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Post by compdude787 on Mar 30, 2013 22:01:39 GMT -8
Since we always do a ferry trip on the Queen of Richmond every April 1, I thought that us Washingtonians should start our own tradition: do a ferry trip on the Sequim on April 1. The Sequim will be on the Seattle-Winslow route that day. Since it's a weekday we should do it in the evening to accommodate everyone's work schedule. Let's meet at Colman Dock at 5:30pm. What do you all think? PS this will be a rare chance to sail on the Sequim, the fourth Jumbo Mark II ferry that allegedly was "never built." WSF only uses her on April 1st and equips her with a fog machine to prevent anyone from seeing her. For the rest of the year, she is stored in an obscure location. I know where it is, but it's top-secret info, and I can't disclose the location because it's vital to national security.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 30, 2013 22:09:52 GMT -8
I will definitely be there for the Sequim trip on Monday. I might be a big squeamish about riding that ship on that route, but a few bottles of Pepto Bismol will help me to enjoy the trip.
I've heard so many good things about that ship, so I need to see her for myself.
Did Barnacle ever tell the story about when he put her on a sandbar in the fog, and then reversed off and carried on ?
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Post by SolDuc on Mar 30, 2013 22:58:35 GMT -8
I'll make sure not to miss this unique opportunity! Remember that there is no written schedule for the Sequim, so that going as footies is the best solution. With 3 JMIIs on the run it is the only weekday of the year without a sailing wait on both sides of the sound!
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Post by compdude787 on Mar 31, 2013 11:44:54 GMT -8
I forgot to mention that the reason why they're having the Sequim on that route as a third ferry is in anticipation of the increased traffic demand due to a very special event taking place. (Steve you might want to sit down before you continue reading this .) WSF has secretly been doing restoration work on the Kalakala without any of us knowing it and is going to be taking it to Eagle Harbor to have a ceremony to commemorate the completion of the multi-year restoration process. They will expect lots of locals to be there and to crowd the ferry. WSF plans to moor it on Lake Washington near where the Lake Washington Shipyard once was, (it was built there) in order to serve as a museum ship. It's not posted on the WSF website because David Moseley forgot to tell the webmasters to post info about this. He must have thought none of them would believe him. But hey, anything can happen here!
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Post by compdude787 on Mar 31, 2013 11:53:26 GMT -8
Oh and, something Steve will also love is that onboard the Sequim, there are some of those chairs that were originally installed in the Issaquah class. Steve, you'll probably sit in one of those and think "Good times, good times. I want one of these chairs at my house!" And the rest of us will sit in them for a second and think "Wow, these are so uncomfortable. Glad they're gone!" The teacup chairs that were original to the Jumbo Class will also be there, and we will have the same reaction to those with regards to their discomfort. And finally, there's a few of the Eames chairs that are still found on the Hyak and Elwha. But luckily, 99% of the chairs are normal, but their colors are just the same as the Spokane, giving the Sequim the nickname "Clown Boat II."
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Post by SolDuc on Mar 31, 2013 15:21:04 GMT -8
I forgot to mention that the reason why they're having the Sequim on that route as a third ferry is in anticipation of the increased traffic demand due to a very special event taking place. (Steve you might want to sit down before you continue reading this .) WSF has secretly been doing restoration work on the Kalakala without any of us knowing it and is going to be taking it to Eagle Harbor to have a ceremony to commemorate the completion of the multi-year restoration process. They will expect lots of locals to be there and to crowd the ferry. WSF plans to moor it on Lake Washington near where the Lake Washington Shipyard once was, (it was built there) in order to serve as a museum ship. It's not posted on the WSF website because David Moseley forgot to tell the webmasters to post info about this. He must have thought none of them would believe him. But hey, anything can happen here! (Im talking serious here) If there is one place where the Kalakala should be, it would be either at Seattle or Bremerton, as she spend her career there. I could see her spending a year at Seattle (say, at the renovated Pier 49 that Waterfront Seattle has in plan) and a year in Bremerton, working in tandem with the USS turner joy. It would be a the nicest thing that could happen to her. The only place in the lake where I could see her gain enough popularity to not rely on donations would be the new MOHAI.
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Post by compdude787 on Mar 31, 2013 21:37:39 GMT -8
I forgot to mention that the reason why they're having the Sequim on that route as a third ferry is in anticipation of the increased traffic demand due to a very special event taking place. (Steve you might want to sit down before you continue reading this .) WSF has secretly been doing restoration work on the Kalakala without any of us knowing it and is going to be taking it to Eagle Harbor to have a ceremony to commemorate the completion of the multi-year restoration process. They will expect lots of locals to be there and to crowd the ferry. WSF plans to moor it on Lake Washington near where the Lake Washington Shipyard once was, (it was built there) in order to serve as a museum ship. It's not posted on the WSF website because David Moseley forgot to tell the webmasters to post info about this. He must have thought none of them would believe him. But hey, anything can happen here! (Im talking serious here) If there is one place where the Kalakala should be, it would be either at Seattle or Bremerton, as she spend her career there. I could see her spending a year at Seattle (say, at the renovated Pier 49 that Waterfront Seattle has in plan) and a year in Bremerton, working in tandem with the USS turner joy. It would be a the nicest thing that could happen to her. The only place in the lake where I could see her gain enough popularity to not rely on donations would be the new MOHAI. Oh, I got mixed up. WSF was originally planning on making her be a museum in the aforementioned spot on Lake Washington, but then MOHAI offered a moorage spot on Lake Union where all its ships are. WSF prefers that she spends her retirement in freshwater, not saltwater, so that her hull can be better preserved.
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Post by BreannaF on Apr 1, 2013 23:22:17 GMT -8
That explains a lot. I was on my way to work this morning, just passing the spot at the top of the hill in Edmonds where you can look out and see the great view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. There was a ferry out there, I thought it looked like the Puyallup, but it was coming from the North instead of heading in from Kingston. I just passed it off as a vessel being moved somewhere for maintenance, but it was just a little hazy this morning in that direction, so I wasn't absolutely sure which ferry it was. Reading this thread, I'm pretty sure it must have been the Sequim coming in from wherever they keep it. Are we sure that they aren't using it as a test ship to see which BC Ferries terminals that the WSF boats will fit into???
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Post by compdude787 on Apr 2, 2013 7:44:57 GMT -8
I got to ride on the Sequim yesterday. I brought my camera with me, but I forgot to take the memory card out of my computer, so I couldn't take any pics...
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