SolDuc
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Post by SolDuc on Feb 14, 2013 10:54:42 GMT -8
Also, another thing I've noticed, and I also noticed it with the Kittitas photo, too, is that the guard used to be the same height around the entire shell of the car deck. When did they trim down the ends and angle them downward? Can you provide a comparison shot of that which you speak? I can't see any changes to the guard height. What I *can* see is that the green paint appears to rise slightly higher than the rainbow racing stripes did. I'm guessing that he's talking about the ends of the car deck, which have a slight slope downward, for an easier climb up the ramp.
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Post by Steve Rosenow on Feb 14, 2013 13:28:18 GMT -8
Can you provide a comparison shot of that which you speak? I can't see any changes to the guard height. What I *can* see is that the green paint appears to rise slightly higher than the rainbow racing stripes did. I'm guessing that he's talking about the ends of the car deck, which have a slight slope downward, for an easier climb up the ramp. Exactly.
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Post by Steve Rosenow on Feb 14, 2013 13:43:04 GMT -8
Also, another thing I've noticed, and I also noticed it with the Kittitas photo, too, is that the guard used to be the same height around the entire shell of the car deck. When did they trim down the ends and angle them downward? Can you provide a comparison shot of that which you speak? I can't see any changes to the guard height. What I *can* see is that the green paint appears to rise slightly higher than the rainbow racing stripes did. Sure thing!
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Post by Barnacle on Feb 14, 2013 14:30:56 GMT -8
Oh, okay, I get what you're saying. "Guard" wasn't registering correctly with me this morning. I CAN tell you, however, that if the Kitsap wasn't built with the tapered bow, it was that way by 1987 (if I dated the photo correctly).
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Post by Steve Rosenow on Feb 14, 2013 14:35:35 GMT -8
I wonder what the reasoning was behind the design change?
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Post by Barnacle on Feb 14, 2013 14:37:40 GMT -8
My first guess would be to match the other boats and thus make the transition from dock to deck a lot less abrupt.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Feb 16, 2013 21:30:28 GMT -8
Not sure when they moved...perhaps during their rebuilds when they added the 2nd car deck. I found a picture of Kittitas with the same setup moored alongside Colman dock: The older pics of the issaquahs on evergreen fleet's page shows different rescue boat davits on the pickle fork (ala Evergreen class). Something tells me the original locations were probably pretty problematic. S Wheres the exhaust pipe all i see is a funnel
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Post by Steve Rosenow on Feb 16, 2013 21:35:58 GMT -8
Wheres the exhaust pipe all i see is a funnel In the early days, the Issaquah-class ferries all had their exhaust pipes terminate at the top of the funnel. Somewhere in the mid 1980s they were expanded to go above it by a foot or so. I think it was done to keep the exhausts from sooting up the radar masts at each pilothouse. They'd get pretty black with soot back in those days. I remember crossing on the Sealth and Chelan in the mid-1980s and seeing the exhaust pipes rise up, and back then they even had rain baffles installed on each exhaust pipe to keep rainwater out.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Feb 16, 2013 21:51:25 GMT -8
Wheres the exhaust pipe all i see is a funnel What is that pole do in the front of the boat is it like a stabilizer or something like that
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Post by SS San Mateo on Feb 16, 2013 21:54:53 GMT -8
Wheres the exhaust pipe all i see is a funnel Those were added later on. I'm not sure when they were added, but at the very least the first 4 of the Issaquah class vessels (Issaquah, Kittitas, Kitsap, Cathlamet) did not have the exhaust pipes when they went into service (based on pictures I've seen).
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Post by maximase86 on Feb 17, 2013 23:02:14 GMT -8
I wonder why the added them. If you look at the Evergreen State, it was also the same case.
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Post by Steve Rosenow on Feb 17, 2013 23:58:23 GMT -8
The Kitsap had them by 1983, judging from photos appearing in two books I have that were published that year that are about the ferry system.
As for why they installed the extra height to the exhaust stacks, I think it was a move to keep the radar masts from being painted black by soot, and to keep the exhaust smoke clear of the pilothouse ventilation. The true answer, though, I'm afraid is unknown.
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Post by rusty on Feb 18, 2013 9:06:10 GMT -8
It was done for the most obvious reason, to get the exhaust higher up and away for the boat.
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Post by compdude787 on Feb 21, 2013 21:53:55 GMT -8
My first guess would be to match the other boats and thus make the transition from dock to deck a lot less abrupt. I thought they had the ends of the deck sloped down so that any water that might splash up on the bow on a windy day would easily drain off the deck.
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Post by Steve Rosenow on Feb 21, 2013 23:16:46 GMT -8
Wheres the exhaust pipe all i see is a funnel What is that pole do in the front of the boat is it like a stabilizer or something like that Are you talking about the one that's on each end at the centerline amidships? That's the jackstaff. It aids in navigation.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Apr 8, 2013 20:57:14 GMT -8
M/V Issaquah leaving Fauntleroy for the 4:00 sailing to Vashon.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Apr 9, 2013 20:07:15 GMT -8
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SolDuc
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Post by SolDuc on Apr 12, 2013 22:28:25 GMT -8
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SolDuc
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Post by SolDuc on Apr 13, 2013 14:57:54 GMT -8
A sailing from Vashon to Fauntleroy, filmed yesterday. Note how they have to change the ramp's angle for the big truck. Operating the ramp at Vashon was Bruce Brown, which was featured in the Vashon Beachcomber earlier this year for his positive attitude. I must say myself that he is a really nice guy and that I wished we had more of those in town!
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Post by compdude787 on May 1, 2013 9:12:46 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on May 1, 2013 13:02:39 GMT -8
I love the tile pattern on the walkways, but not the blue pluses under the seats. I think it looks weird. At least they're not green, because then it would look like a marijuana dispensary! I hear Washington State Ferries is taking suggestions for the interior design of the MV Tokitae.
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Post by compdude787 on May 1, 2013 20:08:52 GMT -8
I love the tile pattern on the walkways, but not the blue pluses under the seats. I think it looks weird. At least they're not green, because then it would look like a marijuana dispensary! I hear Washington State Ferries is taking suggestions for the interior design of the MV Tokitae. Are you serious or are you just messing with me? I assume it's the latter.
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Post by Mike C on May 1, 2013 20:45:24 GMT -8
I hear Washington State Ferries is taking suggestions for the interior design of the MV Tokitae. Are you serious or are you just messing with me? I assume it's the latter. Toke = marijuana. Made an immature pun with the name Tokitae. Couldn't resist.
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Post by compdude787 on May 1, 2013 21:32:54 GMT -8
Are you serious or are you just messing with me? I assume it's the latter. Toke = marijuana. Made an immature pun with the name Tokitae. Couldn't resist. I see what you mean. I'm more familiar with people referring to marijuana as "dope" or, more commonly, "weed." Anyhow, with the name "Tokitae" meaning "Nice day, pretty colors," I think it's going to bring up a lot of drug-related connotations to LSD and marijuana. (just FYI: no, I have never, ever, ever done any of those drugs) It's fun to say "Tokitae," but the meaning of the name just ruins it.
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Post by zargoman on May 13, 2013 21:35:14 GMT -8
The Issaquah moving from the tie-up slip to slip 2 at Vashon last week...Not too often you actually see smoky exhaust. Issaquah by zargoman, on Flickr
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