Endeavour 42 Buyer's Guide
Shopping a used Endeavour 42 means looking at a 1985–1991 center-cockpit cruiser of which about 257 were built, designed by Johan Valentijn with a walk-through hull and aft island-berth layout. Most survivors on the brokerage market are well-equipped coastal and tropical cruisers, and the known structural and systems weak points are well defined if you know where to look.
Layouts on the Used Market
The boat is a walk-through center cockpit with the engine beneath the cockpit and aft-cabin access without going topside. Forward is a V-berth with a five-foot hanging locker; a two-door guest head sits to port. The saloon has a starboard convertible settee and a circular dinette to port, with a small nav station aft to starboard. The galley is in the port passage with a top-loading freezer and limited stowage. Aft is an island double with private head. Two transom forms exist: early boats have a flat transom, while post-1989 hulls carry an extended scoop transom that owners unanimously prefer for dinghy and swim access.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted gear includes a furling main, solar, and a chartplotter. Often-seen additions are a watermaker, air conditioning, radar, autopilot, spinnaker, and hot water. Less common owner upgrades run to an asymmetric spinnaker, lithium batteries, dinghy davits, AIS, inverter, and freezer. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster (solar, lithium, inverter) decides whether you can anchor out indefinitely; the navigation cluster (chartplotter, radar, autopilot, AIS) speaks to passage-making load. A watermaker and air conditioning are tropical-comfort signals rather than structural concerns.
What to Inspect
The forward guest-head doors and forward cabin door are known to jam under rigging and mast loads transferred into that area, so work each door and check the frames for compression. Leaks at the mast partners and shroud chainplates are common; look for staining or soft deck around those penetrations. The aluminum fuel tank sits in the keel beneath the engine and is exposed to condensation and trapped water, and replacement requires pulling the engine, so smell for fuel odors and inspect the bilge beneath the engine closely.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These yachts typically appear in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Guatemala.
- Confirm the transom type and dinghy access
- Work the forward and head doors for jamming
- Check mast partners and chainplates for leaks
- Inspect bilge beneath engine for fuel-tank corrosion
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Endeavour 42. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 14 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 2 | $111,700 | — |
| May 25 | 6 | $59,450 | -46.8% |
| Jun 25 | 4 | $66,950 | +12.6% |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $65,000 | -2.9% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $16,500 | -74.6% |
| Sep 25 | 3 | $53,708 | +225.5% |
| Oct 25 | 2 | $49,900 | -7.1% |
| Jan 26 | 5 | $49,900 | 0.0% |
| Mar 26 | 5 | $111,700 | +123.8% |
| Apr 26 | 10 | $70,304 | -37.1% |
| May 26 | 5 | $95,000 | +35.1% |
| Jun 26 | 3 | $109,900 | +15.7% |
| Jul 26 | 6 | $79,500 | -27.7% |
| Aug 26 | 4 | $79,500 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
Endeavour 42 listings appear across 4 countries. United States has the most listings with 31 (79.5%), followed by Canada and United Kingdom.
Country view
39 listings · 4 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $79,500 | 31 | 10 | 79.5% |
| Canada | $105,824 | 4 | 2 | 10.3% |
| United Kingdom | $53,708 | 2 | 0 | 5.1% |
| Guatemala | $25,000 | 2 | 0 | 5.1% |
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