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Post by WettCoast on Feb 14, 2007 23:44:40 GMT -8
Historical? Pre digital at least. These photos are from May 1992. They show the Queen of Lego #1 under construction at yard on River Road, Delta, BC.   both photos by JST - aka Wet Coast Kid |
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Post by Dane on Feb 15, 2007 0:07:46 GMT -8
A successful "Built in BC!" project we can all be proud of  |
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Post by Retrovision on Feb 15, 2007 3:05:12 GMT -8
I have fond memories of passing that sight a few times at the Vito shipyard along the Fraser River near the A.F. Bridge while travelling along River Road. Thanks. P.S. I like your file names for those 2 pics - "LegoQ"  |
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 27, 2007 18:58:52 GMT -8
Another blast from the past. This time back to the Sept. 1992 issue of the Westcoast Mariner. The following scan is taken from the back cover of that magazine. I have scanned it from one of many interesting items in my brother's collection.  An artist's rendering of the 'Queen of Lego' - DOT collectionPerhaps the paint scheme shown here looks better that what was actually chosen? |
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 29, 2007 19:08:50 GMT -8
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Post by Balfour on Aug 29, 2007 20:28:27 GMT -8
Excellent find!
I've never actually seen the step-by step process of the S class construction. I'm glad you found it.
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Post by Mill Bay on Aug 30, 2007 8:31:13 GMT -8
I've seen that before... they actually at one point had huge posters like that on the actual ferries themselves, but I'm pretty sure i've seen that pamphlet before too, but back when I was a kid, i guess I never realized how valuable those types of historical documents would be.  Thanks for posting that for us. |
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Post by Curtis on Aug 30, 2007 9:51:56 GMT -8
Great Collections of Building History about the Queens of Lego, Jim. An artist's rendering of the 'Queen of Lego' - DOT collectionPerhaps the paint scheme shown here looks better that what was actually chosen? If they had chosen that paint for the Spirits, They would have been the best looking Ferries in the fleet. |
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Post by markkarj on Sept 9, 2007 9:56:13 GMT -8
Were the Spirit class ships completed on time and on budget?
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Post by Neil on Sept 10, 2007 10:22:58 GMT -8
I have an extensive article on the Spirit of British Columbia in the April '93 edition of Harbour & Shipping, which I won't bother to post as WetCoastKid has already posted a similar one- but according to that article, the Spirit Of BC was on time and on budget, and the Spirit of Vancouver Island was expected to be as well.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Aug 20, 2008 10:52:12 GMT -8
Looks like the Spirit of BC is being taken out of service tonight starting with the cancelation of the 7pm sailing from SWB and cancelation of the 9pm from TSW. The Vancouver has its 8pm sailing cancelled so it can replace the Spirit of BC 9pm TSW to SWB.
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Post by Nick on Aug 20, 2008 14:38:15 GMT -8
ummmm, I think you meant the 7 from TSW was cancelled, and the 9pm from SWB. I have heard rumours about some issues with the SOBC's port propeller. This cancellation lends a little bit of credibility to that, I think. The service notice says that she will be back in service for the first sailing tomorrow, so it doesn't look like it's serious enough to warrant drydocking. ================================ Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Print Version The Spirit of British Columbia will be temporarily removed from service on the Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay route on the evening of Wednesday, August 20 for maintenance work. As a result, the 7:00 p.m. Spirit of British Columbia sailing out of Tsawwassen and the 8:00 p.m. Queen of Vancouver sailing out of Swartz Bay will be cancelled. The Spirit of British Columbia is expected to return to service for the 7:00 a.m. sailing on Thursday, August 21 departing from Tsawwassen. For reservations or additional sailing information, visit www.bcferries.com or call 1-888- BCFERRY (223-3779). |
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Post by cohocatcher on Aug 21, 2008 10:40:11 GMT -8
And she's out for two sailings this afternoon.
