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Post by chokai on Apr 7, 2017 9:00:14 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 7, 2017 9:46:25 GMT -8
This is good news. And, with this, Chimacum now gets its own thread.
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Post by Jody on May 5, 2017 19:55:12 GMT -8
Hello! Noted Chimacum in the middle tie-up slip in Seattle today about 11:00am. Didn't look like it was going anywhere at that point. Photos in a few days, when I get back home and download my camera.
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Post by Kahloke on May 17, 2017 10:57:59 GMT -8
KOMO did a nice feature on MV Chimacum, including a video, which you can find in the link below. Maybe this isn't quite as "cool" as the shiny new Salish Orca, especially since this is the 3rd vessel in the series, so it isn't exactly a new design, but I still find it exciting when we get a new ferry. Bremertonians will have cause to celebrate when Chimacum enters service at the end of June. komonews.com/news/local/a-new-ferry-goes-through-its-paces-in-elliott-bay-sea-trials
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Post by R30A on May 18, 2017 10:05:32 GMT -8
Chimacum is showing up on VesselWatch now. On her way back from a test run by Edmonds.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on May 20, 2017 12:30:46 GMT -8
Got the opportunity to head onboard the Chimacum for the "Wear It Washington" safety life jacket world record event today. Photos: Distant cousin, Wenatchee at Slip 3. There she is; Chimacum basking in the Seattle sun at Slip 2. Sorry for the glare here but docked at Slip 2 from the Slip 1 walkway. It's stacking up for Bainbridge here while we wait. Someone wanted to bring their boat; fine with me Chimacum's further distant cousin - and the Hyak's fate as a relief vessel is sealed starting June 23 Transfer to Slip 1! (more on this at the end) Crew gets ready for us to board - this was an independently hosted event so WSF crew was not directly involved. Watching the safety demonstration. Flare! USCG Boat comes around after the demo. Messing with the sun and shadows. Nice, new paint smell. Obligatory life ring shot - Welcome to WSF, Chimacum! Even busier for Bainbridge! Moving from Slip 2 to 1 (pt1) Continued move (sorry for the sun!) Docked! Thank you WSF for providing the opportunity to host this event aboard your beautiful new vessel on this beautiful day. More Chimacum photos to follow come June 23. Video of the slip transfer today:
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Post by Olympic Ferries on May 23, 2017 15:07:48 GMT -8
Breaking! Early entry to service. The MV Chimacum will join the Sea/Brem route @ 6AM tomorrow May 24 to replace the Sealth.
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Post by FNS on May 23, 2017 15:45:40 GMT -8
Breaking! Early entry to service. The MV Chimacum will join the Sea/Brem route @ 6AM tomorrow May 24 to replace the Sealth. I guess I can initially back up this announcement by "Jay C" with this Twitter announcement by WSF. EDIT:
Now, this email from WSF: From: Washington State Ferries <WSFAlert@wsdot.wa.gov> [Edit Address Book] Subject: Ferry Alert: Sea/Brem: Chimacum replaces Sealth Wednesday 5/24 Date: May 23, 2017 5:37 PMM/V Chimacum will replace M/V Sealth on the Seattle/Bremerton route tomorrow May, 24 beginning with the 6:00 a.m. sailing from Seattle. Due to necessary emergency vessel repairs, and unavailability of other relief vessels, Chimacum will temporarily service the Seattle/Bremerton routes earlier than planned in order to restore full service to WSF routes heading into the busy holiday weekend. Kaleetan is expected to return to service later this week after a required U.S. Coast Guard Annual inspection is completed. Be advised that there will be no galley service on the Chimacum while in service. Limited vending options will be available (no hot drinks), and the vessel will sail in the #1 position. This alert was sent on 5/23/2017 at 5:36PM to subscribers of the Seattle / Bremerton route.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on May 23, 2017 17:16:42 GMT -8
Breaking! Early entry to service. The MV Chimacum will join the Sea/Brem route @ 6AM tomorrow May 24 to replace the Sealth. I guess I can initially back up this announcement by "Jay C" with this Twitter announcement by WSF. Thats where I got the info.
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Post by Cascadian Transport on May 24, 2017 20:49:37 GMT -8
TJ was not alone in his desire to welcome the Chimacum to the fleet on this, her first day. I just got back from my own trip aboard her 5:30/6:45 round trip- her tenth and eleventh sailings in service with WSF. My opinion; She is a nice boat, able to handle crowds pretty well, and very pleasant to sail on. She's certainly very different from the boats I'm used to riding on the Bremerton route. I really wish, though, that whoever was in charge of furnishing the passenger cabin could have thought of something a bit more creative than brown, brown, and more brown. But even still, it's not bad, and she is a good vessel- a much needed addition to the WSF fleet. And now, here's a small handful of photos I took on this trip. Arriving Bremerton A few cabin shots: Cafeteria Seating No. 2 End looking forward I'll have a walkthrough up soon, in case you want to see more of this cabin. Back in Bremerton, as the Chimacum heads back out on her 7:55 sailing Overall, I enjoyed this trip very much. Chimacum is a good boat, and I'm very grateful I had the chance to ride her on Day 1. I look forward to riding this boat many more times in the coming weeks/months/years.
