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Post by old_wsf_fan on Oct 8, 2006 9:04:23 GMT -8
I see that the Rhody is supposed to be going in for repairs as of 10/9 according to the WSF website.
I assume that the Quinault is going to replace her for the three months of work that the Rhody requires.
According to the schedule, the Quinault will be relieved of her duties on 10/10.
Is the repair for the Rhody on schedule as they make no mention of the impending swap on the website, or are they going to delay this because of the problems with the other vessels?
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Post by Barnacle on Oct 8, 2006 9:43:01 GMT -8
Still on time as far as I know. The swap-out should take place tomorrow night. The WSF website is a bit out of date, but close enough for our purposes; the maintenance schedule had some minor one- and two-day adjustments made in August.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Oct 8, 2006 9:47:26 GMT -8
The IFB was revised (Addendum 1) to indicate that she would be delivered to the shipyard (Everett Shipyard) on 10/10.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Oct 10, 2006 11:17:22 GMT -8
Something strange is going on. I was looking at vessel watch in the Whidbey Island area and, as of 12:13, it shows the Rhody in Everett, but the Quinault is still docked at Pt. Townsend. Not only that, but the vessel watch at the south end of Vashon shows nothing. However, the ferry cam at Tahlequah currently shows a steel-electric docked at Tahlequah.
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Post by Barnacle on Oct 10, 2006 12:06:38 GMT -8
San Mateo--be sure to check the time/date stamp at the bottom of the maps... you'll note the Quinault's T/D was from Oct 9 06 1448 hrs. Looks like the transponder's wonky.
Actually, I think the whole system's a bit goofy today... they were having trouble with it last evening.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Oct 10, 2006 12:35:22 GMT -8
San Mateo--be sure to check the time/date stamp at the bottom of the maps... you'll note the Quinault's T/D was from Oct 9 06 1448 hrs. Looks like the transponder's wonky. Actually, I think the whole system's a bit goofy today... they were having trouble with it last evening. I didn't even see that. I looked at the map creation time instead. I wonder why the transponders on the Nisqually and Snohomish are turned on. |
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Post by old_wsf_fan on Oct 10, 2006 16:55:33 GMT -8
Last year when I think the Tillikum was at the Everett shipyard, there was a camera aimed at the shipyard and you could see the vessel in drydock. I think Evergreen Fleet mentioned that it was a feed that could be seen via the Everett Herald newspaper at that time. Is that camera still in operation?
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Post by SS San Mateo on Oct 10, 2006 18:21:37 GMT -8
Last year when I think the Tillikum was at the Everett shipyard, there was a camera aimed at the shipyard and you could see the vessel in drydock. I think Evergreen Fleet mentioned that it was a feed that could be seen via the Everett Herald newspaper at that time. Is that camera still in operation? It's still in operation. When the Sealth was up there, she was not visible on the camera. |
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Post by old_wsf_fan on Oct 10, 2006 18:59:50 GMT -8
Is there a link to this camera? I have not been able to find it.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Oct 10, 2006 19:09:14 GMT -8
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Post by Barnacle on Oct 12, 2006 7:52:45 GMT -8
The Rhododendron is currently at Everett Shipyard (the old Fisherman's Boat Shop) but not within view of the camera.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Nov 28, 2006 12:43:51 GMT -8
From the Everett webcam today:  What appears to be the Rhododendron is barely visible on the left. |
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Post by Barnacle on Nov 28, 2006 15:02:05 GMT -8
Oh, there she is, under the orange ship.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Dec 1, 2006 11:22:39 GMT -8
Is it just me or does it appear that the wheelhouse in front is higher off the deck than the one at the rear?
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Post by old_wsf_fan on Dec 1, 2006 17:43:24 GMT -8
It sure does look like the wheelhouse is higher. From the distance that the camera is, could it be an optical illusion or is the boat raised up on the near end?
Does anybody know how her progress is going and when she might be available for service again?
I thought she was going to be ready in early December, but if they only have one end of the boat modified, I don't think she will be ready soon.
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Post by Barnacle on Dec 2, 2006 4:59:50 GMT -8
She's running about a week late. She ought to be back somewhere around the 8th-10th according to the latest.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Dec 11, 2006 11:33:49 GMT -8
She's running about a week late. She ought to be back somewhere around the 8th-10th according to the latest. As of this morning, the Quinault was still on the Tahlequah-Pt. Defiance route. No sign of the Rhody in vessel watch. |
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Post by Barnacle on Dec 11, 2006 11:54:20 GMT -8
Whoops. Thought I'd updated this. She will be back in the next few days is my understanding.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Dec 12, 2006 16:13:44 GMT -8
From the WSF Service Bulletin:
The M/V Rhododendron replaces the M/V Quinault on the Pt. Defiance to Telequah route as of the 7:20 pm departure from Pt. Defiance.
"Tahlequah" was misspelled on both the e-mail and the bulletin on the WSF website.
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Post by old_wsf_fan on Dec 12, 2006 20:18:53 GMT -8
Now that the Rhody is back, Is the Quinault going in for basic maintenence at Eagle Harbor or will she go into winter lay-up?
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Post by northwesterner on Dec 13, 2006 1:31:36 GMT -8
Now that the Rhody is back, Is the Quinault going in for basic maintenence at Eagle Harbor or will she go into winter lay-up? For many many years, the off season ¨spare¨ steel electric really doesn´t sit much during the winter (remember - for ages it was Illahee as the spare boat). Not only does Quinault have to go through winter maintenance, but she still has to relieve both Klickitat and Illahee for their scheduled maintenance cycle. |
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Post by old_wsf_fan on Dec 13, 2006 18:00:47 GMT -8
It would be nice to see if WSF uses the Nisqually as the winter relief boat while the others get their maintence done.
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Post by northwesterner on Dec 14, 2006 10:02:53 GMT -8
It would be nice to see if WSF uses the Nisqually as the winter relief boat while the others get their maintence done. A better wish would be for the Nisqually to replace the Klickitat as the number 1 boat at PT-Keystone. Quinault could continue as number 2, with the Klickitat [which, no matter how much everyone complains about the Hyak's cabin, the Klickitat is hands down the worst vessel in the fleet as far as interior goes] relegated to back up status. |
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Post by SS San Mateo on Dec 14, 2006 11:43:35 GMT -8
A better wish would be for the Nisqually to replace the Klickitat as the number 1 boat at PT-Keystone. Quinault could continue as number 2, with the Klickitat [which, no matter how much everyone complains about the Hyak's cabin, the Klickitat is hands down the worst vessel in the fleet as far as interior goes] relegated to back up status. That and the fact that the Nisqually has a higher clearance and is ADA compliant (something the Kilckitat is not) makes the Nisqually better suited for regular service. |
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Post by Barnacle on Dec 14, 2006 16:39:33 GMT -8
I'd speculate that the most likely event (if any movement occurs at all, and there is no indication that it will) is that the Quinault would become the #1 at PT with the Nisqually as the backup.
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