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Post by wrangler on May 7, 2009 7:56:15 GMT -8
On a boat like the Steiacoom II (and I believe the Rhody also) the bow prop remains engaged. The controllable-pitched propellers are pitched for all operational conditions--no clutch disengagements/reengagements needed.
The problem with the fixed pitched wheel and reversing gear is that there is no finese with the propulsion. It's basically on/off.
Oversized 2-stroke engines are needed for the Island Home to function (ie; stop), which means higher emissions and fuel use than would be the case if a 4-stroke engine drove a CP wheel.
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Post by Kahloke on May 8, 2009 17:50:43 GMT -8
Rhody's back in service. Hiyu was pulling into Eagle Harbor when we landed at Bainbridge tonight at 6:00.
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Post by SS San Mateo on May 10, 2009 15:12:47 GMT -8
Here we go again...
"The 3:40pm sailing from Point Defiance and the 4:05pm sailing from Tahlequah are cancelled until necessary repairs are made to the Rhododendron. We will continue to provide updates as more information is received. Fauntleroy and Southworth provide alternative routes to Vashon Island."
Edit: The 4:35pm sailing from Point Defiance and the 5:00pm sailing from Tahlequah are cancelled as well. It looks like she's on trial runs now.
Edit (again): Now out of service "until further notice".
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Post by Kahloke on May 10, 2009 21:23:10 GMT -8
Whatever Rhody's problem was this time, they managed to fix it quickly:
Sunday, May 10, 2009 5:32PM Point Defiance/Tahlequah - Back in Service The necessary repairs have been made to the Rhododendron and with the 5:55pm departure from Tahlequah the boat is backing service. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
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Post by SS Shasta on Nov 23, 2009 15:40:44 GMT -8
Rhody at Eagle Harbor. Is this scheduled maintenance/CG inspection?
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Post by SS San Mateo on Nov 23, 2009 15:53:18 GMT -8
Rhody at Eagle Harbor. Is this scheduled maintenance/CG inspection? Whatever is being done, it wasn't scheduled (at least it didn't show up on the maintenance schedule). She was taken out of service on Saturday morning sometime after the 8:50 trip from Tahlequah. The scheduled maintenance/annual maintenance is supposed to be done the second half of February.
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Post by Barnacle on Nov 23, 2009 16:01:51 GMT -8
Nope. Old girl's having some mechanical issues.
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Post by whidbeyislandguy on Nov 23, 2009 18:33:52 GMT -8
Am the i the only that thinks her rebuild just didn't go well on many levels.. Seems like although it extender her life he caused way to many problems with her also. Sometimes I think she is like the Elwha and the Cathlamet, alittle bit of a Frankenstein boat.
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 23, 2009 19:37:13 GMT -8
Am the i the only that thinks her rebuild just didn't go well on many levels.. Seems like although it extender her life he caused way to many problems with her also. Sometimes I think she is like the Elwha and the Cathlamet, alittle bit of a Frankenstein boat. Elwha, yes, but Cathlamet a Frankenstein boat? In what way? She pretty much looks just like all the other Issy's, at least from the outside. Apart from her dubious beginnings (ie. many dock rammings, and multiple propulsion system retrofits to try and fix that problem) the rest of her career has been pretty much trouble-free, no? And, it doesn't appear that she has been hacked to death like Elwha, or has she? If you really want a good example of a "Frankenstein boat", look no further than Queen of Alberni. A once reasonably elegant vessel, she's pretty much become the ugly duckling of the C-Class fleet, thanks to all the hatchet jobs done on her.
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Post by whidbeyislandguy on Nov 24, 2009 1:35:09 GMT -8
Am the i the only that thinks her rebuild just didn't go well on many levels.. Seems like although it extender her life he caused way to many problems with her also. Sometimes I think she is like the Elwha and the Cathlamet, alittle bit of a Frankenstein boat. Elwha, yes, but Cathlamet a Frankenstein boat? In what way? She pretty much looks just like all the other Issy's, at least from the outside. Apart from her dubious beginnings (ie. many dock rammings, and multiple propulsion system retrofits to try and fix that problem) the rest of her career has been pretty much trouble-free, no? And, it doesn't appear that she has been hacked to death like Elwha, or has she? If you really want a good example of a "Frankenstein boat", look no further than Queen of Alberni. A once reasonably elegant vessel, she's pretty much become the ugly duckling of the C-Class fleet, thanks to all the hatchet jobs done on her. Yes the Cathlamet might not look like it but she has been very much so.
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Post by Barnacle on Nov 24, 2009 4:56:25 GMT -8
Am the i the only that thinks her rebuild just didn't go well on many levels.. Seems like although it extender her life he caused way to many problems with her also. Sometimes I think she is like the Elwha and the Cathlamet, alittle bit of a Frankenstein boat. Well, let us not forget that the Rhody's rebuild was seventeen years ago. There were some initial problems but unless I'm really not paying attention her service "gaps" have really only cropped up in the last three years. The Cathlamet has had some experimenting done upon her, but again not in recent years. I can't think of anything that has been done to her that ultimately hasn't been done to the other Issies, save for the Sealth never received ramps. The Elwha... okay. You have a point there.
