Anchored in Tod Inlet 5. July 2010

5. July 2010 - calm anchorage in Tod Inlet

More Photos of Millennium Dragon

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

Millennium Dragon - the sailing boat

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

Millennium Dragon more photos

Control Panels behind Navigation Table

Detail of Control Panel

AC Power Control Panel, Zantrex Battery Monitor, Fuel Guage and Battery Voltage Charge Indicator

Interior Engine Control, Start, Warning Lights, Revs and Engine Hour Indicator

(Temperature and Oil Pressure Guages are adjacent to this panel

Volvo 30D Engine - (350 hours), with 120 Amp Alternator, Racor Fuel Water Separator, and Sea Water Filter

Engine Mounts

Bilge Hose (right) and Hose Enclosure for Mast Wiring (left)

Sigmar Heater

Main Cabin (original table is removed for the season),

Vessel Registration and Ships Clock and Barometer

Head with Wet Locker and Gravity Diesel Tank for Sigmar Cabin Heater

Tailor Kerosene Stove (British) stainless steel and brass with oven, galley sink and spice cupboard

Spice Cupboard in galley above fridge and stove

Refrigeration with 'basket' compartments

Chart table, VHF on right

Icom SSB/Ham Radio mounted under Chart Table

2 Surrette House Battery, 1 Surrette Starter Battery

Battery Arrangement under quarter berth

Custom stainless steel anchor mount with 32 lbs CQR and 35 lbs Bruce, 240 feet of chain

Beaufort Offshore Liferaft for four people

80 Watt Solar Panel mounted above cockpit enclosure