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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 10, 2018 19:35:15 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 10, 2018 20:07:04 GMT -8
Why is the Tacoma's name board like this It is on the outside of the ship so that people from shore and from other ships can see it, especially while loading onto the ship. And it has letters so that the ship's name can be read. ...Spokanzinga !
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 10, 2018 20:48:27 GMT -8
Why is the Tacoma's name board like this It is on the outside of the ship so that people from shore and from other ships can see it, especially while loading onto the ship. And it has letters so that the ship's name can be read. ...Spokanzinga ! Oh I know that part, lol, i should have Specified myself, It looks kind of faided
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 10, 2018 20:49:31 GMT -8
Here is a video of the Tacoma's horn, all of them are End no.1 and the last one was End no.2
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Post by rwbsparks on May 11, 2018 20:46:57 GMT -8
Here is a video of the Tacoma's horn, all of them are End no.1 and the last one was End no.2 What causes the difference between End 1 and End 2? I definitely prefer End 2, but I have never noticed that stark difference. Weβre different trumpets installed on each end? Or did they come out different accidentally? What would be the reason for having 2 different whistles?
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 11, 2018 22:17:06 GMT -8
Here is a video of the Tacoma's horn, all of them are End no.1 and the last one was End no.2 What causes the difference between End 1 and End 2? I definitely prefer End 2, but I have never noticed that stark difference. Weβre different trumpets installed on each end? Or did they come out different accidentally? What would be the reason for having 2 different whistles? They are the same horns(Kahlenberg). I got told with the Puyallups horn, one is older than the other, so I am assuming that it is the same with this boat
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Post by rwbsparks on May 11, 2018 22:23:22 GMT -8
What causes the difference between End 1 and End 2? I definitely prefer End 2, but I have never noticed that stark difference. Weβre different trumpets installed on each end? Or did they come out different accidentally? What would be the reason for having 2 different whistles? They are the same horns(Kahlenberg). I got told with the Puyallups horn, one is older than the other, so I am assuming that it is the same with this boat So it sounds to me like as the horns age the pitch goes up? I say that because the End 2 on Tacoma/ End 1 on Puyallup sound more like the Olympics and the Olympics obviously have new horns. The lower pitched also sound more tuned. But I could be completely wrong. Is there any way to know?
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 11, 2018 23:07:21 GMT -8
They are the same horns(Kahlenberg). I got told with the Puyallups horn, one is older than the other, so I am assuming that it is the same with this boat So it sounds to me like as the horns age the pitch goes up? I say that because the End 2 on Tacoma/ End 1 on Puyallup sound more like the Olympics and the Olympics obviously have new horns. The lower pitched also sound more tuned. But I could be completely wrong. Is there any way to know? I guess I could have made it a little shorter, The deeper ones are older and the higher ones are newer
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Post by rwbsparks on May 12, 2018 9:18:37 GMT -8
So it sounds to me like as the horns age the pitch goes up? I say that because the End 2 on Tacoma/ End 1 on Puyallup sound more like the Olympics and the Olympics obviously have new horns. The lower pitched also sound more tuned. But I could be completely wrong. Is there any way to know? I guess I could have made it a little shorter, The deeper ones are older and the higher ones are newer So on Puyallup End 1 is older than End 2? If thatβs the case then these horns age well. If End 2 is older then Iβd say in my personal opinion the horns do not age well.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 12, 2018 9:34:33 GMT -8
I guess I could have made it a little shorter, The deeper ones are older and the higher ones are newer So on Puyallup End 1 is older than End 2? If thatβs the case then these horns age well. If End 2 is older then Iβd say in my personal opinion the horns do not age well. The end no.1 horn has never gotton replaced, the End 2 horn got replaced in 2015
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Post by Barnacle on May 14, 2018 5:30:33 GMT -8
So on Puyallup End 1 is older than End 2? If thatβs the case then these horns age well. If End 2 is older then Iβd say in my personal opinion the horns do not age well. The end no.1 horn has never gotton replaced, the End 2 horn got replaced in 2015 Really? End #2 sounds like the original whistles on the Tacoma. I would think end #1 (which sounds more like the Mark I's) has had it's higher note replaced. The original whistles for the JM2s were a full octave apart, and I'm very sorry I didn't get recordings of them back in 1997-99 when they were new and in tune with themselves. Several of the whistles have at least had the higher note replaced.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 14, 2018 7:08:33 GMT -8
The end no.1 horn has never gotton replaced, the End 2 horn got replaced in 2015 Really? End #2 sounds like the original whistles on the Tacoma. I would think end #1 (which sounds more like the Mark I's) has had it's higher note replaced. The original whistles for the JM2s were a full octave apart, and I'm very sorry I didn't get recordings of them back in 1997-99 when they were new and in tune with themselves. Several of the whistles have at least had the higher note replaced. Well inside the whistles there is a diaphragm, which vibrates when air is sent through it, but if the diaphragm is screwed in tight, then it will make a sharper sound, or the diaphragm could be cracked.
