The owner of Endurance wanted a vessel that was extremely fuel efficient (1.5g/h), comfortable, rugged, seaworthy and unique. The collaboration among J. Benford, Steve Seaton and the original owner produced such a vessel with lots of character. The vessel was designed around the 1938 Gardner diesel engine and represents a unique opportunity to own a one of a kind cruising trawler!
A surveyor had these comments:
"Quality and extent of her mechanical systems is more like a research vessel than yacht and have been installed with no expense spared"
"This is a very well enginereed DC system made up of with the best obtainable equipment"
"Equipment, design and workmanship are first quality"
Dimensions
Construction
Accomodations
Sleeps four in two private staterooms. Forward in the fo'c'sle, cabin is a double berth and an enclosed head with shower aft to starboard. The forward cabin is accessible by its own companionway in the well deck forward. There is also access from the engine room. Headroom in the fo'c'sle is 6'4".
Aft from the forward cabin is a full width engine room which is very spacious and the vessel's largest compartment. Working around in the engine room for even a guy my size at 6'4" is wonderful. Great access to the Gardner diesel, Northern Lights generator and the vessel's systems.
The aft cabin (owners's stateroom) is aft of the engine room and was totally rebuilt in 1995. The cabin is now the full width of the vessel with great headroom, port and starboard, generous single berths. Four large port lights and an opening hatch centerline aft. The cabin is beautifully finished with white bulkheads and high gloss varnished mahogany trim, drawer and cabinet faces, bureaus, etc. A true Herreshoff style interior.
There are sixteen drawers, hanging locker and cabinets to store an abundance of clothes and gear. Centerline aft, facing forward, is a comfortable, built in settee with a centerline pull down table. A wonderful place to sit and read with a cup of coffee or your favorite beverage. Access to the cabin is via stairs from the wheelhouse.
The raised wheelhouse has doors port and starboard with a raised bench settee aft and a Todd pedestal helm seat, which can also be used as a single berth, and has a drop leaf table mounted on two stanchions just forward of the berth. The electrical panel is aft and the helm station is forward on centerline with nav area to starboard and instruments displayed across the upward forward edge of the wheelhouse and to starboard. To port is a small galley area with stainless sink and Force 10 two burner flush mounted propane stove. There is a folding center counter which can be lowered to cover the galley area and a Kenmore under counter refrigerator to starboard. Endurance is fitted with three zone hot water heat and is well ventilated with three hatches, seven opening ports, screens and 2 ventilators. The interior finish is white with blue trim.
2 fans
Heater Craft furnace -diesel heater with 3 thermostats
2 burner propane stove
Deep S S sink
Kenmore Refrigerator
Krups Microwave Oven
12 v plug
6 disc JBL CD Player
Varnished Teak Binocular Holder
3 Varnished Teak Glass Holders
Varnished teak portable VHF holder
Custom varnished teak flip up seat
Vanished teak book rack
2 fire extinguishers
Propane Grill with 2 tanks
Electronics
Navman Digital Depth
Simrad AP-35 Autopilot
Robertson R135 Rudder angle indicator
JRC-J Nav500 GPS
Garmin - GPS Map 5212 mounted on custom swivel bracket
First Alert - Carbon Monoxide & Smoke Detector
Trace inverter
12V & 120V Paneltronics breaker panel
Indoor/outdoor digital thermometer
Remote control for JBL Stereo
Jabsco Spotlight
Mechanical
Northern Lights with with Sound Shield (New 2020).
Sidepower Bow Thruster
EPIRB
Outboard Bracket
Harken & Schaefer rigging for dinghy lift
Hydraulic Barient 21 winch on strb fore deck
Jabsco Spotlight
Engines
Total Power: 70
Engine
A 1938 totally re-built Gardner 4LW 70 hp 4 cyl keel cooled diesel with Kobelt controls and New Age hydraulic reverse gear.(New in 1999). Engine exhaust via stack aft of the wheelhouse. This engine was completely re-built in 1998 and for all practical purposes, should be considered a "zero hour" engine. Intermediate steel torque tube with a Universal joint to 2 1/2" stainless steel tail shaft and Evolution Marine lubricated shaft system. 37" four blade bronze propeller. Dahl fuel filters and water separator. Bow thruster 6 - 6.6 kn cruise.
Tanks
472 gallons of fuel in steel tanks, 240 gallons water in Vetus bladder tanks, 60 gallons fiberglass holding tank, and 30 gallons fiberglass gray water tank, 5 gallons hot water tank.
Electrical
New Northern Lights Generator (2020), 12VDC/110V AC electrical system, eight 6V/100 amp hour batteries, two engine driven alternators, circuit breaker panels, battery charger, polarity indicator, master switch, battery condition indicator, Trace 2000 inverter.
Equipment
50 lb West Coast anchor housed in hawspipe, chain lead to 250' of 5/8" nylon rode with hydraulic spool windlass with rachet ball and friction brake, 2nd anchor is a large Danforth, hydraulic winches fore and aft, 2 Jabsco electric bilge pumps, 2 fire extinguishers, horn, 6 life jackets, dock lines, 5 fenders & spreader lights.