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Post by Quinsam on Jun 27, 2005 16:50:43 GMT -8
What minor ferry should be kept until it sinks?
Mill bay I vote for, she is the eldest of the fleet and has lasted so long, Hip hip Hooray for Mill bay!!!
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 27, 2005 17:16:01 GMT -8
$%#&!
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jun 27, 2005 17:17:00 GMT -8
You know what mine is! Cumbie!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Dane on Jun 27, 2005 17:54:50 GMT -8
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jun 27, 2005 18:53:11 GMT -8
SPAM FORUM!!
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Post by YZFNick on Jun 27, 2005 19:08:55 GMT -8
Let's keep the Mill Bay until the day before she sinks. That way no one will be on the wreck when she tours the briney deep.
In all seriousness, at a stage in a vessel's life, the upkeep and insuarance costs become prohibitive. 40 years should be the max. It's too bad we couldn't build boats in BC, then sell them after they're 20 years old or so to another nation and then build a new one. This nonsense with mid-life rebuilds and a rust-bucket fleet would be non-existant.
Ferries can't be left in use past their usefulness. Doing so is foolish and puts people's lives at risk. You don't see any DC-3's in service because they're 'classic' and 'historic'. Old ships lack the amenities and services that a modern ship can provide. Eventually, the cost of upgrading services and safety equipment approach a level when it doesn't cost much more for a brand new vessel.
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Post by Quinsam on Jun 27, 2005 19:52:30 GMT -8
I know, but mill bay is THE oldest vessel on the BC coast now, keep her until 2015, then sell her, but put her on a different route in 2009/2010.
That's if we are alive at that time.
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Post by YZFNick on Jun 27, 2005 19:54:21 GMT -8
I put the over/under on the Mill Bay Retirement Watch at 2008. Any other guesses? The winner gets a free windbreaker.
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Post by Quinsam on Jun 27, 2005 20:03:57 GMT -8
What I mean by if we are alive by then, is if we survive the Super-eruption of Yellowstone!
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Post by Quinsam on Jun 27, 2005 20:24:34 GMT -8
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Post by Doug on Jun 27, 2005 20:58:01 GMT -8
How the hell do they know what happened 200 million years ago. That's probably all crap.
As for keeping the ferries, Cumberland AND Capilano. MILL BAY should be gone ALREADY!
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Post by Quinsam on Jun 28, 2005 18:03:57 GMT -8
Sold already maybe, she is not old enough to be scrapped yet, or she is too old to be scrapped I hope, I must tell BCFerries I want the Mill bay, if I can get enough money for it.
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Post by Doug on Jun 28, 2005 18:19:35 GMT -8
Good, do it. Queen of Victoria was sold for about $600,000...I doubt they'd get $100,000 for the Mill Bay.
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 28, 2005 18:48:45 GMT -8
Probably way less, they sold the Vesuvius Queen for $85,000
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Post by Quinsam on Jun 29, 2005 13:36:15 GMT -8
I realy want to see the milly getting it's fair share of reliability before it is gone.
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Post by Doug on Jun 29, 2005 13:38:33 GMT -8
BC Ferries doesn't give a poopoo. Once they contract that route out the new operator will probably sell it.
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