Since 1985, Sylvia Maessen ( sylviamaessen.nl ) is the owner of the tugboat Arethusa, that was built in 1927 and was baptized Ina at the shipyard Zuidam in Haarlem for the sanitation department of that town of which Sylvia has bought the Arethusa. In 1999 she had the former engine, a four cylinder Kromhout-Gardner, replaced by the current Industrie 2VD5 from 1939. Sylvia lubes the poppet valves, cranks the flywheel and puts the starting air on it. Next she takes out sailing on the Vecht, showing off the looks and sounds of the Arethusa. Vincent Horbach of Rederij Prinsengracht ( rederijprinsengracht.com ) in Amsterdam recommends the engine. ‘These engines should be made part of the Monument Act like all maritime heritage.’
00:00 Intro
01:03 Lubing poppet valves
01:58 History of the engine
02:28 Cranking the flywheel
03:13 Starting the engine
04:04 Rocking rocker arms
04:56 Sailing away
06:08 About boat and engine
07:33 At the helm
07:58 Double bass
08:45 Events
09:07 Maneuvers 1
10:28 About the name
11:20 Maneuvers 2
12:53 Stopping the engine