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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jul 2, 2011 12:46:46 GMT -8
Video of the damage done to the Berth 3 turning dolphin at Tsawwassen by the Nanaimo on July 1, 2011...
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 8, 2011 11:44:12 GMT -8
Queen of Nanaimo at Tsawwassen on July 6th.  In berth 2.  Passengers on deck 5 waiting to disembark. |
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jul 8, 2011 12:00:36 GMT -8
Passengers on deck 5 waiting to disembark. I'm sure you meant to say Deck 4...  ;D |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 8, 2011 12:05:58 GMT -8
Passengers on deck 5 waiting to disembark. I'm sure you meant to say Deck 4... ;D 1 engine room 2 main vehicle deck 3 platform decks 4 main passenger deck and outside promenade decks, and forecastle 5 upstairs lounge |
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Post by Ferryman on Jul 10, 2011 18:14:58 GMT -8
Nice to see the brass porthole on the teak door up on Deck 5 freshly polished. The crew does a wonderful job with taking care of that ship |
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 11, 2011 10:23:44 GMT -8
Nice to see the brass porthole on the teak door up on Deck 5 freshly polished. The crew does a wonderful job with taking care of that ship I noticed that and thought of you. Was going to get a close-up of it for fun, but the 'smoke deck' of the deck 2 lounge was a bit squashy. |
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 25, 2011 7:59:06 GMT -8
A Queen of Nanaimo photo-essay:  Boarding at Tsawwassen.  A feature of you-know-who's work.  With the Bowen Queen.  Aft end, deck 5.  I had the starboardside aft outside deck to myself for most of the trip.  In the solarium. Those skylights need a good scrubbing.  Deck-level shot.  Forward superstructure.  Deck 4, midships.  Lifesaving Equipment plan.  I'm not a big fan of the bright colours.  Looking aft in the forward lounge.  Overpriced junk food.  Extra cafeteria seating.  In the cafeteria. The apocalypse is happening outside, hence the bright light.   Aft lounge on deck 5.  Looking aft.  The wheelhouse.  Looking forward in the aft lounge.  The hall between the solariums. This is the one aspect of the Queen of Esquimalt that I remember from when I was 6 and rode her to Langdale and back.  Leaving Tsawwassen, 20 minutes late.   Lifering.  Danish parts are employed in the anchor gear.  Nearing Sturdies Bay.  In the Cafeteria.  My usual set-up when eating on ferries, except this time it's a BCF burger, not a White Spot Burger. And I usually just get normal fries, but Ferryman said the poutine was good, so I had to try it.   Entering Long Harbour.  The narrow gap between ferry and shore.  Berthed at Long Harbour  Smoking funnel. |
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jul 25, 2011 8:27:02 GMT -8
The Bowen Queens car deck looks like it is made of wood. They need to do something about that her car deck looks horrible all rusted out!
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Jul 25, 2011 18:16:43 GMT -8
The hall between the solariums. This is the one aspect of the Queen of Esquimalt that I remember from when I was 6 and rode her to Langdale and back. Actually that hallway on the Queen of Esquimalt ceased to exist when the solariums were converted to an indoor lounge during the lifting in 1982. Maybe you're thinking of the hallway leading towards the entrance to the bridge? |
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Jul 25, 2011 18:19:10 GMT -8
The hall between the solariums. This is the one aspect of the Queen of Esquimalt that I remember from when I was 6 and rode her to Langdale and back. Actually that hallway on the Queen of Esquimalt ceased to exist when the solariums were converted to an indoor lounge during the lifting in 1982. Maybe you're thinking of the hallway leading towards the entrance to the bridge? Thanks for an enjoyable collection of photos, Luke! There's nothing like the classic Spauldings! |
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 25, 2011 22:02:12 GMT -8
Actually that hallway on the Queen of Esquimalt ceased to exist when the solariums were converted to an indoor lounge during the lifting in 1982. Maybe you're thinking of the hallway leading towards the entrance to the bridge? Nope, I clearly remember running back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth with my second-cousin in the narrow hallway that had windows on the sides, and I was on my way to or from Langdale, and I was six. One way I would've sailed on a V/B, the other way I sailed on a C-class. That was my first time on route 3. It would have been... oh gosh, 2001? |
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 25, 2011 22:21:52 GMT -8
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Jul 26, 2011 9:18:09 GMT -8
Actually that hallway on the Queen of Esquimalt ceased to exist when the solariums were converted to an indoor lounge during the lifting in 1982. Maybe you're thinking of the hallway leading towards the entrance to the bridge? Nope, I clearly remember running back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth with my second-cousin in the narrow hallway that had windows on the sides, and I was on my way to or from Langdale, and I was six. One way I would've sailed on a V/B, the other way I sailed on a C-class. That was my first time on route 3. It would have been... oh gosh, 2001? Sorry...don't mean to be difficult, but the fact is: that hallway on the Esquimalt DID NOT EXIST (or DOES not exist, if the cutter's torch hasn't made it to the midship lounge yet  ) since 1982. If you check out the interior photos of the Esquimalt in the historical section you will see pics of the upper midship lounge which replaced the solariums and that upper hall almost 30 years ago. |
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Post by Ferryman on Jul 26, 2011 9:22:20 GMT -8
