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Post by Cascadian Transport on Jun 25, 2017 23:10:10 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. It has been fixed. During the open ship, I was able to wander out freely onto the pickleforks. No roped-off areas at all. Pickleforks should be fully accessible on your trip.
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Post by rwbsparks on Jun 25, 2017 23:13:04 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. It has been fixed. During the open ship, I was able to wander out freely onto the pickleforks. No roped-off areas at all. Pickleforks should be fully accessible on your trip. Wonderful. Thanks!
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Post by SS San Mateo on Jun 26, 2017 6:23:22 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...?) This thread will explain what you need to do.
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Post by Steve Rosenow on Jun 26, 2017 14:20:15 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. It has been fixed. During the open ship, I was able to wander out freely onto the pickleforks. No roped-off areas at all. Pickleforks should be fully accessible on your trip. I can also confirm full that the picklefork issue has been fixed. My wife and I took a 6:20AM crossing on Sunday from Bremerton on our way over to march in the PRIDE Parade in Seattle, and enjoyed a stroll out on the pickleforks and upper deck. I also shot this panorama just as we were rounding the Duwamish Head and Alki Point. Chimacum No. 2 End Panorama by Steven Rosenow, on Flickr
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 29, 2017 18:27:29 GMT -8
New pics of Chimacum in Rich Passage In this one, you can see Sea-Tac's control tower in the background
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Post by Barnacle on Oct 30, 2017 15:21:31 GMT -8
Took a trip on the Chimacum today, and found this. The tiles are cracked all over the cabin, and in some places, the steel underneath has come up and formed little "hills" in the floor. This never happened on the Tokitae or Samish. I wonder if they used a different type of steel or tile glue. Broken Flooring - M/V Chimacum --- Washington State Ferries by TJ Ingersoll, on Flickr Looks like there was a problem with the underlay, the leveling compound between the steel and the tile. I think the Samish may have had a problem area or two in that regard as well, but it's been a couple of years since it happened and I honestly wasn't paying that close of attention.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Mar 7, 2018 14:25:07 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. Even though i didn't go, that kind of makes me think that the WSF system is getting stricter, along with the coast guard
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Mar 7, 2018 14:26:02 GMT -8
I did get the Chimacum's whistle
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Post by Steve Rosenow on Mar 7, 2018 16:50:29 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. Even though i didn't go, that kind of makes me think that the WSF system is getting stricter, along with the coast guard It was really unfortunate. I still feel that the rules were unnecessary and in violation of Glik v. Boston. Since Washington State Ferries are part of the state highway system, and therefore public infrastructure, there was no reason - legal or otherwise - that they needed to restrict access photographically. Glik v. Boston was the Supreme Court decision that ruled that photography of public infrastructure is a First Amendment right. If they are going to go insofar as to allow tours of the pilothouses (of vessels which our tax dollars pay for) in an open-house tour, then they have no legal business restricting the right of photographers to take photos while offering public access. It's not like "Hey, let's allow photography at M.V. Salish's open house" and then over six years later completely forbid the practice at the M.V. Chimacum's open house. And I find it really hard to believe that 9/11 is a factor in the complete revocation of the ability to photograph pilothouse operations during an open house ceremony of one vessel (the Chimacum), when it wasn't a consideration in another (the entire KdT class, for example). It is my hope that WSF reconsiders the illegality of their rulemaking in terms of open houses, because Glik v. Boston was quite clear in its ruling that if it's public infrastructure, photography is not to be restricted. That includes allowing public access throughout vessels or otherwise for the purpose of public tours.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Jun 1, 2018 14:09:11 GMT -8
So on the app called "The Ferry App", it says that the Chimaucum is going to be on the Mukilteo route
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Jun 1, 2018 15:14:10 GMT -8
It's true. According to the App and the SJI Reservation page, -Hyak is going to Bremerton -Chimacum is going to Mukilteo -Kittitas is going to the Islands.
So, by June 4, assignments will be
A1-Chelan A2-Yakima A3-Samish A4-Kittitas
M1-Chimacum M2-Tokitae
B1-Kaleetan B2-Hyak
Certainly is a peculiar series of vessel reassignments, more complex than what was originally planned. Interesting, to say the least...
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Jul 5, 2018 16:24:34 GMT -8
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Post by Ignacio on Jul 9, 2018 14:24:58 GMT -8
I rode her for the first time on Friday and wasn't quite enough of a nerd to spot the minor differences from my more-regularly-ridden reference of the Tokitae. But the ride from Bremerton was fun as you get time to try different riding experiences and I gotta say that the biggest difference I noticed was how much of a pleasure it was being able to go the sun deck stairs and not have plastic chains and a "closed" sign. I don't remember how many months I rode the Tokitae before I got to go upstairs.
Whether having an open seat right up against the glass and in the centerline of the boat or to enjoy the view from the rails on the quarter-decks was a nice treat is better I'm not sure. But they're both a great place to take in that first view the Seattle skyline, watch Alki go by, or see the Seattle piers and building get really big as you throttle towards them.
While I'm not a Bremeteron-Seattle regular--it seems like a good fit of boat class and run to me.
