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Post by Kahloke on Apr 10, 2015 19:49:06 GMT -8
It's now official. The state has accepted MV Samish. This means Samish now gets its own thread. From this point forward, anything regarding this new vessel should go here.
From the WSF Weekly Bulletin:
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Apr 11, 2015 8:10:28 GMT -8
That's terrific. She'll be a welcome addition to the fleet.
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Post by whitieiii on Apr 13, 2015 20:13:36 GMT -8
Would really like to go ride it, seeing the Toikae (and hopfully the olympic class) is currently my favroite of the fleet! Where will the maiden voyage be? Anacortes/San Juan Islands?
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Post by Ignacio on Apr 14, 2015 7:13:43 GMT -8
Where will the maiden voyage be? Anacortes/San Juan Islands? Christened/open house in Anacortes on May 20 according to various sources including en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Samish.
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Post by whitieiii on Apr 14, 2015 11:20:06 GMT -8
Will be there... Take a day off school
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Post by zargoman on Apr 19, 2015 19:35:15 GMT -8
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Apr 19, 2015 20:00:52 GMT -8
Same Brown, Utilitarian cabin as the Tokitae, I see.
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Post by zargoman on Apr 20, 2015 21:07:23 GMT -8
Yeah. Based on how all three of the KDT class boats have the same colors, I'm not really surprised. I really wanted to see some variety with this class. They did so good with the Issaquah class cabin refurbishments. Don't know why the new boats aren't getting the same treatment. The new bench seats on the Tokitae (and probably Samish-didn't get a real good look) are way too firm. I do like the use of the dark non-skid coating on the outer decks though. Hopefully wont show dirt as bad as the gray. That stuff is not fun to clean.
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Post by crashlament on Apr 23, 2015 6:08:41 GMT -8
Yeah, but I am pretty sure they are getting refurbished. I was slightly dissapointed in hearing about the Samish's interior. I am crashlament by the way. I have the YouTube Channel Crazy Cathlamet. Nice to meet all of you.
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Post by whitieiii on Apr 23, 2015 14:01:00 GMT -8
but i love those free standing single person seats on the Tokitae so comfterble....
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Post by zargoman on Apr 24, 2015 12:06:22 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 24, 2015 12:30:49 GMT -8
The single chairs are great on the Tokitae. The bench seats are the ones that are terribly undercushioned (I don't think that's a word, but I just made it one). Okay, got the Samish departing Colman Dock this morning to continue sea trials. Nice photos! Can't wait to get a ride on the new boat this summer up in the islands. I'm curious as to what position she will be running. My guess is #2 with Yakima running #3, or vice-versa. I think it's reasonable to predict it will be #2 or #3. I expect they will keep Elwha in the #5 slot. We'll find out soon enough. In any case, thanks for posting the photos.
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Post by crashlament on Apr 25, 2015 12:47:59 GMT -8
The interiors of WSF ferries have not been impressing me lately. I'm not expecting anything like the Spokane, but for gosh sakes this isnt UPS.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 25, 2015 13:35:30 GMT -8
I wonder what boat she is replacing in the San Juan Islands?? The Hyak?? I hope the Yakima and Elwha stay in the Islands. Has anyone seen this yet?
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Apr 25, 2015 18:07:30 GMT -8
I wonder what boat she is replacing in the San Juan Islands?? The Hyak?? I hope the Yakima and Elwha stay in the Islands. Has anyone seen this yet? The maintenance schedule is currently off-line, but I am almost positive Samish will replace Hyak in the Islands. I think the odds are pretty high she'll serve as Vessel No. 3.
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Post by EGfleet on Apr 26, 2015 5:34:00 GMT -8
I wonder what boat she is replacing in the San Juan Islands?? The Hyak?? I hope the Yakima and Elwha stay in the Islands. Has anyone seen this yet? The maintenance schedule is currently off-line, but I am almost positive Samish will replace Hyak in the Islands. I think the odds are pretty high she'll serve as Vessel No. 3. For whatever reason, it's offline if you are using Google Chrome or Firefox. The link works in Internet Explorer...why, I have no idea. Something to do with the hyperlinking isn't working in the other two browsers. Here's the top part of the 22 April update, covering the Supers.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 27, 2015 17:51:41 GMT -8
Is the Samish going to be in the San Juan all year round as a regular boat??? or just the summer season?
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 27, 2015 18:25:18 GMT -8
Is the Samish going to be in the San Juan all year round as a regular boat??? or just the summer season? I believe it's supposed to be a regular year-round boat in the islands.
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Post by whitieiii on Apr 28, 2015 8:15:15 GMT -8
I don't think it will be moving anytime soon.... the Tokitae is the one that might do more route shuffles than the Samish at this time but don't take my word for any of that... it's home port will be the Anacortes route, I think?
