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Post by Barnacle on Jul 21, 2008 10:11:19 GMT -8
I've only heard rumors as to what failed, but if the rumors are accurate, it shouldn't take too long to fix what I've heard about. If they find more nastiness when they get into it, all bets are off.
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Post by EGfleet on Jul 21, 2008 17:08:06 GMT -8
Sunday's vessel shift did not take place because of mechanical problems with one of the ferries. Wonder if it was the MV Yakima or another vessel? There's a mention in another thread that the Yakima had to turn around and return to Eagle Harbor -- due to a yet unknown (to us) mechanical issue. Yakima Repairs Delay Ferry Switches
Kitsap Sun staff Monday, July 21, 2008 A series of planned boat switches didn't occur Sunday because the ferry Yakima needs additional repairs that are expected to take a couple of days, said Washington State Ferries spokeswoman Marta Coursey. The Y akima has been out since hitting the Bremerton Marina's new breakwater on Feb. 8. It was scheduled to return to the San Juan Islands on Sunday and spring other boat moves that would free the Bainbridge-Seattle ferry Wenatchee for a scheduled dry-docking at Todd Shipyards. The Walla Walla would have gone from Bremerton to Kingston and the Puyallup from Kingston to Bainbridge. The Yakima scraped along the end of the concrete breakwater on Feb. 8, cracking the hull. It cost $460,000 to repair. The master was demoted to second mate for "a lack of situational awareness." The Yakima also needed about $1 million in scheduled maintenance and steel repairs.
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Post by old_wsf_fan on Jul 21, 2008 22:22:38 GMT -8
So what is exactly wrong with the Yakima anyway? A "mechanical issue" is just too vague. Does she have engine related problems or does she still have hull issues?
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Post by Barnacle on Jul 23, 2008 8:11:30 GMT -8
It was a minor engine problem, but one that required the services of the machine shop at Eagle Harbor to repair. (Attention Washington State Legislature: this is why we have our own repair facility.)
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 19, 2008 18:08:17 GMT -8
Wenatchee is now back in service on Seattle-Bainbridge, starting with the 6:30 sailing from Bainbridge tonight. She was in Slip 2 as we pulled into Eagle Harbor on the Puyallup. They made an announcement on the PA that Puyallup was going out of service at the end of our run. I'll say this: Wenatchee is looking all clean and shiny with her new paint job. The boat looks brand new again - at least on the outside.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Aug 19, 2008 20:10:24 GMT -8
The Puyallup is back up at Edmonds - Kingston. The Spokane is probably at Eagle Harbor right now.
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Post by hergfest on Sept 26, 2008 15:15:31 GMT -8
WSF has posted their drydock/maintenance schedule through March. The Hiyu will be in the San Juans, and the PT/Keystone will be out of service while the Stilly is in drydock. www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/service
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Post by SS San Mateo on Jan 11, 2009 19:54:33 GMT -8
Some interesting things on the current maintenance schedule (last updated 1/9):
For most of the duration of the Hood Canal Bridge closure, the Edmonds-Kingston route will be significantly downsized. The Walla Walla and Puyallup will be on the route initially, but the Kitsap will replace the Walla Walla shortly after the closure.
The Kaleetan is schedule to replace the Issaquah while she is in drydock (the Kitsap will be replacing the Issaquah initally), which would be the 1'st time since 1995 that a super class vessel has been used on the Vashon route.
Not in service during the Hood Canal Bridge closure:
Evergreen State (dockside work) Spokane (dockside work) Issaquah (drydock, but would return late May) Kaleetan (drydock, after Issaquah returns to service) Hiyu (Eagle Harbor, most of duration of closure)
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Post by SS Shasta on Jan 12, 2009 12:39:43 GMT -8
I have heard that a significant amount of dockside maintenance work on active vessels is being done this year away from Eagle Harbor because the Steels are still docked there. Is the Rhody at EH for her annual maintenance work?
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Post by SS San Mateo on Jan 12, 2009 12:52:40 GMT -8
Is the Rhody at EH for her annual maintenance work? Rhight now she's at Foss Maritime Marine. Annual maintenance is scheduled for next month.
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Post by Barnacle on Jan 12, 2009 13:32:04 GMT -8
Heading for Foss today, actually. ;D
And yes, the Steel-Electrics are gumming up the works for parking. However, there are two RO/RO slips at Eagle Harbor now, and neither is occupied by a Steel-Electric.
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Post by EGfleet on Feb 14, 2009 10:48:06 GMT -8
Looks like the Kitsap is out of drydock from DCI and heading south...at some point this weekend the Elwha should swap out with the Hyak, the Kaleetan will go to Bremerton and the Chelan will move up to Mukilteo and the Cathlamet will be moving into drydock...busy weekend for boat moves!
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Post by Barnacle on Feb 15, 2009 8:44:33 GMT -8
Yes it is... hope everyone remembered to clean out their lockers.
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Post by SS Shasta on Jun 18, 2009 17:32:59 GMT -8
Looks like the yard work and painting on MV Spokane and MV Evergreen State will take longer than expected. Work was scheduled to be completed on both vessels by about 2 July. Now it is scheduled to be finished by the end of the 3rd week of July.
Wonder if this change will impact the busy summer season?