Actually that hallway on the Queen of Esquimalt ceased to exist when the solariums were converted to an indoor lounge during the lifting in 1982. Maybe you're thinking of the hallway leading towards the entrance to the bridge? Nope, I clearly remember running back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth with my second-cousin in the narrow hallway that had windows on the sides, and I was on my way to or from Langdale, and I was six. One way I would've sailed on a V/B, the other way I sailed on a C-class. That was my first time on route 3. It would have been... oh gosh, 2001? I can't recall the Esquimalt having a narrow alleyway like that. In that same location on the Esquimalt and other V's, the bulkheads with the windows were all removed and the solariums were closed in to make for another lounge and kids play area. Here's a photo from that exact same location, looking forward as you were, but on the Esquimalt. Photo is hereThe only other place I can think of that you're confusing it with, is possibly the little passageway lineup in the Cafeteria. The Esquimalt cafeteria lineup was alongside the windows. Photo is hereAnd just for reference with what ferryfanyvr was mentioning, Here's a photo of the bridge alleywayThe last other ship to have that narrow alleyway with windows was the New West up until 2007. As you know, her solariums were also enclosed to provide for a small lounge, and Sea West lounge. If I remember correctly (2 years since I was last on the New West), they even put in some staterooms in there as well. I don't remember the New West being repositioned to Route 3 at all that year but I could be wrong. |
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Post by FNS on Jul 26, 2011 10:03:02 GMT -8
Actually that hallway on the Queen of Esquimalt ceased to exist when the solariums were converted to an indoor lounge during the lifting in 1982. Maybe you're thinking of the hallway leading towards the entrance to the bridge? Nope, I clearly remember running back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth with my second-cousin in the narrow hallway that had windows on the sides, and I was on my way to or from Langdale, and I was six. One way I would've sailed on a V/B, the other way I sailed on a C-class. That was my first time on route 3. It would have been... oh gosh, 2001? If you were riding the ferries on the Langdale run in 1986, you would have been aboard either the QUEEN OF BURNABY or QUEEN OF NEW WESTMINSTER. Both still had their Sun Deck open lounges then with that narrow passageway amidships between them. The QONW was not lifted then and the QOB was several years away from "seeing" Seattle. I went to EXPO86 and took my first ride on the Langdale run during one of those visits to Vancouver then. Don't know the vessel assignments afterwards, though. |
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 26, 2011 10:10:24 GMT -8
That's really bizarre that I remember that then. Would there have been a B-class on route 3 in 2001 or the summer of 2002?
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Post by mrdot on Jul 26, 2011 10:17:40 GMT -8
:)my reach back into my working days on the newly stretched Esquimalt and Saanich, I can now visualize the old midships walk way that bisected the old solariums that where later enclosed into upper seating areas that I believe eliminated the old midships walkway. As for the remaining on the cardeck, even on original cardeck patrols on the brand new QPR, I can remember the m.l.a. for Prince Rupert, old man Murray, would be drinking away in his camper like rig, wileing the nite away all the way up from Kelsey Bay to Rupert! and I guess over the years many others have so done!  mrdot. |
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Post by Ferryman on Aug 5, 2011 18:30:21 GMT -8
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Post by glasseye on Aug 5, 2011 21:13:48 GMT -8
It's amusing that this turkey person implicitly expects BCFS to develop a ship automatic docking system from scratch. The R&D would take years, cost tens of millions, and isn't exactly within BCFS' mandate. There's no such product available off-the-shelf from any vendor. Automatic docking isn't just a matter of installing some standardized bit of equipment in the wheelhouse....
He's also, incidentally, wrong about airliner autoland systems. Very few aircraft are equipped to land in zero visibility fog (most autoland systems require 1000ft visibility for safety reasons) and even those designed to land in zero visibility can't handle strong winds.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Aug 6, 2011 12:21:36 GMT -8
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Post by glasseye on Aug 28, 2011 21:51:18 GMT -8
Queen of Nanaimo and Coastal Celebration off Tsawwassen one morning in September 2010:  |
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Post by FerryDude2012 on Sept 5, 2011 18:28:09 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on Sept 11, 2011 18:19:36 GMT -8
Figure I might as well get back into the Ferry photography. Its been a while. Queen of Nanaimo at Sturdies Bay, as seen from the Spirit of Vancouver Island. September 8th    |
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 11, 2011 21:07:26 GMT -8
Chris, If that is the Nanaimo's afternoon sailing en route to Tsawwassen taken on Thursday (Sept 8th) then my brother & I may be visible somewhere on the outside decks. Likewise, I should have a photo of the SoVI with you visible somewhere. I am guessing that you were aboard the 5:00 PM sailing from Tsawwassen? www.flickr.com/photos/41465870@N04/6138955021/in/photostream/lightbox/ |
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Post by Ferryman on Sept 11, 2011 22:36:28 GMT -8
Chris, If that is the Nanaimo's afternoon sailing en route to Tsawwassen taken on Thursday (Sept 8th) then my brother & I may be visible somewhere on the outside decks. Likewise, I should have a photo of the SoVI with you visible somewhere. I am guessing that you were aboard the 5:00 PM sailing from Tsawwassen? www.flickr.com/photos/41465870@N04/6138955021/in/photostream/lightbox/Haha. Yes, that was indeed aboard the 5:00pm sailing on the SOVI. I believe I was on Deck 6 just below the bridge on the forward facing deck. Seems we can never quite connect with one another when you travel aboard the Nanaimo. I was on the Nanaimo just the following day as it was. |
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) since 1982. If you check out the interior photos of the Esquimalt in the historical section you will see pics of the upper midship lounge which replaced the solariums and that upper hall almost 30 years ago.
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