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Photos of the Explorerbeing resurrected in NSW during the mid-'90s, and in Melbourne from 1997

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Aboard at Dangar Island (89Kb)	Aboard at docklands (97Kb)	Aboard in boatyard (93Kb)	Aboard on the Hawkesbury (64Kb)	Award 1 (45Kb)
Award 2 (67Kb)	BBQ aboard 1 (72Kb)	BBQ aboard 2 (74Kb)	Boat yard entrance (61Kb)	Crate hoisted aboard (42Kb)
Crew for Melbourne (81Kb)	Diesel & Engineer in hull (74Kb)	Diesel & Gates drive (74Kb)	Diesel (port) plumbed (71Kb)	Diesel (port) stripped (67Kb)
Diesel and lubricant (79Kb)	Diesel being unloaded (100Kb)	Diesel bits 1 (99Kb)	Diesel bits 2 (75Kb)	Diesel bits 3 (90Kb)
Diesel bits 4 (84Kb)	Diesel drive module (85Kb)	Diesel going onto trailer (83Kb)	Diesel hoisted aboard (69Kb)	Diesel in place aboard (56Kb)
Diesel ready for test (77Kb)	Discussing refit progress (93Kb)	Engine rails - in position (83Kb)	Engine rails - installed (77Kb)	Engine rails - installing (69Kb)
Explorer & crew on Hawkesbury (88Kb)	Explorer anchored at Dangar Island (90Kb)	Explorer arriving in Melbourne (48Kb)	Explorer at Dangar Island (100Kb)	Explorer at Dangar prior to sailing (88Kb)
Explorer at dock (98Kb)	Explorer at docklands (84Kb)	Explorer at sea (71Kb)	Explorer entering boat lift (73Kb)	Explorer foredeck (81Kb)
Explorer hauled out (74Kb)	Explorer in boatyard (84Kb)	Explorer in cradle (40Kb)	Explorer moored on Hawkesbury (56Kb)	Explorer on cradle for painting (70Kb)
Explorer on lift for launching (61Kb)	Explorer on lift in boat yard (72Kb)	Explorer on marine railway (75Kb)	Explorer on props (72Kb)	Explorer original rudder (87Kb)
Explorer prior to Melbourne refit (77Kb)	Explorer rafted-up on Hawkesbury (70Kb)	Explorer sailing (79Kb)	Explorer sailing on jury rig (62Kb)	Explorer with tug on Hawkesbury (65Kb)
Foredeck scenic (54Kb)	Fuel tanks (58Kb)	Helicopter (42Kb)	Hull painted red (43Kb)	Hull repainted (60Kb)
I know there's a shaft here somewhere (82Kb)	Masts come off (68Kb)	Melbourne team at dockside (70Kb)	New rudder - being unloaded (78Kb)	New rudder mount - installed (77Kb)
New rudder mount - installing (83Kb)	New skeg & rudder - as parts (54Kb)	New skeg & rudder - installed (87Kb)	New skeg & rudder - on truck (101Kb)	New skeg & rudder - ready to weld (63Kb)
New skeg & rudder at boatyard (81Kb)	New skeg & rudder in place (85Kb)	New skeg - being unloaded (78Kb)	New skeg - cut out (65Kb)	New skeg - cutting (66Kb)
New skeg - in place in hull (78Kb)	New skeg - measuring in hull (61Kb)	New skeg - planning (91Kb)	ORF members at drydock (91Kb)	Prop and shaft - on bench (68Kb)
Re-launch after stern works (52Kb)	Sailing on the Hawkesbury (78Kb)	Sponsors signs on cradle (55Kb)	Stern tube preparation (65Kb)	Stern tube work (60Kb)
Sydney crew on smoko (86Kb)	Sydney Harbour (92Kb)	Tug at boatyard (60Kb)	Under jury rig on the Hawkesbury (86Kb)	Return to Home