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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 27, 2012 6:49:09 GMT -8
Happy 100th birthday greetings to the memory of Mr. Philip Spaulding. Cheers !
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 27, 2012 12:39:54 GMT -8
Happy 100th birthday greetings to the memory of Mr. Philip Spaulding. Cheers ! Here's to the memory of Mr. Spaulding and the ships he designed that have served our coasts, and continue to do so!
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Post by mrdot on Nov 27, 2012 13:55:05 GMT -8
:)his still sailing mv Coho, the first generation of BC ferries, and Alaska ferries are all a great legacy! mrdot.
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Post by Mike C on Nov 27, 2012 14:38:56 GMT -8
The Spaulding legacy lives on. Cheers to good maritime design and beautiful, reliable ships.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 1, 2013 19:30:18 GMT -8
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Post by Neil on Jan 1, 2013 19:58:38 GMT -8
Well, well. Good things come to those who wait. Front page, feature article, with your name at the top of the contributors' list, and a supporting ad from Black Ball. Well done!
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 1, 2013 20:15:22 GMT -8
Well, well. Good things come to those who wait. Front page, feature article, with your name at the top of the contributors' list, and a supporting ad from Black Ball. Well done! Thanks very much. I'm happy how this all worked out, and I'll be even happier once I see the hard-copy myself; hopefully in tomorrow's mail.
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Post by Scott on Jan 1, 2013 20:53:50 GMT -8
Congratulations Mike! I'll have to get a copy, myself. Looks like the editor also wrote a piece on the topic.
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 1, 2013 21:03:52 GMT -8
Having spent some time reading the issue now (I recieved it in the mail earlier today), the timing seems to make sense. January's issue seems to feature a whole whack of Ferry details and stories in addition to the article written by Mr. Horn. Definitely great to see.
Lets keep these types of insights going.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 2, 2013 12:14:35 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 4, 2013 8:28:55 GMT -8
To those who are reading the Spaulding article in the Jan.2013 edition of Western Mariner:
Please note that the photo on Page 31 (and on the table of contents) of the Queen of Tsawwassen is wrongly credited to me. It's not my photo, it's from our friend "Mr. DOT."
That photo-credit error happened at the magazine end of things, but I feel bad that it happened. I was hoping that Mr. DOT would get proper credit for his fine work.
Well, we all know who that photographer really is, and we're all thankful that we are familiar with many of Mr. DOT's photos and artwork.
In spite of that little photo-credit issue, I think the magazine article was a great success.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 6, 2013 18:13:27 GMT -8
The February 2013 issue of Western Mariner magazine has an article on the San Francisco passenger ferries designed by Mr. Spaulding. - a 2-page article, by Mr. Peter Marsh, who is a marine writer from Astoria OR. cover & index here: link-------------- The Feb.2013 issue also includes: - a letter to the editor (in response to my article) from someone who served on the COHO in 1959. He (Capt. John Cox of Bremerton) commented that Mr. Spaulding would ride the COHO, in the early years, with guest naval architects from Europe. - Photo correction made for David Thorne's lovely photo of the Queen of Tsawwassen in Active Pass.
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Post by SolDuc on Mar 17, 2013 21:34:36 GMT -8
This will go here: Today I happened to pass by Sand Point and I randomly (or not so randomly, if only I had gotten myself more informed...) found myself head to head with the Miller Freeman. No need of reading the name, the stack and bridge had me sure of the name immediately. Unfortunately I did not have my camera so I took two really bad pics with my iPod:
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 8, 2013 11:09:08 GMT -8
November 27, 2013 is "Phil Spaulding - 101"
- just noting it so that we remember to remember Phil on that day.
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Post by FNS on Nov 8, 2013 12:43:20 GMT -8
This will go here: Today I happened to pass by Sand Point and I randomly (or not so randomly, if only I had gotten myself more informed...) found myself head to head with the Miller Freeman. No need of reading the name, the stack and bridge had me sure of the name immediately. Unfortunately I did not have my camera so I took two really bad pics with my iPod: Don't say that about your alternate means of capturing photos. Those photos you took of the MILLER FREEMAN are great!
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Post by paulvanb on Nov 8, 2013 17:50:34 GMT -8
In tribute, in possibly making this the most photo-heavy thread of all time, on the 27th, each member post their favourite shot, and only ONE, of a Spaulding-designed vessel.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Nov 8, 2013 18:45:41 GMT -8
In tribute, in possibly making this the most photo-heavy thread of all time, on the 27th, each member post their favourite shot, and only ONE, of a Spaulding-designed vessel. That's a great idea!
In addition, our forum will be displaying a Spaulding tribute header on Wednesday, November 27th.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 27, 2013 7:17:47 GMT -8
Today, on the 101st anniversary of his birth, I celebrate the life & work of Mr. Philip F. Spaulding. - The finest ferry architect on our west coast. And here is a face of his design: - the Coho legacy seen in the Queen of Burnaby (September 2012 taken at Little River, BC)
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Post by paulvanb on Nov 27, 2013 8:58:21 GMT -8
Mike, that photo is so iconic!
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Post by paulvanb on Nov 27, 2013 9:06:54 GMT -8
My entry for the tribute. Not my best photo but we probably have the Esquimalt, who was working out of Horseshoe Bay at the time, along with the next generation of ship for BC Ferries. I have extremely little footage of the sisters and their offspring. Adding to this is the fact Is that the place I shot this from does no longer exist - a highway runs through it.
