The main dining room
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The expanded galley, up and running
Note the tasteful use of natural timber and the tartan carpet throughout
workshop in Invercargill and the bare hull was transported to the company's maintenance shed at Bluff Island Harbour. The fit-out was kept basic with extensive use of plywood partitions while retaining the steel bulkheads. The Milford Wanderer was being built to meet prospective clientele on a beer budget and there was no room for fat as the bills mounted. But the ship was not being built cheaply, just conservatively – waste not, want not – in keeping with the founders, Les and Olive Hutchins' beliefs. For example, the main engines were spares the company had available in stock. One of the most talked about features of the boat is the tartan carpet. Bryan Hutchins chose this to match the heritage features of the vessel. The pattern is Royal Stewart, but tartan aficionados point out there is an extra black stripe, so it is not authentic Royal Stewart.
The vessel was launched in October 1992 and christened the
Milford Wanderer. She went into service in Milford Sound, offering nature cruises during the day and overnight stays in Harrison Cove.
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