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Post by Barnacle on Jun 24, 2007 16:08:59 GMT -8
There is if your vehicle is 13'6"...
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Post by SS Shasta on Jun 25, 2007 18:36:54 GMT -8
With MV Klickitat replacing MV Quinault on the Port Townsend/Keystone run, comes another change in the listed car deck clearance. MV Klickitat is now listed as 13'4" and MV Nisqually at 13'9".
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Post by old_wsf_fan on Jun 26, 2007 18:31:29 GMT -8
Well, the listing now seems to be corrected. The bulletin page currently lists the Klickitat at 13'-4" and the Nisqually at 13'-2".
On the fleet page of the Steel-Electric class they are listed as follows: Auto deck clearance: Illahee 12'7" Klickitat 13'4"
Nisqually 13'2"
Quinault 13'2"
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Post by zman on Jun 26, 2007 20:04:03 GMT -8
Cant somebody just measure it once (and correctly) and get this discrepancy fixed??? The numbers seem insignificant, but they are very vital to a vehicle that is 13'6 and finds out there is a problem when they hit the top of the car deck.
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Post by Barnacle on Jun 27, 2007 8:37:32 GMT -8
The wheels of progress grind slowly in bureaucracy, my friend. I still haven't convinced the office that the Kaleetan's only 14'5" in the port tunnel lane, 14'9" in the starboard tunnel lane, and 15'2" in the center. The guy with the 15'3" modular wasn't happy when I denied him passage that the office told him he would fit on...
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Post by zman on Jun 28, 2007 6:47:49 GMT -8
EXACTLY!!!! That goes along with the theory that most office people have never set foot on one of the boats.
Seriously, it is not that hard to get one person to see how much space there is, then change the numbers online and on reference charts.
I guess they just don't care, as it is not costing them money because the trucks still have to get on the ferry to the islands (just another boat). There are so many little things like this that seem insignificant when you hear it, but when you get into details, it is incredibly important.
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Post by Barnacle on Jun 28, 2007 7:39:52 GMT -8
I've never figured out how they determine what the low spot is in the tunnel (unless it's obvious, like an exhaust line from a generator that was installed backward ); I ended up wandering around on the Yakima one fine day with a boathook of a known length and measuring the gap between the bottom of the boathook and the car deck. We did find a new low spot, so I suppose it was worth it.
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Post by zman on Jun 28, 2007 17:15:45 GMT -8
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Post by SS Shasta on Jun 28, 2007 18:15:59 GMT -8
WOW She looks beautiful!! Many thanks for the great photos. Even the car deck looks spotless. Welcome back MV Nisqually!! PS: What is the colour of the band on her stack? Just wondering if they are using a different one for 80 years of service as opposed to the gold band for 50 years?
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Post by old_wsf_fan on Jun 28, 2007 18:47:34 GMT -8
Just wondering why the Nisqually is now in the number 1 sailng position? I think that is as of today. She is listed on the schedule page of the website as the number 1 boat as well.
I know they swap out boats on occasion to do maintanence overnight but I cannot recall if they change the info on the website too.
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Post by Barnacle on Jun 28, 2007 21:42:04 GMT -8
Still the gold band... I don't think anyone would recognize the platinum for 75th. ;D I'd still like to see silver bands for 25 years. Of course, all but three of the fleet would qualify now.
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Post by zman on Jun 29, 2007 6:35:33 GMT -8
Silver would be awesome too!
Also, one of the fire extinguishers on the Nisqually was marked "M/V KITTITAS" ;D
I was just looking around at some of the differences vs. the Quinault: The general alarm bells in the forward viewing areas are on the starboard side (the Quinault has them on the port side, and they are very shiny) It seems that there is no "galley serving window" on the Nisqually. There is a rolling fence on the outer railings. Also, the railings still come inward to allow for the inflatable life rafts that used to be on the upper deck. I love the history inside, as the Nisqually's "museum" is all about the history of Colman Dock.
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Post by Barnacle on Jun 29, 2007 15:13:35 GMT -8
Just wondering why the Nisqually is now in the number 1 sailng position? I think that is as of today. She is listed on the schedule page of the website as the number 1 boat as well. I know they swap out boats on occasion to do maintanence overnight but I cannot recall if they change the info on the website too. It was a one-day thing for maintenance. The Klickitat should be back in the #1 slot today.
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Post by SS Shasta on Jul 3, 2007 10:15:21 GMT -8
Looks like MV Nisqually is running as #1 again this morning on the Port Townsend/Keystone run.
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Post by Barnacle on Jul 4, 2007 17:25:51 GMT -8
Another one-day thing for maintenance. Sometimes the Klickitat needs a bit of a lie-in, and happily the Nisqually's available to start up early.
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Post by hergfest on Jul 5, 2007 10:54:57 GMT -8
The Nisqually has a canceled round trip today due to mechanical problems. Wow, three Steel Electrics are out of service right now.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Jul 5, 2007 11:14:38 GMT -8
The Nisqually has a canceled round trip today due to mechanical problems. Wow, three Steel Electrics are out of service right now. Lovely.... just bloody lovely I hope they can fix it quickly.
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Post by SS Shasta on Jul 5, 2007 12:36:13 GMT -8
Must be some confusion on the WSF web site . The announcement currently reads that the 11:15AM trip from Keystone was cancelled. MV Nisqually is again listed as #1 on the route which would mean that the 11:15 from Keystone would have been MV Klickitat. Apparently both vessels are now back on schedule .
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Post by Barnacle on Jul 6, 2007 11:04:57 GMT -8
WSF doesn't always have time to deal with stuff that, to anyone other than a hardcore ferry geek, is pretty insignificant. The bigger concern is more that of getting the boat running again.
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Post by SS Shasta on Jul 7, 2007 7:31:24 GMT -8
With the MV Klickitat out of service and the power out at the Keystone terminal, it looks like a busy day for MV Nisqually.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jul 7, 2007 12:11:05 GMT -8
Port Townsend/Keystone - Update The M/V Klickitat has been repaired and will return to service with the 11:15am departure from Port Townsend, restoring full two-boat service. Vehicle traffic should arrive at least 45-60 minutes prior to sailings until both vessels can sweep residual vehicle overloads.
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Post by SS Shasta on Jul 21, 2007 10:48:00 GMT -8
Will MV Nisqually also have additional yard work under this new WSF maintenance plan? Just wondering as she must have received an extensive overhaul last winter and spring to return her to service after 5 yrs. of "retirement."
It looks like MV Nisqually is spending more time now as the #1 vessel on the Port Townsend/Keystone run.
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Post by Barnacle on Jul 23, 2007 7:32:19 GMT -8
I haven't heard any of the details of the "new" maintenance plan for the Steel Electrics. All I can predict is that we're going to see more out-of-service time for those boats.
AIMLESS SPECULATION BELOW
I wouldn't be surprised to see the Steel Electrics tied up fairly soon, depending on the outcome of the surveys. I also wouldn't be surprised to see at least one end up with nearly an entire hull re-plate.
END AIMLESS SPECULATION
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Post by hergfest on Jul 23, 2007 17:17:31 GMT -8
Well it looks like the Steel Electrics are going to have to be kept around until WSF can build some new smaller boats, so a hull replate might not be a bad idea.
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Post by brassman on Jul 23, 2007 18:45:08 GMT -8
Is WSF going to keep all four Steels, or just two for the PT/Keystone run?
Does anybody know that if this is the case, which two would go to razor blade city?
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