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Post by legoferrydude on Jun 21, 2017 14:44:22 GMT -8
I will be attending the Chimacum's open house tomorrow. I will be getting some footage and pictures of the event, so hopefully I'l post some up! You can also check out the videos on my YT channel.... when they come up.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Jun 21, 2017 15:45:27 GMT -8
I will be attending the Chimacum's open house tomorrow. I will be getting some footage and pictures of the event, so hopefully I'l post some up! You can also check out the videos on my YT channel.... when they come up. I will be there as well, hoping it turns out to e a nice day!
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Post by Kahloke on Jun 21, 2017 16:02:47 GMT -8
I will be attending the Chimacum's open house tomorrow. I will be getting some footage and pictures of the event, so hopefully I'l post some up! You can also check out the videos on my YT channel.... when they come up. Good deal. Alas, like a lot of people, I have to work tomorrow, so going to this event is not possible for me. I wish they would have chosen a Saturday for this. At least I got to go to Tokitae's open house back in 2014.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Jun 21, 2017 16:10:55 GMT -8
I will be attending the Chimacum's open house tomorrow. I will be getting some footage and pictures of the event, so hopefully I'l post some up! You can also check out the videos on my YT channel.... when they come up. Good deal. Alas, like a lot of people, I have to work tomorrow, so going to this event is not possible for me. I wish they would have chosen a Saturday for this. At least I got to go to Tokitae's open house back in 2014. I was able to make it to the Tokitae open house but had to pass on the Samish so this one will definitely be fun.
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Post by Sammy Sam Samish on Jun 21, 2017 17:31:54 GMT -8
I will be attending the Chimacum's open house tomorrow. I will be getting some footage and pictures of the event, so hopefully I'l post some up! You can also check out the videos on my YT channel.... when they come up. Good deal. Alas, like a lot of people, I have to work tomorrow, so going to this event is not possible for me. I wish they would have chosen a Saturday for this. At least I got to go to Tokitae's open house back in 2014. Why would they put it on a random Thursday? They definitely should have had it on Saturday, especially if she enters service on Sunday.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Jun 21, 2017 19:19:10 GMT -8
Good deal. Alas, like a lot of people, I have to work tomorrow, so going to this event is not possible for me. I wish they would have chosen a Saturday for this. At least I got to go to Tokitae's open house back in 2014. Why would they put it on a random Thursday? They definitely should have had it on Saturday, especially if she enters service on Sunday. She is actually entering service with the 620a from Bremerton on Friday morning. Rush to have the Open Ship.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Jun 22, 2017 18:12:09 GMT -8
Some general photos from the Chimacum event today. (Note: not all photos are from the event, just the general trip to Bremerton as well) No.1 End. Sun Deck No.1 End Pilothouse Sun Deck Elevator at No.2. End Leaving Seattle on the 130p onboard the Hyak. She be rusty. Gets to join her Super-sisters in the SJIs on Sunday AM. Large wake. Waiting to arrive. She's here! Best of luck to the Chimacum at Bremerton starting tomorrow.
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Post by Steve Rosenow on Jun 22, 2017 19:46:01 GMT -8
I was at the Chimacum event today with my wife, and was quite disappointed in how the pilothouse tours were conducted.
1.) The pilot house tours apparently required ID, something that was not required on the open house I took of the Salish back in 2012. I can understand a little security, but for my wife - who accidentally left her ID back in the rig eight blocks away in a parking garage - it was a huge inconvenience and left her unable to take that part of the experience in. To me, it was an unnecessary restriction.
2.) You had to sign up for them on a 'first-come/first-served' basis and were assigned a certain time to take part. Whatever happened to the 'Take access at your own time" kind of approach the previous open houses have done?
3.) The biggest gripe, is that photography was forbidden in the pilothouse. Everyone there said 'No photography in the pilothouse" and cited a Coast Guard regulation for the reason why. I find that to be a little ridiculous. For one, if you're gonna tell people "NO", at least have the common sense to cite the rule first, instead of saying "NO" just for the sake of saying it - which is how I felt things were being executed.
I also found that to be the biggest disappointment as the crown jewel of a new vessel tour is being able to tour all aspects of pilothouse operation and to be able to take those memories home by way of a few photos. Visitors weren't even allowed near the controls in this one. On the open houses of the KDT - namely the Salish - I was able to have an operators' eye view of things.
