarans: Books: Charles E. Kanter
Henry thanks for the suggestion, looks like a good read and is well reviewed.
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20-02-2007, 19:37
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Isn't he the guy who surveyed "Bumfuzzle" and found not much wrong?
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21-02-2007, 04:22
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brisbane Australia [until the boats launched]
Boat: 50ft powercat, light,long and low powered
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunspot Baby
Endeavors offer a good room and creature comfort for their size but look like a barge and sail about the same.
Sorry, I hate folks who post such negative answers, but here I am doing it. It is apparent I am not fond of Endeavor. As a power cat, they are OK, but just don't sail worth a d**m.
George
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Stick to the barge comment me think's, they dont look much of a PowerCat either.

Dave
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21-02-2007, 04:59
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Senior Cruiser

Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
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12-11-2007, 19:09
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Kemah, Tx
Boat: Endeavourcat 34
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endeavourcat 34
Don't know what Sunspot baby is talking about, and maybe he does'nt either, I own an Endeavour cat 34 besides having all the room in the world( large galley, 3 staterooms, seperate shower in head, work room, huge cockpit...) I consistently make 7.5 to 9 knots with 15 to 21 knots of wind not to bad for a 34' barge. Oh did I mention I only draw 2"10". Compare this to any 34' mono. Don't mean to Knock any body, but some people should know the facts before they talk. I would imagine the Endeavour 36 will do a little better than the 34, having a longer water line.
Regards,
Komander
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05-03-2008, 11:51
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EndeavourCat 30
I have to adamantly disagree with sunspot on his thoughts about the EndeavourCat 30. I have lived on one for three years and they are roomy and comfortable. The are decidedly squarish I agree with however.
The do not sail like a barge though. I have raced catamarans and this is one of the few that will go to weather. Like any cat, and even some monohulls, I don't like them in short chop, but other than that I have loved the boat. It is fast and in my particular case, it has a 27 horse Yanmar outboard I love (yes a diesel outboard).
My wife and I like it so much we are looking at larger Endeavours to move up to.
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09-08-2008, 16:25
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Michigan
Boat: 1967 Starcraft 16' - 1961 Mercury 70hp
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Wish I could afford a new Privilege or Fastcat but I may settle for a Endeavour 30. They seem like a bargain.
Check out the young couple who recently crossed the Pacific in one.
EndeavourCats Home Page
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09-08-2008, 17:14
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Senior Cruiser

Join Date: May 2008
Location: near Annapolis
Boat: PDQ 36 & Atlantic 42
Posts: 1,178
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Ever wonder why the term "Condomaran" was coined? Someone was endeavoring to present a concept.
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09-08-2008, 17:35
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Pleasing aesthetics for smaller practical cruising cats is always going to be a challenge for the designer. Buy what you can afford, and get out there and do it. Remember any cruising boat has got to perform at anchor as that's where you will spend most of your time, and many cats of this size have successfully completed long offshore voyages.
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02-10-2015, 10:16
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Re: endeavour cat
The 30' MKII has a design speed of 40% apparent wind. At 15 knots apparent, you sail at hull speed - of course it depends on the point of sail. I have a '98 MKII and I have seen 8.1 knots through the water under sail. I have sailed her in 50+ knots of wind many times.
It is a cruising cat, not a performance cat. The creature comforts for a 30-footer are nothing short of outstanding.
Go to the EndeavourCat web site - I have this boat for sail. When we bought her new in '98, it came down to the MKII or a PDQ Altair 32. The Endeavour was our choice for what we wanted in a catamaran.
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23-07-2016, 13:06
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Southern MD, Chesapeake Bay
Boat: Catalina & Maycraft
Posts: 996
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Re: endeavour cat
Man - I love this boat. Perfect for cruising the Chesapeake Bay for me.
Thanks for posting this-
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