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Post by Balfour on Nov 27, 2011 10:54:46 GMT -8
Nick, yes the scope of work was limited to regulatory inspections and some minor repairs to conditions found during underwater and void surveys. The qualities that I see at Vancouver were safety, excellent communications, pride in performance and well maintained infrastructure. The Vancouver shipyard has it's own lock out tag out program that is well sorted out and it places an obvious emphasis on the subject of safety top to bottom. The safety officer has a seat at the daily progress meeting. We have never been to another shipyard with it's own LOTO program, they always have utilized the WSF system. I wonder what they do when a customer comes in with a poorly considered or documented system. The shipyard communication with our crew was superior. The yard provided it's own radio to us so we could talk to the shipyard foreman or safety office at any time. There was no going ashore to find anyone and likewise when the yard needed something from us they could get it done quickly. Also, at the shipyard worker level these guys would talk to us individually about the jobs they were working on, made suggestions based on what they had seen on other vessels, recommend products and asked us about the good features they saw on Puyallup. At any other shipyard we have been to in Puget Sound, except our own Eagle Harbor, the workers seem to avoid even making eye contact. Maybe that is what we liked about the Canadians, they are so much like our own guys at EH. Finally I would say the Vancouver guys had pride in their work, they were very respectful of our engine room and wanted to keep it as clean and shinny as when we arrived. I like that in a shipyard because it is respect we can relate to as mariners. They were like a visiting ship's crew. We never worried about pilfrage, lent tools back and forth freely and can say there was never the sense we were being invaded as is the case that sometimes occurrs in a shipyard. It is obvious from the condition of their dry dock, how it was maintained, the condition of the tugs how they were operated that this is a great facility that WSF should consider for a broader range of work in the future. We also liked how the Canadians in the North Vancouver area around the shipyard appreciate their maritime heritage and will look forward to coming back at the completion of the "shipyard park' being constructed near the Pinnacle hotel where we stayed. I don't think you will ever see such a thing coexisting on our side of the water. Thanks Chief, It sounds like everything went off without a hitch and the work of Seaspan was very professional. I happen to live about 4 blocks up the hill from Vancouver Dry Dock so hearing your positive experience as a whole makes me proud of the community that I live in.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2011 13:57:03 GMT -8
Thanks for the great photos everyone! I enjoyed viewing them, taken from various vantage points.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2011 21:06:49 GMT -8
Here's a photo of the Puyallup, taken from the SeaBus on November 24th.
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Jan 3, 2012 18:25:16 GMT -8
Say, Just a random thought that I can not remember the answer to... Have any Jumbo mark 2 class vessels other than Puallup ever been at Edmonds?
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Post by zargoman on Jan 3, 2012 19:37:51 GMT -8
I don't recall any such situation. Any time the Puyallup is out, a smaller boat replaces her. She is the replacement for the Tacoma/Wenatchee when they go in for annual work, as the Tacoma is now. She was smoking a bit upon departure this afternoon from Seattle. Just after pulling out
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Post by EGfleet on Feb 3, 2012 11:21:54 GMT -8
Some shots of the Puyallup yesterday morning...
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Post by lar on Aug 10, 2012 17:17:17 GMT -8
Hi Folks, I hope this is an appropriate place to post a link to my latest experiment with higher resolution image composites of WSF ferries. I did one this morning of the MV Puyallup, similar to the one of the Kaleetan that I wrote about on this page: ferriesbc.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=wsf&action=display&thread=7765&page=6This one is about 4000 x 20,000 pixels, showing the entire boat from dead abeam. The resolution is such that you can read 'Seattle' on the life rings. I used the Photosynth website for the Kaleetan image, but I've heard that only about 20% of browsers have the required plug-in. May I ask if there were any that wanted to see the Kaleetan shot but could not? For this one I thought I would try Zoomify which is Flash based, so I hope any who want to take a look can do so. Here's the link: www.larryscascaderesource.com/pics/puyallup-pano.htmlI hope it works! :-) If this stuff is interesting, I'd be more than pleased to work on the way the image is displayed. By the way, I love looking the great pics posted here. Larry
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 10, 2012 17:25:25 GMT -8
Nice shot and really cool website.
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Post by lar on Aug 11, 2012 15:53:29 GMT -8
Thank you so much Barnacle! It means a lot.
I realized that I have not yet properly introduced myself to this forum so I'll do that as soon as I figure out something to write that's pertinent. :-)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2012 17:35:59 GMT -8
Puyallup will be on the Seattle to Bainbridge Island October 20 to December 15 to replace the Tocoma.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Sept 25, 2012 23:04:33 GMT -8
Remove another BC Ferry geek from the list of those who have not sailed on a WSF vessel... ;D
Yesterday, I got the opportunity to ride aboard the Puyallup, which also happens to be the first WSF vessel I had the chance to photograph (back at VDD in Vancouver). I plan to ride more vessels on the Mukilteo-Clinton and Port Townsend-Keystone routes sometime later today. September 25, 2012The following images posted by this account are copyright © S.A. ~ Unauthorized use is prohibited. Bridge, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Bridge, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Name Board, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Exterior Seating, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Bridge and Pickle Forks, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Car Deck, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr WSF's Puyallup en route to Kingston. by BCFS, on Flickr More to come...