And I'm caught up once again on having ridden all the current WSF fleet.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Mar 7, 2019 9:52:38 GMT -8
The Chimacum sounds so awesome
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Mar 8, 2019 16:14:05 GMT -8
As of today, the Chimacum is the first Olympic-class vessel that I have ridden on 4 routes throughout the system to date. In all honesty, I wasn't expecting it to be Chimacum but still proud of it. - Bainbridge - Bremerton - Mukilteo - Edmonds
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Post by crazycathlamet on Mar 28, 2019 19:38:09 GMT -8
I wish I could've ridden the Chimacum at Edmonds but I'm very exited to see her on my home route, the FVS triangle. I just hope she doesn't ram into any terminal dolphin or wing wall due to a captain's inexperience with non Issaquah boats. Size might also present a risk for Fauntleroy.
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Post by Edmondsguy on Mar 29, 2019 11:12:14 GMT -8
Is it just me that questions why on earth the Chimacum is at the triangle?! I mean there has been enough people upset that Issaquah boats if leaving on time don't take enough cars because they leave half empty because of not enough dwell time for the size. Now this! Wow, just wow.
Then placing the Sealth as vessel #2 in the SJ!
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Post by Kahloke on Mar 29, 2019 12:07:03 GMT -8
Chimacum is at Bremerton today. When is it supposed to be on the "Triangle" route? Cathlamet, Chelan, and Issaquah are at F-V-S currently.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Mar 29, 2019 15:14:42 GMT -8
Chimacum is at Bremerton today. When is it supposed to be on the "Triangle" route? Cathlamet, Chelan, and Issaquah are at F-V-S currently. Sometime Next Week, if you are looking for an exact date, I have no clue, it will be replacing the Cathlamet for a while
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Post by SS San Mateo on Mar 31, 2019 19:47:19 GMT -8
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Apr 1, 2019 18:27:09 GMT -8
Chimacum is at Bremerton today. When is it supposed to be on the "Triangle" route? Cathlamet, Chelan, and Issaquah are at F-V-S currently. Sometime Next Week, if you are looking for an exact date, I have no clue, it will be replacing the Cathlamet for a while The Chimacum will be #3 vessel on the route through April 13. The Chelan will serve as #1 vessel from 3/31 to 4/6 and then as #2 through 4/13. Issaquah will serve as #2 from 3/31 to 4/6 and #1 through 4/13. Cathlamet is already out through mid-May and Kittitas will be leaving later on this week for drydock. Kitsap is scheduled to come back to the route with Issaquah and Chelan on April 14. That will be the positioning through mid-may when the Issaquah, Cathlamet, and Kittitas will run together.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Apr 13, 2019 21:04:56 GMT -8
Sometime Next Week, if you are looking for an exact date, I have no clue, it will be replacing the Cathlamet for a while The Chimacum will be #3 vessel on the route through April 13. The Chelan will serve as #1 vessel from 3/31 to 4/6 and then as #2 through 4/13. Issaquah will serve as #2 from 3/31 to 4/6 and #1 through 4/13. Cathlamet is already out through mid-May and Kittitas will be leaving later on this week for drydock. Kitsap is scheduled to come back to the route with Issaquah and Chelan on April 14. That will be the positioning through mid-may when the Issaquah, Cathlamet, and Kittitas will run together. Per the recent WSF Weekly Update, (presumably due to ongoing work on the Kitsap in drydock), the Chimacum will remain on the Vahson route for another couple weeks it looks like.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Jun 1, 2019 16:17:14 GMT -8
I took a round-trip on the Chimacum on Friday May 31 from Fauntleroy at 7:15pm and got some great sunset shots, since Sunday will be her last scheduled day on the Triangle for the foreseeable future before she returns to Bremerton for the summer. MV Chimacum - Boarding at Fauntleroy by Jay Cassady, on Flickr MV Chimacum - Picklefork and Spring Sun by Jay Cassady, on Flickr MV Chimacum - No. 1 End Superstructure by Jay Cassady, on Flickr MV Chimacum - Car Deck by Jay Cassady, on Flickr MV Chimacum - Cabin and MV Kittitas by Jay Cassady, on Flickr MV Chimacum - Nameplate from Car Deck by Jay Cassady, on Flickr MV Chimacum - Docked at Southworth by Jay Cassady, on Flickr MV Chimacum - Southworth Sunset by Jay Cassady, on Flickr MV Chimacum - Docked at Fauntleroy by Jay Cassady, on Flickr Thanks for reading!
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Post by rwbsparks on Jun 2, 2019 18:35:58 GMT -8
I must say it’s been strange seeing a boat so big tied up over at Vashon Island. Has she been a welcome addition on the triangle or has she been constrained by the schedule and not able to sail at full capacity?
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Jun 3, 2019 18:29:47 GMT -8
I must say it’s been strange seeing a boat so big tied up over at Vashon Island. Has she been a welcome addition on the triangle or has she been constrained by the schedule and not able to sail at full capacity? Generally, on-time performance has been generally pretty good with a couple exceptions on the weekends during busy periods and on commute hours on some days, but generally in my observations, the boat has been leaving full during rush hour periods from Fauntleroy (3-7pm, Monday - Friday), which definitely shows improvement on their part for filling the larger vessel.
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