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Post by maximase86 on Apr 23, 2018 18:49:28 GMT -8
That noise isn't limited to the Spokane. The Jumbos, Supers, and MKII's make this noise. All 3 classes of boats use both props to move the boat in a push/pull. Most of the power is in the pushing prop, and some power is on the pulling prop. The noise is prop wash against the hull.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 5, 2018 7:02:08 GMT -8
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 5, 2018 7:03:41 GMT -8
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 5, 2018 7:21:57 GMT -8
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Post by FNS on May 5, 2018 8:06:09 GMT -8
Good pics of the SPOKANE's whistles.
There used to be a light above the whistles on many of WSF's vessels: the 1972 Jumbos, Supers, ES-Class, HIYU, and the then wooden cabin Steel Electrics. ENETAI and WILLAPA as well. It looked like the CHIPPEWA received a Number Two End whistle from either the E or W after those were converted to "one wheelhouse operation". These would illuminate each time a whistle would sound. I think this was instigated by the arrival of the fleet of ferries on Puget Sound from San Francisco Bay. On San Francisco Bay, this light helped officers determine which diesel ferry was sounding her whistle. They had it easier before the diesels as steam was the king of power for the fleet of ferries there and you could see the steam coming from the whistle of the vessels.
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Post by Barnacle on May 7, 2018 5:31:13 GMT -8
There used to be a light above the whistles on many of WSF's vessels: the 1972 Jumbos, Supers, ES-Class, HIYU, and the then wooden cabin Steel Electrics. ENETAI and WILLAPA as well. It looked like the CHIPPEWA received a Number Two End whistle from either the E or W after those were converted to "one wheelhouse operation". These would illuminate each time a whistle would sound. I think this was instigated by the arrival of the fleet of ferries on Puget Sound from San Francisco Bay. On San Francisco Bay, this light helped officers determine which diesel ferry was sounding her whistle. They had it easier before the diesels as steam was the king of power for the fleet of ferries there and you could see the steam coming from the whistle of the vessels. I suspect the practice was discontinued because of the speed difference in light and sound... if the vessel was a mile away, the light illuminates five seconds before the sound gets to you. Limited practicality.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 7, 2018 6:45:43 GMT -8
I suspect the practice was discontinued because of the speed difference in light and sound... if the vessel was a mile away, the light illuminates five seconds before the sound gets to you. Limited practicality. I actually have a video like that
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Post by rwbsparks on May 9, 2018 11:43:11 GMT -8
Now that is a cool video. Love the passengers reaction and watching the video I’m like why are they freaking out, and then I hear the glory that is a Jumbo class ferry’s whistle.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 9, 2018 14:01:34 GMT -8
Now that is a cool video. Love the passengers reaction and watching the video I’m like why are they freaking out, and then I hear the glory that is a Jumbo class ferry’s whistle. I personally think the Spokane's horn is the worst in the whole WSF Fleet, which is funny because the Walla Walla has such a nice sounding horn
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Post by rwbsparks on May 10, 2018 9:12:25 GMT -8
Now that is a cool video. Love the passengers reaction and watching the video I’m like why are they freaking out, and then I hear the glory that is a Jumbo class ferry’s whistle. I personally think the Spokane's horn is the worst in the whole WSF Fleet, which is funny because the Walla Walla has such a nice sounding horn To each their own. I’ve always loved the Jumbos. The Issaquah class and the KDTs are pretty awful IMO. Personal opinion though. Walla Walla is the best though. The Mark II and Olympic classes also have great whistles.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 10, 2018 15:46:21 GMT -8
I personally think the Spokane's horn is the worst in the whole WSF Fleet, which is funny because the Walla Walla has such a nice sounding horn To each their own. I’ve always loved the Jumbos. The Issaquah class and the KDTs are pretty awful IMO. Personal opinion though. Walla Walla is the best though. The Mark II and Olympic classes also have great whistles. The Jumbo's, JMII's, and Olympic's are the best, the Issaquah's and the KDT's have to be the worst single tone
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Post by Barnacle on May 14, 2018 5:20:50 GMT -8
To each their own. I’ve always loved the Jumbos. The Issaquah class and the KDTs are pretty awful IMO. Personal opinion though. Walla Walla is the best though. The Mark II and Olympic classes also have great whistles. The Jumbo's, JMII's, and Olympic's are the best, the Issaquah's andd the KDT's have to be the worst single tone The Issaquah-class Kahlenberg whistles are susceptible to moisture and lack of use, which gives them that "crushed duck" sound. If they're used regularly, they're not bad.
The Jumbo Mark IIs vary widely from boat to boat; there are two or three different sounds from what I recall (though it's been a while since I've heard/listened to them).
Love the Jumbo Mark I whistles. The Olympic whistles are good too, but the air mechanism doesn't allow for anything other than sharp on/off. (If you catch anything other than that, the air supply has something going on with it.)
The Evergreen State's whistle has a distinctly bovine quality to it. That and the air supply couldn't quite keep up, so it started off strong in volume but tapered off if you held it for a while. Made it very easy to ID in the fog.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 15, 2018 6:46:20 GMT -8
The Jumbo's, JMII's, and Olympic's are the best, the Issaquah's andd the KDT's have to be the worst single tone The Issaquah-class Kahlenberg whistles are susceptible to moisture and lack of use, which gives them that "crushed duck" sound. If they're used regularly, they're not bad.
The Jumbo Mark IIs vary widely from boat to boat; there are two or three different sounds from what I recall (though it's been a while since I've heard/listened to them).
Love the Jumbo Mark I whistles. The Olympic whistles are good too, but the air mechanism doesn't allow for anything other than sharp on/off. (If you catch anything other than that, the air supply has something going on with it.)
The Evergreen State's whistle has a distinctly bovine quality to it. That and the air supply couldn't quite keep up, so it started off strong in volume but tapered off if you held it for a while. Made it very easy to ID in the fog. I have not heard the Wenatchee's horn much, but the other JMII's and the Jumbos many times
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 15, 2018 6:50:50 GMT -8
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 15, 2018 7:00:08 GMT -8
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 17, 2018 9:32:08 GMT -8
It was a really nice day on Sunday, bright and sunny with the Spokane Delayed 1 hour because of a car broke down in Kingston
Be sure to skip to 2:00 to hear the Spokane's horn, and 3:16 to hear the Walla Walla's horn
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 25, 2018 9:17:55 GMT -8
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 29, 2018 18:50:40 GMT -8
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 29, 2018 18:55:21 GMT -8
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on May 30, 2018 7:52:16 GMT -8
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Aug 16, 2018 20:11:02 GMT -8
So I went on the Spokane today and it seems like the vibration is back, it's terrible. Why?
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Aug 28, 2018 8:57:17 GMT -8
So I was on the Spokane rhe other day, and the whistle sounded terrible, a bird flew into the bigger horn and cloged it, so it sounded like this
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Nov 13, 2018 11:29:03 GMT -8
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Nov 14, 2018 7:14:00 GMT -8
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Jul 5, 2019 9:39:38 GMT -8
On the morning of the 4th, I did a "loop" ferry trip from Mukilteo, through Port Townsend around to Edmonds, where I got to ride the Spokane for the first time in a while. The sailing was not very crowded at all (going eastbound, that is) so I took some fun cabin photos showcasing the Jumbo's well-laid out cabins, among other photos as well.
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