Isn't the Hiyu the oldest ferry currently in the fleet? what's the next oldest boat to be replaced when the Chimacum comes to service? one of the Issiquahs or one of the supers?
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Post by FNS on Apr 28, 2015 9:11:30 GMT -8
I don't think it will be moving anytime soon.... the Tokitae is the one that might do more route shuffles than the Samish at this time but don't take my word for any of that... it's home port will be the Anacortes route, I think? Isn't the Hiyu the oldest ferry currently in the fleet? what's the next oldest boat to be replaced when the Chimacum comes to service? one of the Issiquahs or one of the supers? The 1954 EVERGREEN STATE is the oldest ferry in the WSF fleet. Then, the 1958 KLAHOWYA and the 1959 TILLIKUM. The HIYU was built in 1967. Still having a good number of years of service ahead of her, the little HIYU will be the first to go this year as another smaller community or two wants that ferry. The SAMISH will leave the San Juans at times to visit the Vessel Maintenance Center and get drydocked to keep herself fit and updated for service. I won't be surprised if she replaces a vessel on another run for the same purpose.
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Post by whitieiii on Apr 29, 2015 7:17:00 GMT -8
I don't think it will be moving anytime soon.... the Tokitae is the one that might do more route shuffles than the Samish at this time but don't take my word for any of that... it's home port will be the Anacortes route, I think? Isn't the Hiyu the oldest ferry currently in the fleet? what's the next oldest boat to be replaced when the Chimacum comes to service? one of the Issiquahs or one of the supers? The 1954 EVERGREEN STATE is the oldest ferry in the WSF fleet. Then, the 1958 KLAHOWYA and the 1959 TILLIKUM. The HIYU was built in 1967. Still having a good number of years of service ahead of her, the little HIYU will be the first to go this year as another smaller community or two wants that ferry. The SAMISH will leave the San Juans at times to visit the Vessel Maintenance Center and get drydocked to keep herself fit and updated for service. I won't be surprised if she replaces a vessel on another run for the same purpose. oh... well I don't know my ferries that well then.... I guess that the Hiyu's compacity does not meet up to the amount of traffic she will create... isn't she the smallest boat currently in the fleet in terms of auto compacity? I already knew boats have to leave for annual cost guard inspection and mantinance and/or dry docking..... but speeking about Route fill ins, I would love for her to replace the Spokane or Double W at time when pulling the Tokitae is not advisable to the health of the Mukilteo run although the Tokitae is still my favorite ferry (as of right now)
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Post by FNS on Apr 30, 2015 4:41:01 GMT -8
The 1954 EVERGREEN STATE is the oldest ferry in the WSF fleet. Then, the 1958 KLAHOWYA and the 1959 TILLIKUM. The HIYU was built in 1967. Still having a good number of years of service ahead of her, the little HIYU will be the first to go this year as another smaller community or two wants that ferry. The SAMISH will leave the San Juans at times to visit the Vessel Maintenance Center and get drydocked to keep herself fit and updated for service. I won't be surprised if she replaces a vessel on another run for the same purpose. oh... well I don't know my ferries that well then.... I guess that the Hiyu's compacity does not meet up to the amount of traffic she will create... isn't she the smallest boat currently in the fleet in terms of auto compacity? I guess you meant " capacity" rather than " compacity". I guess you need a spell checker in your web browser. Oh, yes, the checker does detect spellings of words used in Canada and Great Britain. Anyway, the HIYU is the smallest "major ferry" (having a passenger cabin built over the car deck) here on Puget Sound. She carries 34 (40) cars. The next major ferries up are two in Pierce County that can carry about 50 cars each. Then, the three KDT ferries at 64. Next up are the ES-Class ferries at 87 (100). SEALTH at 90 (100). The rebuilt I-Class ferries carry 124 (130, originally 100) cars each. Olympic-Class 144 cars. Supers 144 (160). 1972 Jumbos 188 (206). Mark II Jumbos 202 (218). Numbers in (parentheses) are original capacities of the ferries until revised by WSF in recent years due to car sizes, pathway to MES stations, elevator installations, ADA spaces, et al.
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Post by whitieiii on May 1, 2015 8:26:11 GMT -8
ya it doesn't work alot of time.... I just use Google.. sorry fo all my mistakes
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Post by Cascadian Transport on May 3, 2015 13:01:59 GMT -8
There's a shiny new Samish at Slip 4 in Anacortes.
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Post by lifc on May 4, 2015 9:58:18 GMT -8
Samish is out running around the San Juan's right now. Who of yu are going to the open house?
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