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Post by Barnacle on May 14, 2018 7:24:56 GMT -8
Really? End #2 sounds like the original whistles on the Tacoma. I would think end #1 (which sounds more like the Mark I's) has had it's higher note replaced. The original whistles for the JM2s were a full octave apart, and I'm very sorry I didn't get recordings of them back in 1997-99 when they were new and in tune with themselves. Several of the whistles have at least had the higher note replaced. Well inside the whistles there is a diaphragm, which vibrates when air is sent through it, but if the diaphragm is screwed in tight, then it will make a sharper sound, or the diaphragm could be cracked. Understood. What baffles me is how the original whistles can all be uniformly out of tune. But I'm almost positive you aren't going to drop the high notes by a half-octave without changing to a larger whistle/diaphragm.
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Post by Mike on Oct 17, 2018 12:29:45 GMT -8
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Post by darrylwilsonjr on Feb 14, 2019 0:41:19 GMT -8
I just took a round-trip from Seattle to Bainbridge Island in January on both the Tacoma and Wenatchee and I shot a video of the experience:
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Post by darrylwilsonjr on Feb 14, 2019 0:43:37 GMT -8
I just took a ride on the Wenatchee and Tacoma on a recent round-trip from Seattle to Bainbridge Island in January. I shot a video of the ride:
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Post by Kahloke on Feb 14, 2019 5:52:52 GMT -8
I just took a ride on the Wenatchee and Tacoma on a recent round-trip from Seattle to Bainbridge Island in January. I shot a video of the ride: Nice video. It's been several years since I've taken the Seattle Bainbridge ferry so it's interesting to me to see the changes brought about by the reconstruction of Colman Dock. I used to commute on the Seattle Bainbridge ferry - did that for 9 years - but thankfully, I haven't had to do it during this construction period. FYI - I moved your post into the Tacoma thread because that was the vessel you were on when you shot the video. Maybe you also rode Wenatchee, but your video showed Tacoma.
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Post by avgeekjoe on Aug 28, 2020 0:16:51 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 13:43:46 GMT -8
Now here's a picture worthy of being in a tourist promotion magazine or media. ππππ
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Post by elwharust on Aug 29, 2020 14:35:24 GMT -8
maybe even on the front of the wsf Schedules at the dock.
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Post by avgeekjoe on Sept 7, 2020 15:27:15 GMT -8
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Post by SS San Mateo on Nov 14, 2022 18:16:44 GMT -8
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Post by Neil on Nov 14, 2022 20:38:20 GMT -8
I've criticized BC Ferries in the past for their timid and possibly time wasting approaches to docking, contrasting it to WSF's more aggressive practices. I guess WSF's policy works fine, as long as everyone on the bridge knows what they're doing, and no mechanical failures occur...
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Post by pnwtransit on Oct 4, 2023 16:33:01 GMT -8
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Post by Ollie on Oct 4, 2023 17:32:15 GMT -8
That looks horrible, I hope they don't do that with any more ferries
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