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Post by WettCoast on Jan 1, 2012 8:29:29 GMT -8
Is there some reason why the Coquitlam is currently #1 out of Departure Bay on Route 2, instead of the Cowichan? Did I miss something?
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Jan 1, 2012 17:57:51 GMT -8
Is there some reason why the Coquitlam is currently #1 out of Departure Bay on Route 2, instead of the Cowichan? Did I miss something? Both elevators on the Cowichan are out of order, so that's why the switch was made. |
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Post by WettCoast on Jan 1, 2012 20:57:05 GMT -8
Elevators seem to be causing a lot of grief at BCFS these days. How many vessels are (or have recently been) afflicted with this bug?
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Post by mrdot on Jan 1, 2012 22:15:24 GMT -8
:)in thinking about elevators, I'm thinking the only operational one seems to be the one that mr. Hahn used for moving on up to the penthouse, as George Jefferson used to do!  mrdot. |
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Post by Nick on Jan 1, 2012 22:19:40 GMT -8
Elevators seem to be causing a lot of grief at BCFS these days. How many vessels are (or have recently been) afflicted with this bug? I don't think this is a recent development... elevators like to go straight up and down. Ships, which are often not perfectly straight being as they operate on a fluid, never have been the best environment for an elevator. It is probably very difficult to keep them running as much as they do. That said, there are some ships (Island Sky, Queen of Burnaby, I'm looking at you...) which do seem to have a lot of elevator down time. |
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Post by mrdot on Jan 1, 2012 22:26:18 GMT -8
:)and in looking at the new header with the marine atlantic superfast, I'm thinking how is this west coast ferries? maybe where brother hahn will be re-anionted? on his way to the penthouse?  mrdot. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 2, 2012 14:19:54 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam on a windy Dec.30, 2011, seen from Gabriola Island. - she's headed for Horseshoe Bay    |
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Post by lmtengs on Jan 2, 2012 15:04:51 GMT -8
I like this one a lot! The frozen motion in the wave crashing up on the beach adds to it.  Afterthough: speaking of photography styles, that's something I would do, adding some foreground into the image to frame it. |
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Post by FerryDude2012 on Jan 7, 2012 0:24:30 GMT -8
According to the BC Ferries website, the Queen of Coquitlam is supposed to run on both Route 2 and Route 30. She is listed as doing the Oak Bay sailings on Route 2, while filling in on Route 30 for the Inspiration. Am I missing something?
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Post by lmtengs on Jan 7, 2012 0:47:34 GMT -8
According to the BC Ferries website, the Queen of Coquitlam is supposed to run on both Route 2 and Route 30. She is listed as doing the Oak Bay sailings on Route 2, while filling in on Route 30 for the Inspiration. Am I missing something? Yes, for the duration of the Coastal Inspiration's absence, BC Ferries has cut the Queen of Coquitlam in half lengthwise and they're using one half of the ship on each route for maximum efficiency. Or maybe the real reason was already discussed in another thread and you just didn't spend enough time looking for it. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 7, 2012 8:11:11 GMT -8
According to the BC Ferries website, the Queen of Coquitlam is supposed to run on both Route 2 and Route 30. She is listed as doing the Oak Bay sailings on Route 2, while filling in on Route 30 for the Inspiration. Am I missing something? Yes, for the duration of the Coastal Inspiration's absence, BC Ferries has cut the Queen of Coquitlam in half lengthwise and they're using one half of the ship on each route for maximum efficiency. Or maybe the real reason was already discussed in another thread and you just didn't spend enough time looking for it. Hey, I love ironic moments such as these.... Ferry-Dude, good on you for noticing that ship-allocation issue.  - Here's that other thread: ferriesbc.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=bcferriesnews&thread=1834&page=9#139643Yes, it is odd. |
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Post by glasseye on Jan 7, 2012 17:27:21 GMT -8
Coquitlam is on route 30. Cowichan is on route 2.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 10, 2012 21:01:55 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on Jan 10, 2012 22:17:13 GMT -8
I've always wondered what that grey thing is at the base of her funnel. It looks like some kind of scaffolding, but it's been there too long to be a temporary scaffolding installation. What is it?
