What you got

Posted By: Jim Blessing
Date: 9/28/07 12:39p.m.

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In Response To: Meridian "Bermuda" model .. is that what I have? (pic) (V. Cleary)

Hey Vin, Measure your deck and see if it is 23'-1" long. If so, you have a Seafarer Kestrel Nantucket. Naming of Seafarers is pretty tricky so here is my shot at it...Meridians were made in the late 50's/early 60's and thus " before your time". In the mid/late 60's thru 71 Seafarer produced a Sparkman & Stephens design called a Kestrel which started out as a 22 footer and quickly grew to 23' 1". There were 4 versions of this boat. The Monhegan and Nassau had a larger cabin (3 ports on each side). The Nantucket had the larger cockpit/shorter cabin (two ports each side) which is what I think you have. And there was a very rare "Day sailor" with a small cuddy (no ports). Now - for the Bermuda part...Sometime near the end of their production, the marketing department dumped the Monhegan and Nantucket names for more "island sounding" ones. The Nantucket became a Bermuda and I have not found out what the Monhegan became. I have attached an advertisement for the Nantucket - see what you think. If your boat in not a 22 or 23 footer, I am totally off track. Jim