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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 1, 2017 20:28:57 GMT -8
Interior signature views of a Spaulding Coho family member: - Queen of Burnaby in February 2017:  DSC09557 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr Lots of passengers miss this mural, unless they walk to the front of the forward lounge.  DSC09535 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr You could be on the Coho, the Matanuska, the Queen of Sidney, or the Queen of Burnaby. - But you see the sign...  DSC09573 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 1, 2017 22:25:44 GMT -8
Video of the 'Burnaby leaving Little River, spinning in front of me.
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Post by Starsteward on Mar 2, 2017 8:52:58 GMT -8
Video of the 'Burnaby leaving Little River, spinning in front of me. A "Phoscar" statue to Flugel Horn for best short video of the Queen of Burnaby, captured navigating a beautiful pirouette on a bright sunny Winter's day. A second "Phoscar" statue to you Sir for the best music I think you've ever put to a video. It was, as if the lilt of those musical notes were the power that propelled fifty-two years of my home town ferry across a multitude of memories of my fleeting human years. Wonderfully presented, thank-you.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 2, 2017 9:10:05 GMT -8
A "Phoscar" statue to Flugel Horn for best short video of the Queen of Burnaby, captured navigating a beautiful pirouette on a bright sunny Winter's day. A second "Phoscar" statue to you Sir for the best music I think you've ever put to a video. It was, as if the lilt of those musical notes were the power that propelled fifty-two years of my home town ferry across a multitude of memories of my fleeting human years. Wonderfully presented, thank-you. Thanks very much. It was the ending to a fun morning. After leaving the ferry and getting into my car, it is a quick trip to the beach at Singing Sand Road (the street sign is singular, I had thought it was "sands." On the beach, I had one camera on tripod working video, while the other camera in hand did stills. I was very pleased that the ship did her turn with bow facing me on the beach. On the majority of sailings, the turn is done the other way. Tides are the reason, I think. Lots of post-camera editing to try to make the final product smooth. The music is a quest to find a match for the video's length, along with something that's neither annoyingly busy nor too boring. YouTube has a large catalogue to choose from, but sometimes it's tough to find that great match. Thanks for enjoying it. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 2, 2017 18:39:01 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 3, 2017 19:01:10 GMT -8
Spaulding face with spinning radar units: - Queen of Burnaby on February 25, 2017  DSC09389 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 3, 2017 21:00:53 GMT -8
The elevator on Queen of Burnaby:
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 3, 2017 21:13:34 GMT -8
The elevator on Queen of Burnaby: That elevator is positively modern compared to the two elevators that I remember from the QPR. You would have had no hands left over to do the filming. Is that elevator that you filmed in the 'stretched' part of the ship? I recall that all of the 'Seven Sisters' had only one elevetor until the stretch jobs done between 1969 & 1974. A second elevator per vessel was added in the stretch part, and it went all the way up to the Sun Deck, unlike the original elevator which was located just a little forward of the cafeterias. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 3, 2017 21:20:06 GMT -8
The elevator on Queen of Burnaby: That elevator is positively modern compared to the two elevators that I remember from the QPR. You would have had no hands left over to do the filming. Is that elevator that you filmed in the 'stretched' part of the ship? I recall that all of the 'Seven Sisters' had only one elevetor until the stretch jobs done between 1969 & 1974. A second elevator per vessel was added in the stretch part, and it went all the way up to the Sun Deck, unlike the original elevator which was located just a little forward of the cafeterias. This elevator was in the original part of the ship. The passenger deck outlet was next to the childrens' area and near the chief steward's office, so just forward of the cafeteria, and just aft of the main banks of heads. |
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 3, 2017 21:30:34 GMT -8
This elevator was in the original part of the ship. The passenger deck outlet was next to the childrens' area and near the chief steward's office, so just forward of the cafeteria, and just aft of the main banks of heads. At some point they must have removed the original and put this one in. Does it go up to the Sun Deck? |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 3, 2017 21:34:45 GMT -8
This elevator was in the original part of the ship. The passenger deck outlet was next to the childrens' area and near the chief steward's office, so just forward of the cafeteria, and just aft of the main banks of heads. At some point they must have removed the original and put this one in. Does it go up to the Sun Deck? There was no working button for the sundeck, because there is no sundeck inside access on the Burnaby. |
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 3, 2017 21:51:30 GMT -8
At some point they must have removed the original and put this one in. Does it go up to the Sun Deck? There was no working button for the sundeck, because there is no sundeck inside access on the Burnaby. Do you know if the aft elevator reaches the Sun Deck on the Nanaimo, or the New West, for that matter? |
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Post by Ferryman on Mar 3, 2017 22:51:12 GMT -8
On the Queen of Burnaby, the one and only elevator will reach Deck 5, but will end up in the old sundeck aft lounge near the washrooms and at the forward end of the lounge
On the Queen of Nanaimo, the elevator only accesses deck 2 and deck 4.
