|
|
Post by Barnacle on Nov 10, 2011 20:48:31 GMT -8
I went for a ride this morning on "Wally World" again, from Bremerton to Seattle, and much to my delight, I captured our newest ferry, Kennewick, at Colman Dock's Slip 2: *snip!* Once again, we come within a hundred yards of meeting one another... I was down at Pier 52 today.  Of course, paying zero attention and knowing that the Chetzemoka II was in Eagle Harbor, I just assumed I was looking at the Chetzie out on sea-trials rather than the brand new shiny Kennewick. D'oh! |
|
FNS
Voyager 
The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
Posts: 4,957
|
Post by FNS on Nov 11, 2011 20:02:27 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by Steve Rosenow on Nov 11, 2011 23:34:56 GMT -8
Great pix!
What's goin on with Slip 3?
|
|
FNS
Voyager
The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
Posts: 4,957
|
Post by FNS on Nov 12, 2011 1:20:04 GMT -8
Great pix! What's goin on with Slip 3?  www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/sets/72157628036976180/Here's a telephoto zoom of the KDT ferries at the VMC in Eagle Harbor as taken from the decks aboard the WENATCHEE on November 10, 2011:  New KENNEWICK to the south, CHETZEMOKA to the north. SPOKANE in the background. Notice how the rub rail on the CHETZY is now a solid piece rather than separated as before. The KENNY will get these installed in a few weeks up in Anacortes. |
|
|
|
Post by Barnacle on Nov 12, 2011 8:41:53 GMT -8
Interesting to note that the Chetzemoka appears to be on an even keel...
|
|
|
|
Post by chokai on Nov 12, 2011 15:50:28 GMT -8
Does the fuel and potable water load affect the lean at all? Willing to bet that Kennewick might be empty (relatively speaking) when compared to Chetzemoka.
|
|
FNS
Voyager
The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
Posts: 4,957
|
Post by FNS on Nov 12, 2011 19:50:12 GMT -8
Does the fuel and potable water load affect the lean at all? Willing to bet that Kennewick might be empty (relatively speaking) when compared to Chetzemoka. I think they're keeping the KENNY lightweight for this time being. She's due to be lifted out of the Salish Sea in a few or less days from now at Dakota Creek in Anacortes for her post acceptance work. |
|
FNS
Voyager
The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
Posts: 4,957
|
Post by FNS on Nov 16, 2011 14:41:42 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by zargoman on Nov 16, 2011 15:08:47 GMT -8
Does the fuel and potable water load affect the lean at all? Willing to bet that Kennewick might be empty (relatively speaking) when compared to Chetzemoka. Absolutely. I learned that about the Salish over the summer. When the fuel is low, the list is more significant. This is the day that I noticed it.  |
|
|
|
Post by chokai on Nov 16, 2011 20:22:38 GMT -8
Hah. Guess the dealer doesn't give you a full tank when you take it off the lot....
|
|
FNS
Voyager
The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
Posts: 4,957
|
Post by FNS on Nov 16, 2011 20:32:20 GMT -8
The KENNEWICK is now in Anacortes. I have captured images of the KENNY when she passed by Port Townsend and at Anacortes.  From the Port Townsend cam, we see history in the making. Port Townsend's first sighting of their new ferry that will arrive at their dock soon and the SALISH and the KENNY seen together for the first time as we see in this capture. The SALISH is arriving Keystone Harbor while the KENNY continues north to her Anacortes "harbor hospital" for her post acceptance fixings.  The KENNEWICK continues north passing Fort Casey.  KENNEWICK meets the freighter WESTWOOD PACIFIC.  The first meeting of the KENNEWICK and the SALISH.  At Anacortes. |
|
|
|
Post by zargoman on Nov 21, 2011 8:04:05 GMT -8
Anacortes sure has had a great variety of boats visit lately. Puyallup, Hyak, Kaleetan, Yakima, Elwha, Chelan, Sealth, Chetzemoka, Kennewick, Hiyu...
