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Endeavour 43

Staysail Ketch · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1979–1985

A versatile staysail ketch available in owner or charter layouts, featuring a stable fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder

Designed by Robert K. Johnson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 40 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

1.75 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

344 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 344
EasygoingPowered-up

14.0 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.0
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2321 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Staysail Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.0
Displacement / length
343.6
Comfort ratio
39.9
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1751
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1979–1985
Units built
185
Designer
Robert K. Johnson
Builder
Endeavour Yacht Corp

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Oceanic 46 (Brewer)13.94 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Ted Brewer-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for blue-water stability and comfortable offshore passage-making
Formosa Yachts 4613.72 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lengthened 13.72-metre cutter featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, derived from the Peterson 44 hull lines
Cal Boats 2-4613.87 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthFeaturing a midships engine room and expanded living quarters, this 46-foot cruiser prioritizes interior volume
Amel Maramu 4613.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13.8-metre ketch produced throughout the 1980s, balancing a moderate displacement with a stable, sea-kindly motion
Morgan Yachts 45213.72 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead ketch with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, engineered for offshore stability and steady passage-making
Liberty 45813.96 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn extended iteration of the Peterson 44 hull featuring a unique deck and coach roof configuration on a cutter rig

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