The Queen of New Westminster is the only one out of the three that has two elevators. One in the same area as the Nanaimo/Burnaby, but the New West is the one with the elevator in the midship (stretch) area, forward of the gift shop.
The V-Class as I recall had the aft elevator similar to as mentioned above, and an elevator in the forward lounge that would reach up to Deck 6 in the stateroom alleyway.
I think the Burnaby was the only unique one having the aft elevator reach up to the upper sundeck aft lounge, which could very well have been a modifcation from the Royal Victoria/PMIII days.
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Post by Starsteward on Mar 4, 2017 13:29:53 GMT -8
The elevator on Queen of Burnaby: That elevator is positively modern compared to the two elevators that I remember from the QPR. You would have had no hands left over to do the filming. Is that elevator that you filmed in the 'stretched' part of the ship? I recall that all of the 'Seven Sisters' had only one elevetor until the stretch jobs done between 1969 & 1974. A second elevator per vessel was added in the stretch part, and it went all the way up to the Sun Deck, unlike the original elevator which was located just a little forward of the cafeterias. The naval architect who designed the two 'lifts' on the QPR must have been under the impression that this vessel was a 'day-boat' as the concept of transiting a full passenger manifest from the car deck to the ship's upper levels obviously got lost in translation. On a hot summer's day, embarking passengers strung along both sides of the car deck waited patiently as stewards squeezed sweaty, thirsty, souls into the two 'lifts' with their cage-front interior doors clunking to the closed position, then poking the 'up' button, a split second delay until the 'lift' lurched upward toward the 'Prom' deck. The 15 second ride was akin to a maxed-out 'loo-sized' metal box being raised toward the expectation of alighting into a cramped companionway that offered the delight of a cool, air-conditioned paradise, often dashed as the QPR's A/C system was historically functionally inconsistent. With the majority of our passengers now up at the "Purser's Square" and temporarily out of our hair, stewards would transit ocean voyage numbers of luggage from the car-decked parked baggage carts into the 'cages' and, deliver this cargo throughout the ship's upper-deck passenger cabins.  The QPR's parched Rupert-bound travellers would often be dealt another cruel bit of news at the Purser's Office counter. There's NO what?....  |
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Mar 4, 2017 19:27:55 GMT -8
On the Queen of Burnaby, the one and only elevator will reach Deck 5, but will end up in the old sundeck aft lounge near the washrooms and at the forward end of the lounge On the Queen of Nanaimo, the elevator only accesses deck 2 and deck 4. The Queen of New Westminster is the only one out of the three that has two elevators. One in the same area as the Nanaimo/Burnaby, but the New West is the one with the elevator in the midship (stretch) area, forward of the gift shop. The V-Class as I recall had the aft elevator similar to as mentioned above, and an elevator in the forward lounge that would reach up to Deck 6 in the stateroom alleyway. I think the Burnaby was the only unique one having the aft elevator reach up to the upper sundeck aft lounge, which could very well have been a modifcation from the Royal Victoria/PMIII days. That's right...I remember riding the Royal Victorian for the first time and noticing that the elevator had been altered to reach deck 5. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 4, 2017 19:35:51 GMT -8
The 'Burnaby's main car deck: - seen on February 25, 2017, near the end. The platform decks, added to the 7-Sisters near the start of their careers:  . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr  . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr  . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr  . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr ----------------- The line of bumble-bee striped poles. I never managed to hit one with my car.  . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr  . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr I will miss this. But I'm looking forward to riding the 'Orca. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 4, 2017 22:46:14 GMT -8
Probably my final in-service video of Queen of Burnaby, ever.
...unless a miracle of availability and weather happens for her final day.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 9, 2017 20:08:07 GMT -8
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Post by jaws on Mar 10, 2017 16:13:52 GMT -8
Hi Is it true that the vessel been sold  |
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Post by Charles on Mar 10, 2017 18:56:09 GMT -8
Yes, it was sold on govdeals.com for $425,000. It's starting price was $400,000
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Post by princessofvanfan on Apr 5, 2017 20:31:19 GMT -8
Anyone know when the Burnaby is going to make her final sailing?
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Post by Kather Anne on Apr 7, 2017 16:25:59 GMT -8
 Will the the last man out please turn off the lights and lock the doors... |
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Post by Promas Lite on Apr 12, 2017 7:51:59 GMT -8
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Post by Starsteward on Apr 12, 2017 12:07:06 GMT -8
Welcome to the forum 'Promas Lite'. As with any sale I suspect there are/were certain terms and conditions that applied to the sale and we may never know what or why this deal appears to have gone side-ways. BCFS probably won't give inquiring minds any answers, citing confidentiality rules of some sort. Maybe.....if there is a change of government on May 9th we might get some answers but don't hold your breath. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Apr 12, 2017 12:16:45 GMT -8
I never looked at the fine print of the original auction, but I'm guessing that the fine print specified the possiblity of putting the bid into abeyance. Kind of like a property tax sale where the winnning bid is just the start of the process. my guess. |
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