|
|
|
|
Post by Barnacle on Nov 21, 2011 8:31:14 GMT -8
Anacortes sure has had a great variety of boats visit lately. Puyallup, Hyak, Kaleetan, Yakima, Elwha, Chelan, Sealth, Chetzemoka, Kennewick, Hiyu... With the wonderful folks at Dakota Creek right down the road, a lot of boats play through on their way to the yard--last chance to dispose of sewage, put the boat move crew's cars ashore, that style of thing. Ditto for... what is it now, Fairhaven Shipyard? I've lost track... and Vancouver, for the very rare trip to the Great White North. |
|
FNS
Voyager
The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
Posts: 4,957
|
Post by FNS on Dec 7, 2011 15:40:15 GMT -8
WSF reports, in their December 2011 update on the KDT page, that the KENNEWICK is back at the Vessel Maintenance Center in Eagle Harbor.  www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/ferries/64carferries/They have yet to move that slider to "COMPLETE" from "CONSTRUCTION". I guess they'll do that after the KENNY goes into service. |
|
|
|
Post by Freeland on Dec 22, 2011 14:47:51 GMT -8
This show up in South Whidbey Record. I rather surprise the Kennewick ceremony is at Port Townsend.  www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/news/136097218.htmlCeremony planned to welcome new ferry to Whidbey route Washington State Ferries will welcome its newest ferry to the fleet, the M/V Kennewick, during a special celebration on Jan. 6 in Port Townsend. The 64-car ferry, built in part by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, is the third and final ship in the Kwa-di Tabil class. The new ferry will serve on the Coupeville (Keystone)-Port Townsend route, but its first day of service won't be announced until early January. At the community celebration on Friday, Jan. 6, the new ferry will be open for public tours after invited dignitaries make remarks at 11 a.m. Organizers of the event noted there will not be event parking at the Port Townsend Terminal, and that the ferry M/V Salish will operate on its normal schedule that day. WSF officials said the Kennewick was finished three months ahead of schedule and the three-ferry project came in at $6.7 million under budget. The first Kwa-di Tabil-class vessel, the M/V Chetzemoka, was christened on Nov. 14, 2010 and went into service the following day on the Keystone route. The second 64-car ferry, the M/V Salish, started service between Whidbey Island and Port Townsend on July 1. When the ferry Kennewick starts sailing on the route next year, the Chetzemoka will be moved to the Point Defiance-Tahlequah route to replace the M/V Rhododendron, and the Salish will go into standby status until the return of the peak season. The three ferries were built under two contracts with Todd Pacific Shipyards, now Vigor Industrial, and Nichols Brothers was a subcontractor on the vessels, constructing the superstructures for the ferries at the Freeland shipyard. The Chetzemoka was built under a $65.5 million contract, while the second and third ferries were constructed under a $114.1 million agreement with Todd Pacific Shipyards. |
|
|
|
Post by zargoman on Dec 22, 2011 21:19:00 GMT -8
I do not think there will be any big surprises inside..."A" person told me that it is has the same colors as the other two. I haven't seen it at PT yet either...I was hoping of would be doing sea trials by now. Glad to hear that there are no major problems (knock on wood) with it.
|
|
FNS
Voyager
The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
Posts: 4,957
|
Post by FNS on Dec 22, 2011 22:58:24 GMT -8
I do not think there will be any big surprises inside..."A" person told me that it is has the same colors as the other two. I haven't seen it at PT yet either...I was hoping of would be doing sea trials by now. Glad to hear that there are no major problems (knock on wood) with it. My prediction is that she may commence "on the Salish Sea" crew training runs next week after the Christmas weekend. Some of the people of Port Townsend have already seen her on her passage through Admiralty Inlet as she went to and from Dakota Creek. There's been a lot of work that has to be done, like filling in the interior ladderway railings with screens, stocking the ferry, post notes, fill in the timetable slots, brochures, hot dogs, burgers, beverages, cookies (ah, the Cookie Monster is reading this!), flotation vests, manuals, more manuals, and even more manuals, et al, et al, et al. And, all the drills needed to satisfy the US Coast Guard prerequisites for her certificates. I plan to be at the ceremony and Open Ship aboard the KENNY in Port Townsend on the Sixth Day of January, 2012. It'll be fun to see the people from Kennewick say their speeches. An exciting day for the citizens of this Columbia River city, indeed.  KENNEWICK and the TACOMA. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** As for the CHETZY, her crew lounge will need some gym equipment as the crew will need to be fit for all the walking they'll need to do on the short run at Tahlequah. |
|
|
|
Post by rusty on Jan 3, 2012 23:01:46 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by EGfleet on Jan 4, 2012 6:16:28 GMT -8
