With the death sentence finally pronounced on the old Mermaid Meteor, the first stage is to remove it and prepare the bed for the new Beta 38. The boat was moved across to the fuel berth and they then used the derrick to hoist the old engine out.
Charmary has the original Ford Mermaid Meteor 56HP engine. When being serviced last year the engineer heard a slightly odd sound and so, for its 25th birthday, I decided to replace the head gasket and give it a major overhaul. This all went according to plan until the final stages. …
It’s been a busy winter with lots of work being done on the boat, but the final stages are now underway, so she will hopefully be ready for a shakedown cruise around the middle of April. After Christmas Richard helped me re-do the forward heads. With a move to Amsterdam, …