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Post by old_wsf_fan on Apr 17, 2007 19:16:51 GMT -8
Lokks like the dreaded rudder disease is spreading. According to the WSF website, the Sealth is out of service due to rudder problems until further notice. Let's hope it isn't serious.
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Post by Ferryman on Apr 17, 2007 21:10:34 GMT -8
Mr. Barnacle must have spilled his coffee on the controls...  |
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Post by SS Shasta on Apr 18, 2007 3:13:56 GMT -8
Looks like the problem might be complicated. MV Sealth is to be replaced by MV Evergreen State.
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Post by zman on Apr 18, 2007 5:57:31 GMT -8
There goes the maintenance "schedule" again.
It appears that the EVERGREEN STATE will be showing up after 10am.
"From Anacortes the 6:10 am sailing to Lopez and Friday Harbor and the 9:35 am sailing to Friday Harbor.
From Friday Harbor the 8:05am and the 11:10am are cancelled."
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Post by Barnacle on Apr 18, 2007 6:52:46 GMT -8
Mr. Barnacle must have spilled his coffee on the controls... Hey, man, didn't happen on my watch... ;D I talked to the chief mate on duty last night and was told that the rudder got grabbed by a nasty tide rip, flopping it over. There's a possibility that the rudder stock is bent; if that's the case then a replacement installation will be required. I think the biggest problem is that a drydock is required to inspect for damage. The Issaquah's due out of Dakota Creek in a day or two, so there's a lift available right down the street. That having been said, yes, I am dancing about the house like I'm in a Jackson 5 video at the very thought of getting to run my baby for a day or two. (Except that it's been so long--four years--since I've run the old girl I have to re-complete break-in training/paperwork on her.) |
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Post by SS San Mateo on Apr 18, 2007 7:35:04 GMT -8
I hope it doesn't take too long to fix. Having yet another ferry down for a long period of time is the last thing we need.
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Post by Barnacle on Apr 18, 2007 7:43:16 GMT -8
I don't think she'll be down long. The worst case scenario (thus far) would be needing to fabricate a rudder stock--I suspect the Sealth will be down for about a week unless the damage is greater than that, like cracking the rudder quadrant or something, in which case all bets are off.
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Post by Barnacle on Apr 19, 2007 13:51:13 GMT -8
Caveat: Assuming drydock availability.  |
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Post by SS San Mateo on Apr 19, 2007 15:30:21 GMT -8
Caveat: Assuming drydock availability. Is there anything that prevents WSF from allowing their vessels to be drydocked in BC if all the drydocks here are taken? |
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Apr 19, 2007 17:20:53 GMT -8
Jones Act
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Post by SS Shasta on Apr 19, 2007 18:04:55 GMT -8
Caveat: Assuming drydock availability. Send her up to Ketchikan  . Our drydock has been empty for most of the winter. That is because AMHS decided to send MV Taku and MV Malaspina to Todds in Seattle for their annual overhauls this year. Actually the Ketchikan yard did complete emergency repairs on MV Queen of Prince Rupert late last fall. |
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Post by SS San Mateo on Apr 19, 2007 18:19:23 GMT -8
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Post by In Washington on Apr 19, 2007 19:08:10 GMT -8
Back in the 80's one of the Issaquah Class boats was sent to Vancouver to have some work done. I can't remember exactly what the circumstances were but I remember the Captain who did the move. He is now a Puget Sound Pilot and had the pilotage for going under the bridge and into harbor.
I am getting old... I know I have the knowledge stored but just can't seem to retrieve it like I used to!
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Post by Brassman on Apr 19, 2007 19:39:06 GMT -8
In reply to In Washington:
That was the Kittitas, it was to be an overnight repair to replace a seal in the CP propeller. Ended up that it was cracked oil tubes. When Liaen (sp) saw how PSI supported the tubes in the shaft they pulled their licsence for PSI to manufacture their CPP's.
At Burrard Yarrows it got to the point where the outer stern tube bearing was found to be way out of alingement. WSF said get the boat out, because the American shipyards were raising hell.
Several years later, after the upper cardecks were added that bearing failed & once again, up in the drydock, off with the rudder and propeller, and out with the shaft.
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Post by Barnacle on Apr 20, 2007 6:41:19 GMT -8
I have a newspaper article concerning a BC trip for the Hyak back in... oh, 1985 or so. Does that sound familiar too, In Washington?
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Post by northwesterner on Apr 20, 2007 8:37:21 GMT -8
That having been said, yes, I am dancing about the house like I'm in a Jackson 5 video at the very thought of getting to run my baby for a day or two. (Except that it's been so long--four years--since I've run the old girl I have to re-complete break-in training/paperwork on her.) How well is Evergreen State keeping to the schedule? I believe it was mentioned here that after she left the islands as a permanently assigned vessel a few years ago, the schedule was modified for the Friday Harbor- Anacortes direct trips to run in 65 minutes rather than the 80 minutes needed for Evergreen State. BTW - I think its great that she is up in the islands and holding down a front line assignment as well. Right now its almost like old times up there with Chelan, Evergreen State, and Kaleetan. If only Nisqually was the inter-island boat rather than Quinault. |
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Post by SS San Mateo on Apr 20, 2007 9:45:22 GMT -8
How well is Evergreen State keeping to the schedule? Not very well. From the service bulletin yesterday: Service bulletin today: There is some good news however: |
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Post by SS San Mateo on Apr 21, 2007 8:53:29 GMT -8
The Yakima is heading up to the San Juans right now.  |
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Apr 21, 2007 12:52:26 GMT -8
I saw her last night at 6 pm coming up from tacoma, just where the heck is the issaquah coming from eh?
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Post by EGfleet on Apr 21, 2007 17:12:55 GMT -8
I saw her last night at 6 pm coming up from tacoma, just where the heck is the issaquah coming from eh? Dakota Creek here in Anacortes. She left this morning. |
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Post by Barnacle on Apr 21, 2007 21:03:23 GMT -8
How well is Evergreen State keeping to the schedule? Not very well. From the service bulletin yesterday: Hey! Don't be talkin' smack about my Evergreen State. NO 13-knot boat could keep a 17-knot schedule. Seriously, though, she couldn't keep the schedule hardly at all. The late ...um, 6:05 PM? sailing dropped its Orcas stop and proceeded directly to FH, which allowed us to make our 8 PM departure right on time (as well as the 8:40 from Lopez due to light traffic). But when 1:05 between Ana and FH is allotted to a boat that can do it in, at best, 1:20, and stack two trips like that in a row first thing in the day, you're an hour behind with no chance to catch up without dumping a sailing (those long suffering Lopezians!). |
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Post by zman on Apr 27, 2007 7:31:06 GMT -8
The latest WSF alert said that the YAKIMA will be replacing the "slow EVERGREEN STATE". They didnt even bother to say "slower", they just said "slow".  |
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Post by Barnacle on Apr 27, 2007 15:13:32 GMT -8
Well... I mean, really, can you offer a serious rebuttal?
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Post by SS San Mateo on Apr 27, 2007 15:20:31 GMT -8
Any estimate on when the Sealth will be back in service?
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Post by Barnacle on Apr 27, 2007 15:26:49 GMT -8
In a few weeks. I think they're taking the opportunity to deal with a bunch of other stuff while they're tied up.
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. Our drydock has been empty for most of the winter. That is because AMHS decided to send MV Taku and MV Malaspina to Todds in Seattle for their annual overhauls this year. Actually the Ketchikan yard did complete emergency repairs on MV Queen of Prince Rupert late last fall.
