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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 28, 2014 22:04:39 GMT -8
My video of a July evening trip on Kaleetan from Anacortes to Lopez Island.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 30, 2014 17:48:23 GMT -8
Kaleetan at Anacortes and in the San Juans, looking much nicer than she ever would at Bremerton. - evening of July 15, 2014 Here she is, arriving at her rightful home-port of Anacortes  Lopez Island's #1 tourist attraction. Lopez is spending money improving their waterfront (that nice red rig), to ensure that Kaleetan stays.  Doing her part to boost morale at Shaw Island  Looking great at Orcas Island, in every way, shape and form (any argument against this is invalid)  If you look closely through the lower shelter-deck's windows, you can see the lovely new cage.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 1, 2014 7:22:51 GMT -8
Here's my final Kaleetan video, which is shot in San Juans and Anacortes area in evening on July 15, 2014.
The video shows:
- Orcas Island shore view of her arriving at Shaw, and then sailing to Orcas
- On board video of the trip from Orcas to Anacortes.
On board highlights are:
- Mt. Baker at dusk
- Sunset/dusk reflections in the aft pilothouse windows
- Arrival at Anacortes, where Chelan is waiting and looking pretty
One challenge was the bumpy ride on the ship, from the wind (and she's a bumpy ship anyways, in the pickle-forks).
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 3, 2014 17:27:02 GMT -8
Kaleetan on a foggy July morning in the San Juans. (without contrast adjustment)  ------------- (with contrast adjustment)  |
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Post by Elwha on the Rocks on Aug 11, 2014 18:47:09 GMT -8
I have to say, I wouldn't mind if they kept the Kaleetan up here in the San Juans along with the other Supers. Send the Olympics to Bremerton, and keep the Supers up in the SJs. While the Olympics are better with cars, the Supers are much better handling large numbers on foot passengers, and imo that's much more important in the San Juans than cars are. WSF, please keep the Kaleetan up here in the Islands, and send the Samish to Bremerton!
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Post by compdude787 on Aug 11, 2014 20:10:56 GMT -8
I have to say, I wouldn't mind if they kept the Kaleetan up here in the San Juans along with the other Supers. Send the Olympics to Bremerton, and keep the Supers up in the SJs. While the Olympics are better with cars, the Supers are much better handling large numbers on foot passengers, and imo that's much more important in the San Juans than cars are. WSF, please keep the Kaleetan up here in the Islands, and send the Samish to Bremerton! It would probably be better to have two Supers down at Bremerton at least year-round. Supers have a larger passenger cabin, so they are much more well-suited for the higher passenger traffic at Bremerton. They aren't as well-suited for the San Juans IMO because of their narrower lanes, which makes loading take longer at each stop in the San Juans. This isn't as big of an issue at Bremerton, as the boats can make up time by going 20 knots the whole way. Heck, they used to do this before the 1973 oil crisis, making the Seattle-Bremerton run last only 45 minutes. |
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 12, 2014 17:26:54 GMT -8
I have to say, I wouldn't mind if they kept the Kaleetan up here in the San Juans along with the other Supers. Send the Olympics to Bremerton, and keep the Supers up in the SJs. While the Olympics are better with cars, the Supers are much better handling large numbers on foot passengers, and imo that's much more important in the San Juans than cars are. WSF, please keep the Kaleetan up here in the Islands, and send the Samish to Bremerton! It would probably be better to have two Supers down at Bremerton at least year-round. Supers have a larger passenger cabin, so they are much more well-suited for the higher passenger traffic at Bremerton. They aren't as well-suited for the San Juans IMO because of their narrower lanes, which makes loading take longer at each stop in the San Juans. This isn't as big of an issue at Bremerton, as the boats can make up time by going 20 knots the whole way. Heck, they used to do this before the 1973 oil crisis, making the Seattle-Bremerton run last only 45 minutes. At least year-round? How much more time can they spend there?  Loading takes the same time no matter where you are, if you do it the same way. And for the record, NONE of the Supers can do 20 knots anymore without tidal assistance. |
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Post by compdude787 on Aug 13, 2014 21:41:30 GMT -8
It would probably be better to have two Supers down at Bremerton at least year-round. Supers have a larger passenger cabin, so they are much more well-suited for the higher passenger traffic at Bremerton. They aren't as well-suited for the San Juans IMO because of their narrower lanes, which makes loading take longer at each stop in the San Juans. This isn't as big of an issue at Bremerton, as the boats can make up time by going 20 knots the whole way. Heck, they used to do this before the 1973 oil crisis, making the Seattle-Bremerton run last only 45 minutes. At least year-round? How much more time can they spend there? Loading takes the same time no matter where you are, if you do it the same way. And for the record, NONE of the Supers can do 20 knots anymore without tidal assistance. Lol, I see what you mean.  Regarding loading, well, what I meant is that there isn't so many places where the vessels have to stop to load and unload. And, on a route with just one destination, you just load everyone on without worrying about which cars get off where. And, well, I guess it makes sense that the Supers can't really go 20 knots anymore; it explains why WSF says on their website that their speed is only 17 knots. |
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Post by suburbanite on Aug 14, 2014 6:29:31 GMT -8
Is it a case that the supers can't do 20 knots or rather that no one is willing to put enough amps to the propulsion motors anymore to do 20 knots?
