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Post by SS San Mateo on Oct 6, 2006 21:20:30 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on Oct 6, 2006 21:27:31 GMT -8
Let's hope it's the Mill Bay. Oh wait, the Mill Bay is older.
Curtis, has the North Island Princess mysteriously disapeared? If so, I think we have the answer to our question.
But seriously, I don't think it's ex-BCF. By looking below the bow, the flat section, as part of the lower hull, it looks like a K class. I'm voting something out if the ministry.
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Post by Curtis on Oct 6, 2006 22:02:31 GMT -8
Hmm...It does Looks like a mix between the Mill Bay and a K Class. Probably was used in the Inland Ferries service or something.
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Post by Ferryman on Oct 6, 2006 22:29:20 GMT -8
The only Ferry I think it Might be, is the Saltspring Queen. Supposebly its still registered in the ship registry as the "Golden Queen" in Vancouver. Otherwise, it might be one of the old Fraser River Ferries...
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Post by Neil on Oct 6, 2006 22:36:25 GMT -8
The 'Ethel Hunter' went into service in early 1959 to Thetis Island. It took six cars, and would be about the right size, but it may still be in operation. The ferry hull for sale isn't necessarily Canadian in origin.
Chris: 60' is way too small for the Saltspring Queen, or the T'Lagunna (former Albion ferry.)
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Post by Shane on Oct 7, 2006 20:18:13 GMT -8
I was thinking the Ethel Hunter too!
I have a picture of her and the hull and side walls are pretty much exact, and I did some researching on some of these old Ministry ferries and I found out that the Ethel Hunter was sold for surplus in 1980(Pretty sure thats the year) and eventually like almost all these old boats, they become barges...
And from old records I've read, she was about 60 feet in length and 30 feet wide with a 7-8 foot deep hull...
So, this is pretty much solved...
99% sure thats the Ethel Hunter.
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Post by Fenklebaum on Oct 7, 2006 20:43:32 GMT -8
You beat me to it, hornbyguy. You shrewd cookie.
Ethel Hunter, for these reasons:
- The shape of the hull matches that of the Ethel's in photos.
- The bulwarks match those of the Ethel's
- The bow of the car deck has an obvious filler block for the 'ramp lip' visible in photos of the Ethel (although fairly typical for the original ministry vessels)
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