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| These capstans were used to careen a ship in order to work on its bottom. Lines were attached to the top of the masts, then taken around the capstan. Men would turn the capstans and the ship would heel over on its side to expose the bottom. |
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| The old sawpit shed; now a modern sail loft. Originally logs were rolled up the incline into the shed where they were cut into planks and timbers to be used on ships. Using a lumberman's two handle saw, two sawyers would cut the logs with one sawyer above and the other within the pit. |
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| Remains of the sail loft at Nelson's Dockyard. Long boats, carrying sails from the ships to be repaired, would enter this inlet and then hoist the sails up to the sail loft above through a trap door. Today only the pillars remain that once supported the sail loft. |
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| The Old Officers' Quarters |