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Post by EGfleet on Jun 18, 2009 17:52:42 GMT -8
Looks like the yard work and painting on MV Spokane and MV Evergreen State will take longer than expected. Work was scheduled to be completed on both vessels by about 2 July. Now it is scheduled to be finished by the end of the 3rd week of July. Wonder if this change will impact the busy summer season? I doubt it. First week or third week summer schedule will already have been well underway. (it starts this Sunday, after all.) It does set up the classic scenario for the nearly annual 4th of July breakdown however. ;D
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Post by Barnacle on Jun 19, 2009 15:26:56 GMT -8
Whenever the fourth of July breakdown joke comes around, I always think of the Homer Simpson quote about 'you know when something awful is going to happen and you just can't do anything about it?'
I've accepted it as inevitable; the only question is what shape it will take.
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Post by Kahloke on Jun 19, 2009 15:30:54 GMT -8
Was there a 4th of July Weekend breakdown last year, or did the 2008 holiday go by unscathed? I can't remember, mostly because I wasn't taking any ferries that weekend.
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Post by Barnacle on Jun 19, 2009 15:33:01 GMT -8
I think it might've happened early. I remember being tangentially involved, somehow, but I couldn't begin to tell you the general outlines of it anymore... they all blend in together after a while.
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Post by SS Shasta on Feb 11, 2010 9:37:13 GMT -8
Just wondering why MV Sealth was selected over MV Evergreen State to serve the Point Defiance/Tahlequah route during Rhody's yard period and service to Anderson Island? Has MV Sealth served this route before? I recall discussion that this route is so short that the large vessel's engines cannot run at full speed. Any ideas as to if MV Sealth is a "better fit" for this route than Evergreen?
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Post by FNS on Feb 11, 2010 9:47:18 GMT -8
Just wondering why MV Sealth was selected over MV Evergreen State to serve the Point Defiance/Tahlequah route during Rhody's yard period and service to Anderson Island? Has MV Sealth served this route before? I recall discussion that this route is so short that the large vessel's engines cannot run at full speed. Any ideas as to if MV Sealth is a "better fit" for this route than Evergreen? I think it all comes down to propulsion. The SEALTH is CP and the ES has Diesel-Electric. The ES had some problems with her DE system on this short run. This has been discussed some time ago on this forum.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Feb 11, 2010 11:27:47 GMT -8
I know there were some mention that the engines on the Tillikum and Klahowya couldn't warm up properly due to not going at full speed. I don't recall any mention of this being a problem with the Evergreen State (which has different engines).
The sometimes strong currents at Tahlequah could explain why they chose the Sealth. When I was on the Klahowya last year, it took 4 tries to dock at Tahlequah. On the third attempt, they had actually pulled ahead of the outer dolphins when they backed out suddenly.
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Post by Barnacle on Feb 11, 2010 14:27:37 GMT -8
Just wondering why MV Sealth was selected over MV Evergreen State to serve the Point Defiance/Tahlequah route during Rhody's yard period and service to Anderson Island? Has MV Sealth served this route before? I recall discussion that this route is so short that the large vessel's engines cannot run at full speed. Any ideas as to if MV Sealth is a "better fit" for this route than Evergreen? Let's see, in order: --has anyone actually verified that the Rhody's going on a field trip to Pierce County? It sounds pretty plausible but I don't know that anyone has officially upgraded that to 'fact' status. --Yes. Someone posted photos of the Sealth on the south end dated 2008, which makes it doubly surprising that they had to do a 'test fit' on the run recently. --The Evergreen State is 'homeported' (for WSF purposes) in the San Juans. To move her away from that run as a service plan costs more money. The Sealth, on the other hand... heck, I don't know where she's homeported anymore. --The Sealth's engines run at a better load percentage than the Klahowya and Tillikum; a little poking around on your behalf should find a thread around here that goes into great, nay, tedious detail regarding that.
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Post by Kahloke on Feb 11, 2010 14:34:12 GMT -8
has anyone actually verified that the Rhody's going on a field trip to Pierce County? It sounds pretty plausible but I don't know that anyone has officially upgraded that to 'fact' status. The latest Maintenance Schedule on WSF's website, dated this week, lists Rhody as "Standby for Pierce County" from Week 2 in March through the end of April. Does that mean Pierce County will actually press her into service? - I don't know, but I'm guessing standby status means Rhody will be available to them during that time, should they need her.
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Post by Barnacle on Feb 11, 2010 17:10:35 GMT -8
Okay, now it's been upgraded to 'fact' status. I hadn't seen that maintenance sheet. To be honest, I don't watch it that closely... working for WSF has kind of sucked the joy out of the hobby for me, and when I'm not there, I don't think about it near as much as I once did.
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Jan 16, 2012 22:15:25 GMT -8
It has been nearly two years since the last time this thread has gotten any attention, so I am gonna get her on track. They just did the Klahowya/Kitsap swap. Klahowya should be @ Winslow. You know I mean Eagle Harbor! Anyway, when exactly does Fauntleroy get Klahowya back? Need to know when I need to stop relying on paper schedules. Also, do any of you members know of any future unusual vessel assignments? Like Klahowya in the San Juans, Elwha @ Bremerton?
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