Spring 2012 - Just launched after winter storage

Just needing a scrub down, and ready to sail....
she has been on the dry for the winter. Her mast has been re-painted and totally overhauled. Quality pays, the stripped mast was pristine. The new white paint looks great. All the fittings, steps, tracks, winches are back on, cleaned and greased - lovely.



Bottom, zincs, propeller, through hulls, packing glands all in tip top shape....she even moved faster through the water...



Nose out from the service dock....happy to be back in the Sea and eager to face winds and waves again.

Fall 2011 - On the Dry

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.

Haulout images

Modified Fin Keel, Skeg and Rudder, three-bladed fixed Propeller

In the slings

Launching

Spring 2011 - a new shine

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....

Spring 2011

At the new dock Spring 2011

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