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Post by Kahloke on Mar 10, 2016 9:27:31 GMT -8
OK, I'll bite. Why are you posting an image of the Bremerton schedule? Is it because Spokane is there? If that's the case, it was already mentioned in the post before yours.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Mar 10, 2016 10:00:21 GMT -8
OK, I'll bite. Why are you posting an image of the Bremerton schedule? Is it because Spokane is there? If that's the case, it was already mentioned in the post before yours. It was a mistake, I picked the wrong photo
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Mar 10, 2016 10:02:50 GMT -8
I was trying to ask why is there no WiFi on the Spokane? Is it because there is a different server on the Seattle-Bremerton than on the Edmonds-Kingston?
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Mar 10, 2016 15:30:48 GMT -8
A few items of interest from the latest maintenance schedule (03/04): - The Klahowya remains on the Vashon route through next week, then becomes a reserve vessel.
- The Salish has a 3 week stint on the San Juan Inter-Island route beginning next week.
- The Tillikum becomes the regular vessel on the San Juan Inter-Island route beginning the week of 03/28.
- The Hiyu goes out for about one month of sea trials beginning 04/25 and her status is changed from "Pending" to "Standby" after that.
Looks like it's going to be musical boats in the San Juans for the Spring again. *sigh* Actually, On March 7, WSF announced (not following what the maintenance schedule said) that the Salish would not replace the Tillikum on the 8th. The Tillikum is expected to remain the Interisland vessel.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Mar 10, 2016 15:32:49 GMT -8
I was trying to ask why is there no WiFi on the Spokane? Is it because there is a different server on the Seattle-Bremerton than on the Edmonds-Kingston? It does specifically say that the vessel and I quote "The vessel is not equipped to service Wi-Fi on this route".
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Post by Barnacle on Mar 10, 2016 16:10:41 GMT -8
Looks like it's going to be musical boats in the San Juans for the Spring again. *sigh* Actually, On March 7, WSF announced (not following what the maintenance schedule said) that the Salish would not replace the Tillikum on the 8th. The Tillikum is expected to remain the Interisland vessel. Yes. My post was dated March 4th.
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Post by FNS on Mar 10, 2016 19:51:39 GMT -8
Meanwhile, the SAMISH is out of the drydock at Dakota Creek and is heading south. She was seen at this moment on the Port Townsend Cam: enjoypt.com/port-townsend-web-cam/One image of her passing PT will be posted upon request.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Mar 10, 2016 20:29:38 GMT -8
Meanwhile, the SAMISH is out of the drydock at Dakota Creek and is heading south. She was seen at this moment on the Port Townsend Cam: enjoypt.com/port-townsend-web-cam/One image of her passing PT will be posted upon request. She is starting at Mukilteo tomorrow. The Samish is replacing the Tokitae so that she can go to drydock for hull inspection. This should last through the week.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Mar 17, 2016 6:32:33 GMT -8
The Tillikum (which was scheduled for a 2 week stint at Eagle Harbor) replaced the Klahowya on the Vashon route earlier this week. I didn't notice it until this morning when I saw (what I thought was) the Klahowya with the newer navigation lights. A quick look at vessel watch confirmed it was indeed the Tillikum.
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Post by Kahloke on Mar 17, 2016 6:46:48 GMT -8
The Tillikum (which was scheduled for a 2 week stint at Eagle Harbor) replaced the Klahowya on the Vashon route earlier this week. I didn't notice it until this morning when I saw (what I thought was) the Klahowya with the newer navigation lights. A quick look at vessel watch confirmed it was indeed the Tillikum. I expect we will see an updated Maintenance Schedule this week. The current one, dated March 9, is already incorrect for current vessel status, but that's pretty typical. One interesting item I have gleaned from the recent maintenance schedules is Tillikum's new role as the inter-island ferry going forward, taking over for Klahowya, which is now relegated to standby status.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Mar 17, 2016 12:40:19 GMT -8
The Tillikum (which was scheduled for a 2 week stint at Eagle Harbor) replaced the Klahowya on the Vashon route earlier this week. I didn't notice it until this morning when I saw (what I thought was) the Klahowya with the newer navigation lights. A quick look at vessel watch confirmed it was indeed the Tillikum. I expect we will see an updated Maintenance Schedule this week. The current one, dated March 9, is already incorrect for current vessel status, but that's pretty typical. One interesting item I have gleaned from the recent maintenance schedules is Tillikum's new role as the inter-island ferry going forward, taking over for Klahowya, which is now relegated to standby status. Updated today. Of note: - The Klahowya goes back to the Inter-Island route the week of 03/28 as the regular vessel. The Tillikum goes back to reserve status starting next week. - The status for both the Hiyu and Evergreen State is listed as pending starting the week of 07/04.
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Post by R30A on Jun 13, 2016 19:12:31 GMT -8
Starting the week of 9/19, the Tillikum is listed as "Other".
Anybody know what that means? (Backup for Anderson/Ketron? Retirement? Something else entirely?)
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Post by SS San Mateo on Jun 13, 2016 19:52:58 GMT -8
Starting the week of 9/19, the Tillikum is listed as "Other". Anybody know what that means? (Backup for Anderson/Ketron? Retirement? Something else entirely?) Most likely means "status yet to be determined". Highly unlikely to be retired at that point and backup for the Pierce County route is not an option (I don't think the ramp systems at their docks can handle vessel with that much freeboard).
