Fall 2011 - Winter lay up and winter maintenance.
Stripping 10 years of anti fouling and re-applying new paint.
Checking out the hull wax and polish...
Well, it looks pretty shiny, another coat in the spring should keep this mirror image going.
Mast is off the boat and going into the shop for a clean up, check up and repaint. She is going to look GORGEOUS in the spring.
Modified Fin Keel, Skeg and Rudder, three-bladed fixed Propeller
In the slings
Launching
A little elbowgrease by someone affectionately called 'The Moose' took off a gray layer of oxidation and revealed the underlaying shiny red coat of paint.
Mirrorlike sheen on Millennium's Stern
Fire-engine red again.
With such reflection on her hull, I now need to work on the 'brightwork', meaning all the teak which accents the hull in far too many places. But - after all that loving care, the boat looks lovely, and seems to sail faster.
The 'Moose' worked on the hull, whilst the boat was tied up to the dock, and he was laying on his side reaching across the watery gap manhandling a heavy polisher. Beats any gym!
She will look fantastic, tied up to a mooring or sewinging at anchor, when all those fenders are hidden and the whole hull is visible.
The coach house is waxed and free of winter grunge.
Ready to ply the waters of Beautiful British Columbia....
Hydro Vane Attachment - also stern rollers and fairleads
Tied up at the dock
Anchor Arrangement and double forestay
Anchor arrangement
Dorade Vents - keep boat fresh and aired all year
Muir Electrical Anchor Winch with Gipsy for anchor rode
Chimney attachment for Sigmar Stove
Cockpit Barient Winches - large ones self tailing, small one regular
View from the entry - regular table removed for season, but varnished board on left hand settee does attach to keel stepped mast as 'double duty' table. Board has upholstered insert to convert settee into wider berth. Lee cloths at starboard berth.
And another view from the cockpit
Sestrel Compass, UK made -absolutely first class instrument
Steering Station with wheel, autohelm attachment and compass. All instruments can be seen from here, whilst they are still being protected from elements. Redundancy depth, Wind direction and Wind strength at bulkhead, Depth and GPS under dodger, and Radar and Laptop in entry hatch rotating on movable arms - perfect for singlehanding. All can be monitored from behind wheel without lowering sight, and laptop can zoom into Nobeltech from wheel position with use of small pistol grip mouse, no need for mouse pad.
Aft cleat and spinnaker sheet turn attachment
Backstay adjustment
Emergency steering attachment with cap - oops needs to be looked at sideways, did not rotate photo
Emergency steering attachment - cap removed - same oops
Blade for Hydro Vane, can be used as emergency rudder, stored in cockpit when docked.
View from salon to cockpit
Refrigerator thermometer (fridge not running at that moment) and oil pressure and tmperature guages for Diesel Engine
Screened opening ports by...
Atkins and Hoyle
Sailing under working jib in Saanich Inlet on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia
Mainland British Columbia - motoring along one of the many Inlets along the coast