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Post by princessofvanfan on Jan 11, 2012 1:18:36 GMT -8
Is it true that the Alberni, Cowichan, and Coquitlam were originally designed to operate a 40 minute shuttle sevice between Iona Island and Gabriola Island? I think I read this somewhere.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 11, 2012 8:07:27 GMT -8
Is it true that the Alberni, Cowichan, and Coquitlam were originally designed to operate a 40 minute shuttle sevice between Iona Island and Gabriola Island? I think I read this somewhere. Dane mentioned this in June 2009: - see the end of this post: I was just talking with a friend, and he and I were discussingone more rumour that we've heard: A potential future ferry terminal located on Sea Island (YVR), which would have routes to Swartz, Duke, and oddly, Langdale, and even more oddly, Port Hardy :\ Again, not likely, but if it were built, it'd be quite handy! Sans Duke Point an idea like this, which I have a feeling may be the source of a confused story, did very seriously exist in 1972-1974. The plan was to build this new mainland terminal and replace services to Nanaimo from Horseshoe Bay. Tsawwassen, presumably would be unaffected and services to Langdale and Snug Cove would continue from West Vancouver. Plans for this were quite serious, you can find some very in depth planning documents at University libraries, and also some are easily available to the public in the Vancouver Public Library. From the new mainland terminal another new terminal would have been serviced on Gabriola Island, including a bridge to the Nanaimo area. Northern services were also operating out of the South at that time, so moving to the new terminal, although not explicitly mentioned, would have made sense. Ideas like this have reappeared on and off for many years, although the issue has been quite for about 12 years now. Opening Duke Point seemed to put any terminal ideas on hold for the time being. I think it's a safe assumption to say we won't see any new terminals on the South Coast for quite some time, if not dare I say, ever? Opposition to the proposed route Vancouver-Gabriola route came from many fronts. Horseshoe Bay, a tradition anti-BCF force, had businesses band together and demand that services to Nanaimo continue. Obviously they depended on the busy service and at that time Route 3 was not nearly as busy as it now. Gabriola residents did not want a bridge to Nanaimo. Lastly, there were many environmental concerns about placing a terminal in any of the proposed locations, including and most notably Sea Island. There is a lasting effect of the serious panning from the early 1970's, and that's the Queens of Cowichan and Coquitlam. When they went out for design tender BC Ferries called for a vessel suitable for a commuter crossing of 40 minutes. As such meal services would be minimal and only a cafeteria and snack bar were laid on. When the designs were approved for build, after nearly being totally lost because of a fire, the 40 minute crossing still seemed like it would be a reality. When the keel's hit the water though, it was pretty much a dead project and the new vessels would find there way to more traditional service on Routes 1, 2, and eventually 3 & 30.
Desire for greater visibility when berthing, and a demand for more passenger space lead to the expanded passenger lounge areas of the Queens of Oak Bay and Surrey.----------------------------------------------- For short-link disussion, see this thread: ferriesbc.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=generaltalk&thread=7860&page=1#101953 |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 18, 2012 10:20:23 GMT -8
Michael Dean does some great artwork of Vancouver Island scenes. Here is a sketch from one of my favourite photo locations, inside the 1/2-pipe of sandstone at Malaspina Galleries on Gabriola Island. I'll call this ship "Coquitlam", just because I had to take a guess  Among Mr. Dean's other work, he did the drawing of the Catala on the cover of Art Twigg's book "Union Steamships Remembered" |
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Feb 24, 2012 13:55:24 GMT -8
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Feb 29, 2012 16:39:43 GMT -8
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Mar 1, 2012 22:09:00 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Apr 9, 2012 19:07:07 GMT -8
Nanaimo bound Queen of Coquitlam, seen Easter Sunday from Sugar Loaf mountain, above Departure Bay   |
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Post by Ferryman on May 13, 2012 16:22:32 GMT -8
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on May 29, 2012 20:59:02 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2012 8:30:03 GMT -8
I've always wondered.... what are those 'boxes' behind each solarium on the 'Coquitlam? The 'Cowichan does not have these. It seems like they were added in recent years. They are clearly seen in John's photo on the forum header.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2012 9:40:39 GMT -8
I believe those 'boxes' behind each solarium are air conditioning units.
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