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Post by lar on Sept 26, 2012 7:09:12 GMT -8
Wow! What great shots! Wonderful lighting. I love the composition too. I would not have had the guts to even attempt the last one for fear of being questioned by the crew. :-)
Larry
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 26, 2012 9:03:29 GMT -8
Here's hoping that forum member "Chief" sees these and shows his crew, because these (especially this one that I've quoted) are really beautiful photographs of their ship, that they take pride in working on. Thanks Scott !
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Post by Mike on Sept 26, 2012 10:24:44 GMT -8
Great photos, Scott!
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 26, 2012 12:51:17 GMT -8
This & your other photos of this vessel are great, Scott. Just one question... We have been discussing risk, and the chances that we may be taking to get good photos. It looks as if you snuck out onto the rubbing strake of the ferry to get this particular photo. Tell us it ain't so. We do want our members to get good photos, but we also want them to not put themselves at excessive risk, and not to 'trespass' into no go areas in order to get the perfect shot.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 26, 2012 13:56:29 GMT -8
This & your other photos of this vessel are great, Scott. Just one question... We have been discussing risk, and the chances that we may be taking to get good photos. It looks as if you snuck out onto the rubbing strake of the ferry to get this particular photo. Tell us it ain't so. We do want our members to get good photos, but we also want them to not put themselves at excessive risk, and not to 'trespass' into no go areas in order to get the perfect shot. My guess is that he was holding the bottom end of his mono-pod, standing at the edge of a car-deck window, and holding the camera-end of the monopod out the window, and shot a number of shots using a timer. ....or he has really long arms.
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 26, 2012 14:25:48 GMT -8
My guess is that he was holding the bottom end of his mono-pod, standing at the edge of a car-deck window, and holding the camera-end of the monopod out the window, and shot a number of shots using a timer. ....or he has really long arms. The ship's name is pretty close to the end of the bulwark, so he wouldn't have even needed to lean out a car deck portal. You can see in this photo where the name is located Still, that's a pretty great photo Scott took. Well done.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2012 17:15:16 GMT -8
September 25, 2012The following images posted by this account are copyright © S.A. ~ Unauthorized use is prohibited. Bridge, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Bridge, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Name Board, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Exterior Seating, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Bridge and Pickle Forks, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Car Deck, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr WSF's Puyallup en route to Kingston. by BCFS, on Flickr More to come... Nice photos
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Sept 26, 2012 22:11:06 GMT -8
This & your other photos of this vessel are great, Scott. Just one question... We have been discussing risk, and the chances that we may be taking to get good photos. It looks as if you snuck out onto the rubbing strake of the ferry to get this particular photo. Tell us it ain't so. We do want our members to get good photos, but we also want them to not put themselves at excessive risk, and not to 'trespass' into no go areas in order to get the perfect shot. Thank you for the compliments, everyone. This photo was not taken from a restricted area. I did not cross any ropes or barricades, nor did I walk out onto the rubbing strake.What I did was send my Nikon D7000 equiped with a Tokina 11-16mm over the side of the ship with my left hand holding tightly on the neck strap. Shots like this are only obtainable with an ultra-wide lens. I'll upload more photos from yesterday soon.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Sept 27, 2012 0:06:40 GMT -8
Continuing those photos from September 25, 2012...The following images posted by this account are copyright © S.A. ~ Unauthorized use is prohibited. WSF's Puyallup en route to Kingston. by BCFS, on Flickr Car Deck, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Solarium, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Wake, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Pickle Forks, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Elevator, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Lifering, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr Puyallup at Kingston. by BCFS, on Flickr Puyallup en route to Edmonds. by BCFS, on Flickr Puyallup en route to Kingston. by BCFS, on Flickr Puyallup en route to Kingston. by BCFS, on Flickr Puyallup approaching Edmonds. by BCFS, on Flickr Photos from my travels on the 26th aboard the Chelan, Kennewick and Kittitas will be uploaded either later today or Friday...
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Post by mrdot on Sept 27, 2012 8:11:52 GMT -8
:)congragulations on a particularly good selection of evergreen fleet vessels, I find them much more pleasing to my eye than the present day slug fleet menu! Washington state ferries still look traditional, and not some tarted up travel industry joke! mrdot.
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Post by Barnacle on Sept 28, 2012 6:42:47 GMT -8
:)congragulations on a particularly good selection of evergreen fleet vessels, I find them much more pleasing to my eye than the present day slug fleet menu! Washington state ferries still look traditional, and not some tarted up travel industry joke! mrdot. Amen! Though I could've used a little less lipstick on the Jumbo Mark IIs, like a more conventional funnel.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Oct 6, 2012 21:51:03 GMT -8
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Post by FNS on Nov 18, 2012 22:02:04 GMT -8
Continuing those photos from September 25, 2012...The following images posted by this account are copyright © S.A. ~ Unauthorized use is prohibited.Solarium, Puyallup. by BCFS, on Flickr If you notice the glass partition with black framing, that was used to divide the solarium into smoking and non-smoking sections. There is no smoking anywhere aboard any of the vessels of WSF these days. A bit surprised these have not been removed yet.
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Post by SolDuc on Nov 19, 2012 14:50:14 GMT -8
If you notice the glass partition with black framing, that was used to divide the solarium into smoking and non-smoking sections. There is no smoking anywhere aboard any of the vessels of WSF these days. A bit surprised these have not been removed yet. They're still there on the Tacoma and the Wenatchee as well.
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