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Post by Hardy on Aug 21, 2008 20:11:30 GMT -8
Looks like it is serious .... out til the 24th .... www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=51681Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 Updated at 6:56 pm Please be advised that due to continuing mechanical difficulties the following sailing of the Spirit of British Columbia has been cancelled: 9:00 pm departing Swartz Bay Customers with reservations for the 9:00 pm sailings are asked to call toll free 1-888 BC FERRY (223-3779). We apologize for any inconvenience experienced as a result of this service interuption. & .................. www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=51740Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 Updated at 8:39 pm Thursday August 21st, 2008 Please be advised that due to mechanical difficulties the Spirit of British Columbia will be out of service from Friday August 21st through Sunday August 24th 2008. The following sailings are cancelled as a result. DAILY TIME DEPARTING 8:00 am Tsawwassen 10:00 am Swartz Bay 12:00 pm Tsawwassen 2:00 pm Swartz Bay 4:00 pm Tsawwassen 6:00 pm Swartz Bay 8:00 pm Tsawwassen 10:00 pm Swartz Bay For updated sailing information please call toll free 1-888-BC FERRY (223-3779). We apologize for any inconvenience experienced as a result of these sailing cancellations. |
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Post by hwy19man on Aug 21, 2008 21:16:19 GMT -8
Murphy's law finally strikes! Wow. Route one going with three ships on a summer weekend and no extra sailings to show for it such as a 2300h or\and 0000h sailing Friday and Sunday. Saturday morning at Tsawwassen is going to be a gong show. This really shows that BCF just does not care about its customers.
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Post by Balfour on Aug 21, 2008 21:26:36 GMT -8
They could always bring the Queen of Coquitlam down to route 1. and run the Queen of Cowichan on a route 2/3 interline. I know the C's have to slow down in Active Pass, but it's better to have the sailings than nothing at all.
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Post by hwy19man on Aug 21, 2008 21:31:37 GMT -8
They could always bring the Queen of Coquitlam down to route 1. and run the Queen of Cowichan on a route 2/3 interline. I know the C's have to slow down in Active Pass, but it's better to have the sailings than nothing at all. |
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Post by Balfour on Aug 21, 2008 21:48:34 GMT -8
They could always bring the Queen of Coquitlam down to route 1. and run the Queen of Cowichan on a route 2/3 interline. I know the C's have to slow down in Active Pass, but it's better to have the sailings than nothing at all. Gotta love how BCF just doesn't decide to use the simplest solutions... Silly crew on the Queen of Fort Street... |
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Post by Ferryman on Aug 21, 2008 21:57:03 GMT -8
The C's are useless on Route 1, until the crews have training with Marine Evacuation Chutes. This is why the Tsawwassen based Alberni is going to be replaced by the Vancouver for a little while...due to the crew at Tsawwassen lacking training on MEC. Just wait till next year, when boats start breaking down!
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 21, 2008 22:04:37 GMT -8
Are there enough Tsawwassen based crew available who have the necessary & up-to-date training to operate a C class on route 1? I am assuming that there are some Transport Canada & internal BCFS requirements that may be difficult to meet.
They should have kept the Esquimalt available through to the end of the Labour Day weekend as a contingency, and in the long term one V (the Saanich) should be kept for the same reason.
Okay, I have a better plan - shift the Alberni to route 1, and replace her on route 30 with the Cowichan. Provide extra service on routes 2 & 3 with the Langdale-based Coquitlam.
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Post by hwy19man on Aug 21, 2008 22:20:31 GMT -8
They should have kept the Esquimalt available through to the end of the Labour Day weekend as a contingency, and in the long term one V (the Saanich) should be kept for the same reason. Okay, I have a better plan - shift the Alberni to route 1, and replace her on route 30 with the Cowichan. Provide extra service on routes 2 & 3 with the Langdale-based Coquitlam.
You are correct about keeping the Esquimalt until Labour Day. It is amazing and sad that BCF did not think about that. |
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Post by Hardy on Aug 22, 2008 3:04:26 GMT -8
Let's not forget about the NewWest which is still laid up due to the "neverending" refit....
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Post by Ferryman on Aug 22, 2008 9:02:39 GMT -8
Does anyone know where the SOBC is having work done at? I can't seem to find her on Siitech, or on webcams at any of the terminals.
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Post by stvfishy on Aug 22, 2008 10:39:06 GMT -8
Does anyone know where the SOBC is having work done at? I can't seem to find her on Siitech, or on webcams at any of the terminals.   |
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Post by ferrytraveller on Aug 22, 2008 16:53:09 GMT -8
well the crews need to be familiar with the marin arc system on the C class boats
and i do believe a some tsawwassen based crew are fammed on that.
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