Aleutian Aleutian 51

Mermaid” is a proven bluewater cruiser, a 1976 Aleutian 51 cutter-rigged sloop designed by Stan Huntingford and built by Chung Hua Shipbuilding in Taiwan. With a displacement of approximately 60,000 lbs, a solid fiberglass hull, and long keel, she delivers the stability and durability required 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

Deck & Cockpit
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

Electronics
• 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

Tankage
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