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Post by EGfleet on Nov 24, 2009 5:57:24 GMT -8
Am the i the only that thinks her rebuild just didn't go well on many levels.. Seems like although it extender her life he caused way to many problems with her also. Sometimes I think she is like the Elwha and the Cathlamet, alittle bit of a Frankenstein boat. Well, let us not forget that the Rhody's rebuild was seventeen years ago. There were some initial problems but unless I'm really not paying attention her service "gaps" have really only cropped up in the last three years. The Cathlamet has had some experimenting done upon her, but again not in recent years. I can't think of anything that has been done to her that ultimately hasn't been done to the other Issies, save for the Sealth never received ramps. The Elwha... okay. You have a point there. I agree...the Cathlamet is nowhere in the same league as the Elwha. She did have a few test propulsion systems, but she hasnt' had the major reconstruction like the Elwha. And she had been a steady runner since they got her bugs worked out. The Rhody...not surprising she is having issues now. The 20 years of life extension she was rebuilt for is just about up. That is one project the state probably still wishes they had never gotten into.
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Post by Barnacle on Nov 24, 2009 15:19:57 GMT -8
The Rhody...not surprising she is having issues now. The 20 years of life extension she was rebuilt for is just about up. That is one project the state probably still wishes they had never gotten into. You know, I'd completely forgotten about that aspect of it. For once they're being almost pro-active... the Rhody's replacement ought to be out by the time she's 65. We're getting there!
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Post by kanaskat on Nov 24, 2009 22:56:22 GMT -8
"For once they're being almost pro-active... the Rhody's replacement ought to be out by the time she's 65. We're getting there!" I hope you are right. But the current long range plan is not encouraging. After Haugen's third 64 and one 144 they are planing another building holiday that will keep the newer Evergreens and at least they Hyak in service 65 years or more. When was the last time that Washington State government did anything more quickly than they planned?..... .......And if you said replace the Steel Electrics I have another three undersized boats that are 100% overpriced to sell you! Any long range plan for the Washington State Ferry system should include a time table for replacing the not just the Steel Electrics and the Rhody but all the Evergreens and the Supers. And we probably aught to think about Jumbo Mk IIIs as well. At least the folks at Tahlequah are getting the Klahowya for now.
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Post by Barnacle on Nov 25, 2009 4:56:36 GMT -8
The newbuilds (which I'm referring to as the Chieftain Class because I'm sick to the teeth of the Island Home moniker, because, they no longer resemble the IH at all) are, theoretically, replacing the Steel-Electrics and the Rhody. At some point they were supposed to include the Evergreen State in that deal, but replacing six boats with three is really stretching the plans and I wouldn't be surprised to see the E-State hang around a bit longer.
But yes, we should have replaced the SE's about five years ago, the new Evergreen replacements should be on the ways by now, and the replacements for the Supers should be in the concept stage. WSF is about a build-cycle and a half behind as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Nov 27, 2009 18:20:37 GMT -8
She's back in service now (returned sometime this afternoon).
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Post by SS San Mateo on Dec 2, 2009 14:01:15 GMT -8
I just looked at the latest maintenance schedule (updated 12/01) and noticed that she will be placed on standby status after her annual maintenance (2nd half of February) and the Sealth will be running in her place.
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Post by Barnacle on Dec 2, 2009 22:19:02 GMT -8
Oh, that's a new twist... the fitting at Pt. D. must've gone well.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Dec 15, 2009 9:24:51 GMT -8
I wonder if she is scheduled to go down to the Steilacoom-Anderson Island-Ketron Island route shortly after maintenance/annual inspection. I can't remember the last time the Christine Anderson went in for drydocking. That could explain the standby status.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Jan 12, 2010 15:30:50 GMT -8
The newest maintenance schedule shows her being on standby through the end of April, then returning to the Pt. Defiance-Tahlequah route.
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Post by SS Shasta on Feb 8, 2010 10:29:01 GMT -8
I wonder if she is scheduled to go down to the Steilacoom-Anderson Island-Ketron Island route shortly after maintenance/annual inspection. I can't remember the last time the Christine Anderson went in for drydocking. That could explain the standby status. Just wondering if this has been confirmed yet?
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Post by Jody on Feb 10, 2010 12:02:39 GMT -8
I wonder if she is scheduled to go down to the Steilacoom-Anderson Island-Ketron Island route shortly after maintenance/annual inspection. I can't remember the last time the Christine Anderson went in for drydocking. That could explain the standby status. Just wondering if this has been confirmed yet? Newest version of the Vessel Status Report on the WSF website (added today) shows the status for the Rhody as "Standby for Pierce County" from the beginning of the 2nd week of March until the end of week 4 in April, then returning to Point Defiance. So it's looking good... Jody
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Post by SS Shasta on Mar 9, 2010 14:01:31 GMT -8
Is the Rhody still at Eagle Harbor or is she working the Anderson Island route? I noticed that she has not been called for today's emergency vessel shift as MV Hiyu has been called back into service.
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Post by EGfleet on Mar 9, 2010 14:06:25 GMT -8
Is the Rhody still at Eagle Harbor or is she working the Anderson Island route? I noticed that she has not been called for today's emergency vessel shift as MV Hiyu has been called back into service. She is listed as being on "Stand by for Pierce County."
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Post by SS San Mateo on Mar 9, 2010 14:13:41 GMT -8
Is the Rhody still at Eagle Harbor or is she working the Anderson Island route? I noticed that she has not been called for today's emergency vessel shift as MV Hiyu has been called back into service. She is listed as being on "Stand by for Pierce County." And a quick check over at the Pierce County ferry website confirms that the Rhody is not on the Anderson Island route (nothing on the site indicates as to if/when she'll be down there).
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