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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Dec 20, 2014 22:04:39 GMT -8
What was the purpose of the SOLAS mast? It doesn't seem to do anything. Plus, all of the other SOLAS vessels (Elwha and Chelan) don't have SOLAS masts.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Dec 17, 2014 16:35:57 GMT -8
I did see her from far as I was driving home and thought that was a super, until I realized that boat had the 45ยบ Exhaust tip at the end of the of the stack and it came to me that it was one of the new boats! Did they put the Walla2 on hold or did it go back for inspection or such? The Walla Walla replaced the Puyallup on the Seattle-Bainbridge run while the Puyallup went for her annual inspection.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Dec 2, 2014 20:31:54 GMT -8
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MV Hyak
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Dec 2, 2014 19:55:44 GMT -8
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Dec 2, 2014 19:52:21 GMT -8
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Dec 2, 2014 19:30:13 GMT -8
A question I have about the Issaquah: Where did she spend the first years of her carrer? EGFlett's site states that she first went into service at Bremerton and then shortly thereafter was re-assigned to the Vashon route. However, I have also heard that the Issy has been a Vashon boat her entire carrer. I know about the time she bashed Fauntleroy on her first birthday. When that happened, had she already been permanently assigned to Fauntleroy, or was she just standing in? She did start out on Bremerton, when the Kittitas arrived it relived her to go to the Triangle because it moved the Tillikum off of the Port Ludlow run and the Kittitas on the Port Ludlow. Correct me if I am wrong. She could have been a drifter like the Sealth is today.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Nov 21, 2014 6:11:19 GMT -8
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Nov 20, 2014 19:24:52 GMT -8
So it is just the Issaquah getting the LNG upgrades, or the whole class? In theory, the whole class. Oh, I heard that they are going to use the Kitsap and Issaquah for LNG and keep the rest of the class diesel.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Nov 19, 2014 17:58:44 GMT -8
So it is just the Issaquah getting the LNG upgrades, or the whole class?
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Nov 15, 2014 10:44:31 GMT -8
Yes, the whole swap appears to have occurred. The Evergreen is back at Eagle Harbor. That said, if the Wenatchee or Puyallup still need to be out of service at the start of the winter schedule, as stated on the public Maintenance schedule, There will need to be a boat added somewhere. I don't see Bainbridge service working with just one boat for the winter schedule. For the first week of winter, the ES appears to be the only extra boat besides the Hiyu. (After that, the Chelan can fill in according to the schedule) (Yes, I know speculating on what is months away based on the public "Ferry Service Impacts and Schedule Adjustments" page is an inexact science...) The Puyallup is the next Jumbo Mark II to go out of service.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Nov 15, 2014 5:09:54 GMT -8
According to the WSF Weekly Bulletin, the last of the vessel swaps is scheduled to occur tomorrow (Saturday). Kitsap will be coming back to Bremerton, and Sealth moves to F-V-S, replacing Evergreen State, which will go to Eagle Harbor as the reserve vessel. They didn't say in the bulletin, but I'm assuming this means Kittitas is re-entering service at Clinton. Yeah, the Kittitas is back into service at Mukilteo.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Nov 9, 2014 20:28:07 GMT -8
r30a may have gotten his information from The Maintenance Schedule, which as we know, hasn't been terribly accurate this season. That said, according to the latest iteration of the schedule, a lot of vessel swaps are scheduled to occur this week: > Cathlamet has already been put in at F-V-S to replace Issaquah, which is out for maintenance. > As r30a noted, Hyak is on its way north to Anacortes to replace Chelan > Chelan, in turn, is scheduled to replace Evergreen or Tillikum at F-V-S sometime this week (don't know if that's happening tomorrow or not) > Elwha will take over Chelan's duties as the #1 vessel, and I'm assuming Hyak will fill the #3 slot. > Tillikum is scheduled to go to Eagle Harbor > Evergreen will be put back on standby > Kittitas is supposed to come back into service and resume duties at Mukilteo-Clinton, which means Kitsap can return to Bremerton > Sealth will then go to F-V-S to replace either Evergreen or Tillikum So, if the maintenance schedule is at all correct this time, by the end of this week, this should be the active vessel deployment, fleet-wide: PD-TAHL: Chetzemoka F-V-S: Cathlamet, Chelan, Sealth SEA-BRE: Kaleetan, Kitsap SEA-BAI: Puyallup, Wenatchee EDM-KIN: Spokane, Walla Walla MUK-CLI: Kittitas, Tokitae PT-KEY: Salish ANA-SJI-SID: Elwha, Hyak, Yakima INT ISL: Klahowya The Tillikum is going out of service and the Chelan is going to replace her and the Evergreen State stays at Vashon. The WSF website as I speak says for the vessel positions (Weekend schedule): 1.Cathlamet 2.Evergreen State 3.Chelan
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Nov 9, 2014 13:32:22 GMT -8
Got this photo on July 8th when arriving in Bremerton, I like how the nameplate looks in that light.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Nov 9, 2014 11:59:24 GMT -8
Nice picture of the Tillikum, I have pictures of her, but I don't know how to post them
