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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 20, 2015 15:27:38 GMT -8
I'm talking about WHERE he got them. Vancouver Island.
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Post by yak on Aug 28, 2015 17:18:36 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 5, 2015 12:19:59 GMT -8
Coho at Victoria, before her 6:10am departure on September 5, 2015. - she reminds me of LeConte or Aurora (AMHS) in this shot. And the smoke is a nice effect. . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr Don't flip-out, I was just having some edit fun DSC00078 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr DSC00088 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr -------------- More to come later, including video.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 5, 2015 15:59:48 GMT -8
When you get a clean reflection, you can have some fun. Jedi-powers are one way to do this, but a simple photo-rotate edit is a simpler way to force it. DSC00vert082 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr
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MV Coho
Sept 5, 2015 19:13:18 GMT -8
Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 5, 2015 19:13:18 GMT -8
Coho ferry actually left on her 6:10am sailing, but only after they were satisfied that I'd gotten all the photos that I needed... - September 5, 2015 It was nice seeing her departure from this angle. My summer viewing is complete. DSC00095 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr DSC00096 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr DSC00102 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr --------- A few hours later, on her return sailing, I was at Ogden Point and I saw her arriving into the outer harbour.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 6, 2015 13:08:04 GMT -8
Here's a trio of closely-cropped Coho (I supposed you fillet a Coho photo, not crop it). - morning of September 5, 2015, at Victoria, BC 5:18am DSC00040 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr 5:29am - the wind has shifted, and there's someone in the bridge DSC00052 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr 6:07am - ready for departure. And 25 minutes before sunrise DSC00094 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr ------------------ And here's the VIDEO of my Coho session
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 7, 2015 17:43:42 GMT -8
Coho seen from Ogden Point in Victoria, BC: - returning from Port Angeles to complete her first round-trip of the day, on her summer schedule. September 5, 2015 With an Olympic background DSC00186 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr The crowds are lined up outside forward and starboard, to watch me film the ship DSC00190 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr DSC00192 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr And the VIDEO:
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MV Coho
Sept 10, 2015 18:45:04 GMT -8
Post by Dane on Sept 10, 2015 18:45:04 GMT -8
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MV Coho
Sept 10, 2015 19:04:28 GMT -8
Post by Cascadian Transport on Sept 10, 2015 19:04:28 GMT -8
Ouch. Hope the damage isn't too bad...
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MV Coho
Sept 10, 2015 20:07:55 GMT -8
Post by Koastal Karl on Sept 10, 2015 20:07:55 GMT -8
And yet the Coho still keeps running. Mind you she was about 1hr behind after that. I was at the breakwater around 7pm tonight and she passed about 7:30pm on her way into the harbor so I think her 7:30pm departure will be delayed till about 8:30pm
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 11, 2015 17:31:03 GMT -8
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Post by mrdot on Sept 11, 2015 20:26:16 GMT -8
:)the Coho, or as some said the Slowho, still sails on, and her one year younger near sister, lies in a discusting junk pile up the river from us, with no dignity, for our first BC ferry! mrdot
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 17, 2015 17:02:42 GMT -8
Reply to a post from another thread... --------------- My thoughts exactly. I expect,though, that one of these days the Coho is going to be retired. It is pushing 60 years of service! What is the future for the Blackball route? Presumably the Black Ball Ferry Line company is profitable, which allows it to continue to operate. However, as a private company (owned by the ferry's management team members), no outsider knows for sure how financially sound the company is. The business case for the route (ie. does and can the route make money?) and the financial soundness of the company (is the company wealthy, neutral or barely hanging on?) will be put to the test when the time comes to acquire a vessel to replace the Coho. Presumably the owners will require outside financing to acquire a new ship, and that's when they would find out if potential lenders (banks) or investors believe in the business case for the route. And will the company's current level of operating income be sufficient to service the debt resulting from a new ship acquisition? The company can't remember what it was like to have large debt payments from a ship-acquisition. This is similar to a family living mortgage-free for a number of years, and then experiencing the jolt when they buy a larger home in a new city and join the mortgage-payments crowd once again. Will Black Ball need to raise their rates, or otherwise cut costs, in order to afford their new loan payments? I'd expect that the company has a "ship succession plan" in place already for knowing if they want to build new, or buy used, and how they expect to pay for it. From what I can tell, the sailings are high-capacity in the summer, and likely moderate-high capacity in the off-season, with large truck & RVs being their off-season financial bread-&-butter.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Oct 19, 2015 22:03:34 GMT -8
She's been so well maintained, as well as re-engined a few years ago, that the Coho should be good for at least another decade, or so. Part of Black Ball's marketing for the route is inviting travelers to go for a ride on a classic, vintage ferry. I like the 50's diner look of the website.
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Post by KE7JFF on Oct 26, 2015 4:16:50 GMT -8
Here is a little timelapse video I shot on my journey from Portland to boarding the Coho.
As for a replacement....interesting thought. I know I mentioned elsewhere my friends in the boat trade were telling me that the Black Ball management was shopping for a second vessel; I'm guessing the used market as its kind of hard to get a ship like the Coho brand new. I'm curious what they could find even in the non-HSC type of ships out there that would well in the Pac NW waters...
