51' Chung Hwa Aleutian 51

Mermaid is a proven bluewater cruiser, a 1976 Aleutian 51 cutter-rigged sloop designed by Stan Huntingford. With a displacement of 60,000 lbs, a solid fiberglass hull, and long keel, for serious offshore cruising. This vessel has safely logged tens of thousands of nautical miles and is equipped to continue voyaging immediately.

Interior & Accommodations
Rich teak joinery and teak-and-holly floors
Over 6'7" of headroom in the spacious main salon (seats 7) 4 bunk beds forward of the mast
Master cabin aft
One electric Raritan head aft and one manual Raritan head forward
Pass-through galley with refrigerator, oven, pantry, and ample storage
Aft master stateroom with double berth, L-shaped settee, en suite head and shower
Door in aft cabin to aft cockpit
Stainless steel ports with curtains (10 hull ports plus 5 ports on superstructure)
One large deck hatch forward
Two dorades on the foredeck with vents
One mushroom vent on the starboard bow
Two aft-deck vents
Galley port side aft of main saloon
Stand-alone refrigerator and freezer in galley cabinetry
Stainless steel rectangular galley sink
Princess three-burner propane stove with oven, Propane cylinders in aft deck box
Magma BBQ on rail aft

Fuel: 250 gallons (stainless steel) (125 gal., 90 gal., & 35 gal day tank)
Fresh Water: 300 gallons (stainless steel)
Holding: 35 gallons (plastic)
10-gallon hot water heater

Center cockpit with hard dodger and Strataglass enclosure
Fiberglass hardtop
Entrance to cabin from cockpit and entrance to aft cabin
Aft cockpit with storage, swim step, and shower
Teak decks, cockpit cushions (new 2019)
Aluminum RIB tender with 15HP Honda outboard
Ideal electric windlass
One plow anchor on the bow with a chain
One Danforth anchor secured on the stern rail
Winslow Liferaft (6-person) serviced in 2021
Teak platform on transom with ladder
Stainless steel stanchions with double lifelines
Stainless steel bow and stern pulpits
4" wide toe rails with varnished teak on top

Four stainless steel cleats and two hause pipe cleats
Forward deck box for tender gas tanks
Teak grab rails on the deck house
Brass anchor roller on bow and one stainless steel anchor platform on stbd. stern
Kohler 6EKOD generator (new 2013)
Village Marine watermaker 45 GPH

Mermaid air conditioning
Espar heating
Mastervolt inverter and battery charger (new 2014)
Raymarine electronics suite: GPS, radar, plotter (C120), wind/depth/speed instruments
Autonav autopilot, SSB radio, ICOM VHF
Stereo system, TV, DVD, and CD player
Rigging & Sails
Cutter rig with two spreaders and two spinnakers
Fully battened mainsail (new 2011)
Furling genoa and staysail (both new 2011)
Mack Pack and lazyjacks
Two poles are stowed vertically on the mast
Winches: on aft deck (2) Bariant 35, (2) Lewmar 65, (1) Lewmar 45
on mast (2) Barient 22, (2)Lewmar 43(1), (1) Lewmar single speed
on boom (1) Lewmar single 7 speed
cockpit (2) Barinet 22
Dodger with hard windscreen and hardtop
Bimini (hard top) and various sail covers