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 14, 2014 10:58:36 GMT -8
Is it a case that the supers can't do 20 knots or rather that no one is willing to put enough amps to the propulsion motors anymore to do 20 knots? I don't think the gear is capable of it anymore. The drive motors are the originals from 1967; and like anything else mechanical, sooner or later it doesn't matter how much love and care you put into rebuilding something... it just wears out. The drive motors have considerable life left in them, but running them hard isn't going to extend it by any means. They've all been rebuilt and re-wound several times, but--just as an example, not saying this is specifically going on in any particular case--once the core warps, you're done. All the rebuilds in the world won't fix that. |
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 14, 2014 11:01:36 GMT -8
At least year-round? How much more time can they spend there? Loading takes the same time no matter where you are, if you do it the same way. And for the record, NONE of the Supers can do 20 knots anymore without tidal assistance. Lol, I see what you mean. Regarding loading, well, what I meant is that there isn't so many places where the vessels have to stop to load and unload. And, on a route with just one destination, you just load everyone on without worrying about which cars get off where. And, well, I guess it makes sense that the Supers can't really go 20 knots anymore; it explains why WSF says on their website that their speed is only 17 knots. Dwell time (dock time) is a problem with the Supers, to be sure. But I counter that if they were to load a Super in Bremerton the same way we do in the San Juans--and by that I mean taking the time to push cars over and pull cars up--it'd take about two to three minutes less time there than in the islands, mostly because (as you rightly point out) they don't have to change traffic flow for different destinations. And yes, the Supers are all capable of 17 knots. But I'm pretty sure that's top end for them, too.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 14, 2014 17:15:06 GMT -8
One more of Super-K at dusk, at Anacortes - July 14, 2014 The lit mast behind Kaleetan belongs to Chelan.  If you ever get a chance to enjoy an hour (or 2 or 3 or 4) at the Guemes Channel pathway in Anacortes on a clear night, do it ! |
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Post by Koastal Karl on Aug 14, 2014 17:44:33 GMT -8
I would rather ride the boats my self! I could maybe do like an hour at the beach before I would start getting bored! But that's just me!
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Aug 18, 2014 20:22:21 GMT -8
Lol, I see what you mean. Regarding loading, well, what I meant is that there isn't so many places where the vessels have to stop to load and unload. And, on a route with just one destination, you just load everyone on without worrying about which cars get off where. And, well, I guess it makes sense that the Supers can't really go 20 knots anymore; it explains why WSF says on their website that their speed is only 17 knots. Dwell time (dock time) is a problem with the Supers, to be sure. But I counter that if they were to load a Super in Bremerton the same way we do in the San Juans--and by that I mean taking the time to push cars over and pull cars up--it'd take about two to three minutes less time there than in the islands, mostly because (as you rightly point out) they don't have to change traffic flow for different destinations. And yes, the Supers are all capable of 17 knots. But I'm pretty sure that's top end for them, too. I was reading on the Marine Traffic website (which the results were updated by the boats speed recently) that the top speed of the Kaleetan was 19.9 knots, thus saying the Super Class vessels can almost reach 20 knots. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 18, 2014 20:52:28 GMT -8
I was reading on the Marine Traffic website (which the results were updated by the boats speed recently) that the top speed of the Kaleetan was 19.9 knots, thus saying the Super Class vessels can almost reach 20 knots. ....when the tide is right. |
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Aug 19, 2014 9:42:26 GMT -8
I was reading on the Marine Traffic website (which the results were updated by the boats speed recently) that the top speed of the Kaleetan was 19.9 knots, thus saying the Super Class vessels can almost reach 20 knots. ....when the tide is right. True the tidal currents can give the boat extra speed. |
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 19, 2014 18:29:35 GMT -8
....when the tide is right. True the tidal currents can give the boat extra speed. In a neutral current situation the Supers are all good for about 17 knots. Period. I can show you photos I took of the Evergreen State's radar with the Mighty Evergreen actually doing 16 knots, but I would never make the claim that the vessel was actually capable of that speed--without a three-knot push from the current, of course, which is what was going on. |
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Post by Ignacio on Sept 3, 2014 21:17:37 GMT -8
MV Kaleetan arriving at Shaw Island on a Saturday morning in August and then headed to Anacortes.
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Post by Kahloke on Jan 25, 2015 18:23:54 GMT -8
25-Jan-2015: It was such a beautiful day today, I couldn't waste it staying inside, so after doing a bit of much-needed yard work early in the afternoon, I headed up to my favourite ferry-spotting location - Manchester State Park. I managed to get some fairly decent shots of Kaleetan transiting Rich Passage:   One interesting item to note in this pic - you can see Sea-Tac Airport's tower on the left side of the photo poking up from the tree line  |
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Post by zargoman on Apr 16, 2015 13:37:11 GMT -8
I like how this turned out. Taken from the doghouse on the Tacoma as we were leaving Seattle and the Kaleetan was arriving.  |
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Post by zargoman on Jun 5, 2015 17:03:36 GMT -8
Kaleetan, heading towards Seattle  Kaleetan, with Yakima, Tillikum and Puyallup in the background at Vigor   |
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Post by crashlament on Jun 9, 2015 7:28:45 GMT -8
MV Kaleetan arriving at Shaw Island on a Saturday morning in August and then headed to Anacortes. Nice on so many levels. |
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Post by crashlament on Jun 16, 2015 18:14:44 GMT -8
Here is my tour of the Kaleetan. Enjoy!
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