The important thing to note in this story for those hoping to take a first day trip on the Kennewick... "Welcome ceremony for new ferry is Friday, but Kennewick is not service ready yet " and
The Kennewickâs revenue service date is being announced later this month, WSF reported, based on crew training. The ferries here rotate two deck crews and two engineering crews; terminal crews are separate. |
|
|
|
Post by zargoman on Jan 4, 2012 6:26:50 GMT -8
Last that I heard, it was the furnishing of the boat that was behind "schedule". Although, it's hard to have a "schedule" when the boat is a couple months early.  |
|
|
|
Post by Luke on Jan 4, 2012 22:02:36 GMT -8
I do not think there will be any big surprises inside..."A" person told me that it is has the same colors as the other two. I haven't seen it at PT yet either...I was hoping of would be doing sea trials by now. Glad to hear that there are no major problems (knock on wood) with it. My prediction is that she may commence "on the Salish Sea" crew training runs next week after the Christmas weekend. Some of the people of Port Townsend have already seen her on her passage through Admiralty Inlet as she went to and from Dakota Creek. There's been a lot of work that has to be done, like filling in the interior ladderway railings with screens, stocking the ferry, post notes, fill in the timetable slots, brochures, hot dogs, burgers, beverages, cookies (ah, the Cookie Monster is reading this!), flotation vests, manuals, more manuals, and even more manuals, et al, et al, et al. And, all the drills needed to satisfy the US Coast Guard prerequisites for her certificates. I plan to be at the ceremony and Open Ship aboard the KENNY in Port Townsend on the Sixth Day of January, 2012. It'll be fun to see the people from Kennewick say their speeches. An exciting day for the citizens of this Columbia River city, indeed. KENNEWICK and the TACOMA. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** As for the CHETZY, her crew lounge will need some gym equipment as the crew will need to be fit for all the walking they'll need to do on the short run at Tahlequah. Wait... I know that this is off topic, but in the pic, I realized that Tacoma was in Eagle Harbor, and as Wenatchee and Puallup are paired at Bainbridge, at some points, all three JMII's are in the same place. I apologize for going off topic, but I really wanted to make this point.   |
|
FNS
Voyager
The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
Posts: 4,957
|
Post by FNS on Jan 4, 2012 22:40:35 GMT -8
The picture of the TACOMA and KENNEWICK was taken from aboard the WENATCHEE. It's interesting to see all three JM2 ferries together in Eagle Harbor during one-boat operations when one is tied up, your ferry that's in service, and the other one at the VMC.
Off to Port Townsend tomorrow to see the KENNY on Friday. My photos of the KENNY will be uploaded after the Open Ship.
|
|
|
|
Post by Steve Rosenow on Jan 5, 2012 0:48:25 GMT -8
I might have to bow out of making an appearance there on Friday @ the Kennewick Open Ship.
Getting married this weekend and planning that at the same time... Kinda hectic.
Will look forward to seeing the photos incase I do miss it.
|
|
|
|
Post by zargoman on Jan 5, 2012 7:55:47 GMT -8
Congratulations! Im working till 2 today, then 12am-9am tonight. I really want to make it up there though. I'm glad I slept long last night.
|
|
FNS
Voyager
The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
Posts: 4,957
|
Post by FNS on Jan 5, 2012 23:05:22 GMT -8
Today was another historic day in the history of ferries here on the Puget Sound sector of the Salish Sea. Most likely the first landing of the new ferry KENNEWICK at Port Townsend.  The Port Townsend cam has the KENNEWICK in view.  Entering with End Number Two in command.  SALISH arriving at Slip One, KENNY passes by.  Change of direction. End Number One in command. Notice the nice new rubrail on her side.  Properly arriving with End Number One touching the dock in Port Townsend.  Here I am, back in the wonderful city of Port Townsend! KENNEWICK in the Second Slip.  I love taking these kinds of photos!  KENNEWICK and some fowl feathered friends.  SALISH and the KENNEWICK. Side by side. Day One of many to come in the future.  KENNEWICK from aboard the SALISH.  An evening side view of the KENNY.  So delighted to see the continuation of the "Forever Evergreen Fleet" interior colors on the last of these three KDT ferries. The CHETZY and SALISH have these same interior colors. Green tile decking and green seats with the Saloon Deck bulkheads having "wood" paneling that represents the trunks of the evergreen trees.  KENNEWICK as seen from the SALISH's End Number One observatory at night. At night, a group of lights are turned out in the navigation-in-command-end observatory as well as the Main Deck below. This is the same aboard the Jumbo Mark II TACOMA, WENATCHEE, and PUYALLUP at night.  KENNEWICK from aboard an arriving SALISH in Port Townsend.  Last photo for this evening. SALISH leaves on another trip to Keystone Harbor at Coupeville. KENNEWICK on the eve before her Dedication Day and Open Ship. GOOD EVENING! |
|
