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Post by Quinsam on Nov 15, 2005 19:12:54 GMT -8
The Queen of Alberni is back on route 30 with the Vancouver already, where is the Surrey? the Coquitlam is still on route 3.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Nov 15, 2005 19:22:03 GMT -8
The Surrey is at Departure Bay being deloaded.
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Post by QSaanich on Nov 15, 2005 19:23:11 GMT -8
Then i thnik going off to north van 4 major refit
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Post by Balfour on Nov 15, 2005 19:45:24 GMT -8
Well, I guess I'll see her soon near the Lonsdale Quay!
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Post by Curtis on Nov 16, 2005 6:54:22 GMT -8
Get Ready the Surrey is checking in at Burrard in the Next few days and the Nanny's still in it's refit and in February about halfway through the Surrey refit the SoVI goes for the Refit like the one this year to the SoBC then the Traffic is gonna go mad...again!
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Post by Retrovision on Nov 16, 2005 16:53:30 GMT -8
"Traffic is gonna go mad...again!" Agreed! I can still remember the chaos of last winter. Events come to mind such as the replacement V-Class breaking down (more than once, I think), and, if I remember correctly, the SOVI was even taken out for regulatory testing, leaving almost pre-1993 conditions, over ten years later... Good times  ------------------------------------------------------------ "the Coquitlam is still on route 3." Is the Coquitlam now on route 3 indefinitely for the foreseeable futue? |
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Post by Retrovision on Nov 16, 2005 16:55:01 GMT -8
err future
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Post by QTeen on Nov 16, 2005 17:18:19 GMT -8
Good Idea! When the SOVI is gone, bring in the Tsawwassen to replace it, the Chilliwack is gonna be on Saltery Bay-Earls cove route.
Why doesn't BCFerries sell the Tsawwassen, then get the plans and update them to the New Transport Canada Standards, and then build another vessel like the Tsawwassen, but bigger and better, and to the standards of transport Canada.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Nov 16, 2005 17:21:14 GMT -8
Harry, BCF is not giving up the SOVI. Why does BCF not give the tsawwassen up? She is still needed and it would take too much to update her.
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Post by Retrovision on Nov 16, 2005 17:25:15 GMT -8
Unfortunately, the design of the Sidney and Tsawwassen were chosen more because a lack of time, rather then the design being made to fit the route (as we all know, the general design was taken from the Coho), so I doubt there's any chance of BCF re-using design (or even design principles).
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Post by Quinsam on Nov 16, 2005 17:37:51 GMT -8
Harry, BCF is not giving up the SOVI. Why does BCF not give the tsawwassen up? She is still needed and it would take too much to update her. I meant Replace the Tsawwassen with the new Tsawwassen, not replace the SOVI! The Tsawwassen replace the SOVI while she is in refit! Goodness me. |
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Post by Ferryman on Nov 16, 2005 22:16:49 GMT -8
Well I've just heard she's already left Departure Bay to North Van now...
The 6 month Mid Life Refit Begins....Now
Here we go again......
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Post by Koastal Karl on Nov 16, 2005 22:22:07 GMT -8
Yeah she has left. Me and Scott missed her. We thought she would be there for a week or so but she is already gone. No more post refit photos!
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Post by Dane on Nov 16, 2005 23:04:34 GMT -8
The new Tsawwassen in the Vic, Van, Esq, Saan, New West, Nan and Burnaby. The new Vic, Van, Esq, Saan, New West, Nan and Burnaby are the Spirits.
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Post by Mac Write on Nov 17, 2005 1:46:08 GMT -8
Karl you mean no Pre refit photos.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Nov 17, 2005 9:11:07 GMT -8
oh yeah I guess!
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Post by Doug on Nov 17, 2005 18:06:09 GMT -8
Maybe you guys should tour the mid-life refit...on second thought, the shipyards are pretty hard to get into.
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Post by Ferryman on Nov 17, 2005 21:15:59 GMT -8
My mom knows someone that works in the North Vancouver shipyards, and has offered to take me around the Fastcats. So maybe I could arrange to do that and tour the Surrey.......
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Post by Curtis on Nov 17, 2005 21:25:03 GMT -8
That would be awesome
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Post by Dane on Nov 17, 2005 21:25:59 GMT -8
It would be awesome to get on the Surrey, we'd have to either do it very soon or close to it's re-entry date I'd suspect. It would be cool to go mid-refit though.
Best of luck!
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Post by Ferryman on Nov 17, 2005 21:44:17 GMT -8
Alright, I'll see what I can do. But don't get too excited.....yet!
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Post by Doug on Nov 17, 2005 22:00:45 GMT -8
I'd definitely be in for it. Expect to wear a hard hat all day.
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Post by Mac Write on Nov 17, 2005 22:05:40 GMT -8
Would love to see the Surrey in refit, but I would really love to play on the Fastcats and get loads of photos of them for historic archives.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Nov 17, 2005 22:17:32 GMT -8
ah I dont care about the Fast Cats but it would be neat to see the Surrey!
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Post by Retrovision on Nov 18, 2005 13:37:17 GMT -8
To save time, I've copied and pasted the message that I left on the Yahoo! group, bcferriesclub:
--- In bcferriesclub@..., "Karl" <karladelman@y...> wrote:
> She is gone now from Departure Bay to North Van. That seemed really
> quick to destore her as me and Scott were talking cause we wanted
to
> get on her one last time before the refit for photos but she is
> already gone to North Van, so we missed out.
Not only is she at North Van already, they've already started the
first stages of the refit. They've added temporary superstructure in
front of windows at both ends of the main passenger deck, where the
windows have already been removed, and the line cut around where the
section will be removed (like was done to the Oak Bay). I was passing
through Lonsdale Quay yesderday, and decided to do a photo shoot at
the WMG shipyard of her, the QotNorth and the Pacificats (I will post
here once I've uploaded to my webshots site).
The Queen of Surrey is still in the water, moored where the floating
drydock recently used for the Queen of Nanaimo and Bowen Queen used
to be moored. It seems that that floating drydock was simply moved to
the east side of the shipyard, and now holds the Queen of the North.
-GJ
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