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Post by FNS on Jun 15, 2016 10:55:29 GMT -8
Starting the week of 9/19, the Tillikum is listed as "Other". Anybody know what that means? (Backup for Anderson/Ketron? Retirement? Something else entirely?) Most likely means "status yet to be determined". Highly unlikely to be retired at that point and backup for the Pierce County route is not an option (I don't think the ramp systems at their docks can handle vessel with that much freeboard). You may be right. You might be able to squeeze in a 73-foot wide ferry into a PC slip which handles a 68-foot wide ferry. The 310-foot TILLIKUM may be too long for their slips, though. This Google Earth photo shows the MV CHRISTINE ANDERSON in the slip at Steilacoom. You might not fit a ferry wider than an ES-Class ferry into this slip.
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Post by Barnacle on Jun 16, 2016 4:29:03 GMT -8
Most likely means "status yet to be determined". Highly unlikely to be retired at that point and backup for the Pierce County route is not an option (I don't think the ramp systems at their docks can handle vessel with that much freeboard). You may be right. You might be able to squeeze in a 73-foot wide ferry into a PC slip which handles a 68-foot wide ferry. The 310-foot TILLIKUM may be too long for their slips, though. This Google Earth photo shows the MV CHRISTINE ANDERSON in the slip at Steilacoom. You might not fit a ferry wider than an ES-Class ferry into this slip. I've never seen the Pierce County dock in person, but from what I'm told the transfer span is on floats. SS San mateo's point is that the Tillikum may not fit under the dock, rather than concern about between it. That being said, the measurement tool on Google Earth shows the inner pair of dolphins being 71 feet apart. If so, game over.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Jul 14, 2016 9:26:40 GMT -8
According to the latest maintenance schedule, there will be 3 Issaquah 130 class vessels on the Vashon route for at least a 2 month period beginning mid-September. This wouldn't be the first time this has happened (when the Fauntleroy dock was closed for a few weeks in late 2012, the Issaquah, Kitsap and Chelan handled the Vashon/Pier 52 reroute).
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Post by FNS on Jul 14, 2016 9:53:49 GMT -8
The EVERGREEN STATE and HIYU are no longer in the Maintenance chart. This was Version 317 dated 16 JUN 2016. Version 318 deletes the EVERGREEN STATE and HIYU. Can't believe the KDT ferries are the "smallest" in the WSF fleet. They're bigger than the ferries Whidbey Island routes had in the 1970s! 274 feet vs 256, 242, 226, 208, and 200.
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 16, 2016 11:45:47 GMT -8
A casual observation: I was looking at the vessel maintenance schedule recently (dated July 27), and it struck me that Issaquah-class vessels are no longer being assigned to Seattle-Bremerton. It's now 2 Supers, or 1 Super and 1 Jumbo, going forward. This summer it's been Kaleetan and Walla Walla, or Kaleetan and Hyak. Has Kitsap finally been removed as one of the "regular" vessels for Bremerton? I certainly hope so. With Tokitae and Samish currently in service, and Chimacum joining the fleet next spring, it seems like the days of seeing an Issaquah at Bremerton are over, or at the very least, limited. I'm sure the regular commuters are happy about this. Additionally, it appears that 3 Issaquah vessels (124 car capacity, not Sealth) are being deployed to F-V-S more frequently. I expect that will become the normal setup once all four Olympic-Class ferries are in service, and the rest of the Evergreens are retired. For the fall season, we will see Issaquah, Kitsap, and Cathlamet or Chelan on that route, assuming the maintenance schedule stays the same. That, of course, is always the caveat, and disclaimer. www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/BB7553BF-DBCA-4E62-B138-8C1D657F68B9/0/VesselStatus319.pdf
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Post by compdude787 on Sept 30, 2016 11:31:29 GMT -8
How come the vessel maintenance schedule isn't updated very often anymore? It used to be updated every week.
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Post by Barnacle on Oct 1, 2016 5:22:06 GMT -8
How come the vessel maintenance schedule isn't updated very often anymore? It used to be updated every week. Because the schedule's been stable lately and nothing catastrophic has happened to require its rearranging? Seriously, though. Gotta remember that this is an actual maintenance plan, not a fantasy football league. The schedule is coordinated to coincide with drydock availability, service needs versus vessel availability, and a whole host of other considerations. If something breaks, then and only then is the schedule changed. Shuffling the schedule to accommodate emergent repairs is, at the bottom line, expensive. Not something WSF does for fun.
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Post by trillium on Nov 29, 2016 18:17:09 GMT -8
Whoa. Check out the post in another thread: ferriesbc.proboards.com/post/184803Klahowya retired before the end of the year, with the Tillikum, Salish, and Chelan filling in on inter-island before the Sealth picks it up for next summer, and the Kitsap filling in for the Chetzemoka at Point Defiance probably the strangest things shown!
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Nov 29, 2016 18:31:53 GMT -8
Whoa. Check out the post in another thread: ferriesbc.proboards.com/post/184803Klahowya retired before the end of the year, with the Tillikum, Salish, and Chelan filling in on inter-island before the Sealth picks it up for next summer, and the Kitsap filling in for the Chetzemoka at Point Defiance probably the strangest things shown! According to WSF on Twitter, the Klahowya will be kept as a reserve vessel until the Chimacum comes online and won't be retired until mid March.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Nov 29, 2016 21:41:04 GMT -8
If I read that chart correctly, the Elwha will be either on the Edmonds/Kingston or Seattle/Bremerton route (I couldn't tell if that was a B or E) for a week in early January.
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 30, 2016 7:59:09 GMT -8
I'm wondering about the vessel maintenance schedule WSF posts on its website. It hasn't been updated since July, and they used to update that thing on a regular basis. Are they no longer making that information public, are they going to a new format for that information and simply haven't rolled out the new system, or are they just not maintaining that chart anymore? Curious.
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Post by R30A on Nov 30, 2016 11:54:19 GMT -8
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