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Nov 9, 2014 11:39:27 GMT -8
I just rode the Cathlamet. It was really weird seeing her in the dock at Fauntleroy. The Cathlamet belongs at Mukelteo. I really wish the Kittitas was reassigned instead. But, nevertheless, it was a great trip, and the Cathlamet is a welcome addition to the Vashon route. I'm glad I had the opportunity to ride her tonight, and I look forward to seeing how she preforms on the route. Personally, I'm betting that within a month, one of the Triangle's terminals is going to be demolished and the Crash-ram it will be to blame. Another name I've heard is CRASH-LA-MET. Every time we come down to the Edmonds waterfront, we see a flip sign located prior to the entrance of the overflow slot (east lane). We called it the "CRASHLAMET SIGN". When the Mukilteo dock is out for any substantial length of time, I think they flip it open and display "Whidbey Island Ferry" and traffic going there are directed to enter that slot. Now we need find another name for that flip sign. One of the next times I pass through, I'll take a pic of it to show you folks. Whenever the Mukilteo dock is out, Edmonds is the alternate mainland terminal for Whidbey's southern ferry route. It took the Steel-Electrics 55 minutes to complete a run between Columbia Beach and Edmonds (I timed a crossing aboard one). About 40 minutes for the I-Class. You're getting a double dosage of adventure on the NVI run now. Do you remember the ISSAQUAH's first birthday antics she did there on December 29, 1980? I do! And I was on Seattle's waterfront seeing the aftermath. Not saying it won't happen, but the Cathlamet has had all the problems ironed out that made it demolish docks. The incident in 2007 was a navigational error and fog.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Oct 19, 2014 11:44:18 GMT -8
Anyone notice that her stacks were silver? I did I think they replaces the stack pipes or repainted them, the Chelan's were like that in 2000 after she got her upper ramps.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Oct 17, 2014 15:05:55 GMT -8
Lovely... just bloody lovely. Why don't they just keep the Evergreen State in service this is talking about the Sealth moving to Bremerton and having a 2-boat schedule.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Oct 13, 2014 9:31:35 GMT -8
Do they ever use the Tie-Up slip (Slip 3) at the ferry terminal?
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Oct 13, 2014 9:26:34 GMT -8
Have they used the tie up slip (Slip 3) ever since the Klickitat left?
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Oct 13, 2014 9:22:57 GMT -8
Now, I don't know the specifics of the terminal, but it appears as if the south slip is just as capable as the north from above(similar lane configurations, with both having upper level passenger bridge access) Coming from the perspective of someone living on the Atlantic(the entirety of my WSF experience outside of sitings is a round trip to Bainbridge on the Tacoma), I could see a few reasons for this situation. Perhaps the currents favored the use of one slip over the other? (With the smaller boats I am used to, wind can also be a big issue, does this hold for Jumbo's too? I would imagine less so) Perhaps there is some issue with the North slip forcing them to use the south one? Perhaps they wanted to use the south slip just to use it? Some gear needs to be used every once and a while to keep it in working order. I apologize for the entirely theoretical nature of my post, but I think any of these could possibly be the reason why. There is a height limit on slip 2 because the overhead walkway crosses over in that skybridge thing going to the ramps
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Oct 12, 2014 8:13:48 GMT -8
Why does the Elwha always emit less prop wash than the rest of the Supers but has more horsepower, does that have to do with her deeper draft?
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Oct 12, 2014 8:12:30 GMT -8
From the Yakima thread, judging on the horsepower and how many engines, she has EMD 12-645E3B 12 cylinder.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Oct 11, 2014 19:11:26 GMT -8
The supers certainly did not start out having turbocharged engines. Their original main engines were V-16 EMD 567B/Cs. All of the EMDs up to and including the 567C had roots type superchargers. The option of a supercharged engined or a higher horsepower turbochagred engine began with the D block EMDs. Did the Yakima get repowered with newer engines? Probably during her mid-life upgrade in 2000, she got new engines. Can someone verify this? The Kaleetan and Yakima did get repowered during their upgrade. The Hyak got the Jumbos original refurbished engines. I don't know about the Elwha though.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Oct 11, 2014 13:35:25 GMT -8
Is the Hyak hybrid repower dead? No, the contract was awarded in June of 2014 and will start in October of 2015 to the May of 2016.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Oct 11, 2014 10:50:05 GMT -8
"The Yakima out of service this morning? What happened this time?" The WSF bulletin said a turbocharger problem. I didn't think the Yakima had turbocharged engines. Most to all of the Washington State Ferries vessels have Turbochargers on them. The Issaquahs has them, the Jumbos has them, the Tokitae has them, the Supers has them, I think the Evergreens has them, the KdTs has them because the Salish had to get one replaced, I think the Hiyu has turbochargers on both of the mains.
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