Although I haven’t seen it yet, I’m told the new engine is now in place. Nick (electrician) reported on seeing a big new shiny red piece of metal in place on Friday. Confirmation from Nick (engineer) that this was indeed the case and the fitting of the new Beta 35 should be finished next week ready for sea trials when launch comes at the end of March/beginning of April. The serviced Bruntons Autoprop will be delivered early next week. Nick (electrician) has started stripping out the old electrics and will be working on Topaz Rival over the next couple of weeks. We are waiting for the final design of the solar panel arch which will also host the antennae for things like GPS, AIS and satellite telephone. Looking forward to our next visit to Totnes to see progress. Topaz Rival is now out of the shed and standing on the hard at Baltic Wharf and Dawn and I popped down last weekend before all the excitement began.