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 26, 2015 12:04:50 GMT -8
23-Oct-2015: a few pics of coho from last Friday Waiting to board Coho in Port Angeles Cars in the forward bow area of Coho Coho's solarium Duty Free counter in the mid-ship lounge Cafeteria seating on Coho Coho's outside deck Disembarking in Victoria I observed an interesting procedure while waiting to disembark in Victoria: they unloaded the front and one side of the vessel, and then started loading vehicles for the return crossing while we were still on board waiting to get off. They have to do this to keep to the schedule when vehicles are waiting to be processed by Customs Canada, as the queuing area on the dock is too small to accommodate the entire vessel's vehicle compliment at one time. Coho's crew is very adept at adjusting procedures to keep the vessel on schedule as much as they can.
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Post by Elwha on the Rocks on Oct 26, 2015 15:01:51 GMT -8
As for a replacement....interesting thought. I know I mentioned elsewhere my friends in the boat trade were telling me that the Black Ball management was shopping for a second vessel; I'm guessing the used market as its kind of hard to get a ship like the Coho brand new. I'm curious what they could find even in the non-HSC type of ships out there that would well in the Pac NW waters... I wonder if they would be at all interested in the Taku as a second vessel if AMHS does end up selling it? It has the same cardeck door setup as the Coho, and while I haven't ridden either I would imagine that it wouldn't take too much work to convert the Taku to have the same layout inside as the Coho. The only thing is the cabins would be useless to Black Ball. Just a thought...
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MV Coho
Oct 26, 2015 15:45:21 GMT -8
Post by WettCoast on Oct 26, 2015 15:45:21 GMT -8
As for a replacement....interesting thought. I know I mentioned elsewhere my friends in the boat trade were telling me that the Black Ball management was shopping for a second vessel; I'm guessing the used market as its kind of hard to get a ship like the Coho brand new. I'm curious what they could find even in the non-HSC type of ships out there that would well in the Pac NW waters... I wonder if they would be at all interested in the Taku as a second vessel if AMHS does end up selling it? It has the same cardeck door setup as the Coho, and while I haven't ridden either I would imagine that it wouldn't take too much work to convert the Taku to have the same layout inside as the Coho. The only thing is the cabins would be useless to Black Ball. Just a thought... Not to mention that the Taku is just four years 'newer' than the Coho (built 1963 versus 1959). It would not make any sense to acquire a ship that old, except maybe in Fiji ...
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MV Coho
Oct 28, 2015 7:08:42 GMT -8
Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 28, 2015 7:08:42 GMT -8
Here is an interesting item from a Times Colonist news article on the Belleville St dock project: It's from Ryan Burles, the CEO of Black Ball: from HERE----------- 20 to 40 years left means a vessel that will retire at approx. 80 years old or 100 years old. wow. I'm not sure that's a realistic estimate. But it's the first and only thing I've heard from Black Ball on that issue.
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 28, 2015 9:45:26 GMT -8
Perhaps Blackball is being delusional in suggesting that they can get another 20 to 40 years out of the old girl? I think they need to have a replacement in place within a decade, at the most. We don't want this to turn into another 'Steel Electric' fiasco.
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MV Coho
Oct 28, 2015 10:24:17 GMT -8
Post by westernflyer on Oct 28, 2015 10:24:17 GMT -8
Perhaps Blackball is being delusional in suggesting that they can get another 20 to 40 years out of the old girl? I think they need to have a replacement in place within a decade, at the most. We don't want this to turn into another 'Steel Electric' fiasco. I'm not sure that it's fair to compare the Coho to the Steel Electrics. The Coho seems to have had a significant advantage when it comes to care and maintenance Additionally, she was built with far more advanced methods than were the Steel Electrics.
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MV Coho
Oct 28, 2015 10:54:09 GMT -8
Post by WettCoast on Oct 28, 2015 10:54:09 GMT -8
Perhaps Blackball is being delusional in suggesting that they can get another 20 to 40 years out of the old girl? I think they need to have a replacement in place within a decade, at the most. We don't want this to turn into another 'Steel Electric' fiasco. I'm not sure that it's fair to compare the Coho to the Steel Electrics. The Coho seems to have had a significant advantage when it comes to care and maintenance Additionally, she was built with far more advanced methods than were the Steel Electrics. That may be fair comment, but, do you really want to see the Coho still in operation at age 80? I don't think so ....
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Post by KE7JFF on Oct 28, 2015 12:31:37 GMT -8
If the ships metal isn't worn down like heck like the Princess Maggie was towards its end, I think 80 is entirely possible.
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MV Coho
Oct 28, 2015 15:29:45 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on Oct 28, 2015 15:29:45 GMT -8
Perhaps Blackball is being delusional in suggesting that they can get another 20 to 40 years out of the old girl? I think they need to have a replacement in place within a decade, at the most. We don't want this to turn into another 'Steel Electric' fiasco. I'm not sure that it's fair to compare the Coho to the Steel Electrics. The Coho seems to have had a significant advantage when it comes to care and maintenance Additionally, she was built with far more advanced methods than were the Steel Electrics. I think you are absolutely correct on all points, but it's important to bear in mind the significance of Transport Canada/USCG requirements for vessel's safe operation. These requirements are constantly changing to bring them in line with modern technology, something the Coho will have an increasingly difficult time bringing up to par. The USCG ultimately did the Steel Electrics in. In addition to this, the Steel Electrics had a full rebuild essentially from the hull-up in the early-mid 1980s. The Coho has had no such rebuild (as of yet). Maybe this kind of life extension is necessary for continued service as Black Ball suggests. I would presume that without an extensive rebuild, the 20-40 year timeline is unrealistic.
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Oct 28, 2015 15:39:36 GMT -8
Post by mrdot on Oct 28, 2015 15:39:36 GMT -8
:)it is because she runs slowho she still sails on while our burnt out BC ferry sisters are in the scrapyard! :)mrdot.
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