I thought it was a ridiculous way to run things and quite frankly ruined my experience. As Benjamin Franklin - one of this country's greatest founding fathers - wisely stated, those who are willing to give up a bit of liberty for the sake of security, deserve neither. Frankly the way WSDOT set this tour up was a huge failure. Especially since the Supreme Court has ruled on a number of occasions that photography of public infrastructure isn't to be infringed in any manner.
As a 3D modeler it would've been fantastic to come home with some reference material for an accurate 3D pilotable model in Flight Simulator. As a stepfather, it would've also been especially fantastic to be able to show the technology in that pilothouse to my 10-year old stepson by way of photos, who wasn't with us today.
Maybe the next open house will be less restrictive. This one left a sour taste in my mouth.
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Post by rwbsparks on Jun 22, 2017 22:35:29 GMT -8
It was noted that the pickleforks were closed due to the gates not staying on the track. Is this something that will be fixed or will Chimacum be forever distinguished as the vessel with inaccessible pickleforks?
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Post by Sammy Sam Samish on Jun 23, 2017 13:41:51 GMT -8
It was noted that the pickleforks were closed due to the gates not staying on the track. Is this something that will be fixed or will Chimacum be forever distinguished as the vessel with inaccessible pickleforks? They were closed when I went on her in May. I'm surprised they weren't fixed in the month she spent at Eagle Harbor.
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Post by Sammy Sam Samish on Jun 23, 2017 13:44:40 GMT -8
I was at the Chimacum event today with my wife, and was quite disappointed in how the pilothouse tours were conducted. 1.) The pilot house tours apparently required ID, something that was not required on the open house I took of the Salish back in 2012. I can understand a little security, but for my wife - who accidentally left her ID back in the rig eight blocks away in a parking garage - it was a huge inconvenience and left her unable to take that part of the experience in. To me, it was an unnecessary restriction. 2.) You had to sign up for them on a 'first-come/first-served' basis and were assigned a certain time to take part. Whatever happened to the 'Take access at your own time" kind of approach the previous open houses have done? 3.) The biggest gripe, is that photography was forbidden in the pilothouse. Everyone there said 'No photography in the pilothouse" and cited a Coast Guard regulation for the reason why. I find that to be a little ridiculous. For one, if you're gonna tell people "NO", at least have the common sense to cite the rule first, instead of saying "NO" just for the sake of saying it - which is how I felt things were being executed. I also found that to be the biggest disappointment as the crown jewel of a new vessel tour is being able to tour all aspects of pilothouse operation and to be able to take those memories home by way of a few photos. Visitors weren't even allowed near the controls in this one. On the open houses of the KDT - namely the Salish - I was able to have an operators' eye view of things. I thought it was a ridiculous way to run things and quite frankly ruined my experience. As Benjamin Franklin - one of this country's greatest founding fathers - wisely stated, those who are willing to give up a bit of liberty for the sake of security, deserve neither. Frankly the way WSDOT set this tour up was a huge failure. Especially since the Supreme Court has ruled on a number of occasions that photography of public infrastructure isn't to be infringed in any manner. As a 3D modeler it would've been fantastic to come home with some reference material for an accurate 3D pilotable model in Flight Simulator. As a stepfather, it would've also been especially fantastic to be able to show the technology in that pilothouse to my 10-year old stepson by way of photos, who wasn't with us today. Maybe the next open house will be less restrictive. This one left a sour taste in my mouth. That seems a little over the top that guests weren't allowed to go near the controls. The engines are off, so the controls wouldn't necessarily do anything right? What's the point of a pilot house tour if you can't see most of the pilot house?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2017 13:53:02 GMT -8
Yes, they were closed when I rode her in May as well. However, yesterday they were fully operational and you could even access her via the overhead loading ramp.
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Post by legoferrydude on Jun 25, 2017 18:43:35 GMT -8
I KNOW RIGHT!!! I was disappointed at the "tour". I was SO looking forward to possibly blowing the whistle... but no, looks like they had other plans... if you could even CALL them plans, I mean.
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Post by legoferrydude on Jun 25, 2017 18:47:18 GMT -8
I'll try and see if I can get a few pictures... mind you all that I took them with my 480p cell phone, so we'll see how they come out! (BTW, I am a HUGE noob on this site. How do you post pictures? Do you have to link them to something else for it to work, or...?)
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Post by rwbsparks on Jun 25, 2017 22:33:51 GMT -8
I sure hope the issue with the pickleforks gets fixed. That's my favorite location on a ferry. The sun deck will have to do, that or I'll be on the Kaleetan. My once annual ride on the Bremerton run (I frequent Winslow and Kingston, albeit not as a commuter) is coming up on July 6th, so I'm certain the pickleforks won't be open by then. Should have been fixed while the boat was sitting in Eagle Harbor.
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