Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery has our boat radio on display. OK, it’s not actually Maximus’s radio – that was in the workshop at the time of our visit – but it’s a similar set belonging to Sir Alec Rose. In 1967-68 this impressive radio was his only means of contact as he sailed solo around the world in Lively Lady. It reassured me that the Sailor radio was a fine piece of kit and my quest to repair and restore the one from Maximus wasn’t totally bonkers!
Our Sailor radio had been on board our Maxi 84 project boat since she was built in 1978. However, when we acquired , rainwater had