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 27, 2013 10:01:22 GMT -8
My favourite Phil Spaulding design is the Jumbo Class, MV Spokane and MV Walla Walla, which, of course, was the template for BCF's C-Class vessels. Unlike their Canadian cousins, the Jumbos still largely remain true to their original design. They haven't been hacked and modified to death, and I still appreciate their sleek form. Here is Walla Walla in Rich Passage from April of this year:
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Post by compdude787 on Nov 27, 2013 13:01:04 GMT -8
My favourite Phil Spaulding design is the Jumbo Class, MV Spokane and MV Walla Walla, which, of course, was the template for BCF's C-Class vessels. Unlike their Canadian cousins, the Jumbos still largely remain true to their original design. They haven't been hacked and modified to death, and I still appreciate their sleek form. When you refer to the ferries that have been "hacked and modified to death," I assume you're talking about the V-class, right? Those vessels are the ones that have received the most modification after they've been built than any other Spaulding ferry. The stretching improved their looks by giving them better proportions, but the lifting did not improve their looks. The opening for the upper car deck gave them a look of a perpetual yawn when viewed from the bow. However, Spaulding should be given credit for designing vessels that could be easily enlarged to meet increasing demand. The ability to do this significantly extended their useful life. The Jumbos are among my favorite WSF vessels, and I really like their large sun deck. I swear that they have more open space on the sun deck than the larger JMIIs, since there's not a lot of extra stuff like the "library"/quiet lounge. The Cs don't have as much space on the sun deck, since it seems like they have extra crew space below the funnel. Plus, BCF has had to modify them more over the years to comply with changing safety regulations, particularly covering up the windows on the car deck seemingly at random. My favorite Spaulding design has to be the Coho. Also, I like the Columbia and other AMHS' Spaulding-designed ships.
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 27, 2013 14:14:23 GMT -8
When you refer to the ferries that have been "hacked and modified to death," I assume you're talking about the V-class, right? No, I meant the C-Class vessels, which, as you eluded to in your post, have received numerous upgrades to meet ever-changing safety regulations. The plating over of car deck openings, and the addition of the evacuation slide bump-outs has diminished the C's once aesthetic, and proportional, lines, and I'm just referring to Cowichan, Coquitlam, Oak Bay, and Surrey. Queen of Alberni is a special case, altogether.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2013 14:31:28 GMT -8
My favourite Phil Spaulding design is the Jumbo Class, MV Spokane and MV Walla Walla, which, of course, was the template for BCF's C-Class vessels. Unlike their Canadian cousins, the Jumbos still largely remain true to their original design. They haven't been hacked and modified to death, and I still appreciate their sleek form. When you refer to the ferries that have been "hacked and modified to death," I assume you're talking about the V-class, right? Those vessels are the ones that have received the most modification after they've been built than any other Spaulding ferry. The stretching improved their looks by giving them better proportions, but the lifting did not improve their looks. The opening for the upper car deck gave them a look of a perpetual yawn when viewed from the bow. However, Spaulding should be given credit for designing vessels that could be easily enlarged to meet increasing demand. The ability to do this significantly extended their useful life. The Jumbos are among my favorite WSF vessels, and I really like their large sun deck. I swear that they have more open space on the sun deck than the larger JMIIs, since there's not a lot of extra stuff like the "library"/quiet lounge. The Cs don't have as much space on the sun deck, since it seems like they have extra crew space below the funnel. Plus, BCF has had to modify them more over the years to comply with changing safety regulations, particularly covering up the windows on the car deck seemingly at random. My favorite Spaulding design has to be the Coho. Also, I like the Columbia and other AMHS' Spaulding-designed ships. The Cs haven't lost any space on the sun deck. The Cowichan and Coquitlam have air conditioning units, but those aren't new. I think they were installed in the MLU?
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Post by compdude787 on Nov 27, 2013 15:03:53 GMT -8
When you refer to the ferries that have been "hacked and modified to death," I assume you're talking about the V-class, right? Those vessels are the ones that have received the most modification after they've been built than any other Spaulding ferry. The stretching improved their looks by giving them better proportions, but the lifting did not improve their looks. The opening for the upper car deck gave them a look of a perpetual yawn when viewed from the bow. However, Spaulding should be given credit for designing vessels that could be easily enlarged to meet increasing demand. The ability to do this significantly extended their useful life. The Jumbos are among my favorite WSF vessels, and I really like their large sun deck. I swear that they have more open space on the sun deck than the larger JMIIs, since there's not a lot of extra stuff like the "library"/quiet lounge. The Cs don't have as much space on the sun deck, since it seems like they have extra crew space below the funnel. Plus, BCF has had to modify them more over the years to comply with changing safety regulations, particularly covering up the windows on the car deck seemingly at random. My favorite Spaulding design has to be the Coho. Also, I like the Columbia and other AMHS' Spaulding-designed ships. The Cs haven't lost any space on the sun deck. The Cowichan and Coquitlam have air conditioning units, but those aren't new. I think they were installed in the MLU? I meant that the Cs have always had less space on the sun deck than the Jumbo class. Not saying that it has been reduced over the years.
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