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Post by Curtis on Apr 15, 2014 23:41:09 GMT -8
The Sound of the Tenaka on Departure from Heriot Bay.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 3, 2014 16:49:16 GMT -8
July 2014's Western Mariner magazine mentions that TACHEK is scheduled to replace TENAKA on the Cortes Island route, in "mid-July."
This of course depends on the timing of QQ-II getting out of her Point Hope refit, and back up to Port McNeill.
Assuming that this happens sometime in the next couple of weeks, this means that TENAKA's days on her long-served Cortes route are coming to an end.
This is a win for busy summer traffic, but a loss for simple beauty of a ship.
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 3, 2014 19:12:37 GMT -8
July 2014's Western Mariner magazine mentions that TACHEK is scheduled to replace TENAKA on the Cortes Island route, in "mid-July." This of course depends on the timing of QQ-II getting out of her Point Hope refit, and back up to Port McNeill. Assuming that this happens sometime in the next couple of weeks, this means that TENAKA's days on her long-served Cortes route are coming to an end. This is a win for busy summer traffic, but a loss for simple beauty of a ship. I realize that what I am about to say is pure fantasy, especially in regard to the attitude shown by the BC Government & BC Ferries toward the transportation needs of the 'citizens' of coastal BC ... [fantasy] If I had the choice the Tenaka would be reassigned the the 'Discovery Coast' summer route as a much more suitable vessel than the Nimpkish. There might even be the possibility of more than just potable water as an on board amenity. This of course would be for the 3-month summer season only. The Tenaka has almost twice the auto capacity, and a lot more over height space which I think would be useful on that route. [/fantasy]
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Post by Neil on Jul 3, 2014 22:08:52 GMT -8
July 2014's Western Mariner magazine mentions that TACHEK is scheduled to replace TENAKA on the Cortes Island route, in "mid-July." This of course depends on the timing of QQ-II getting out of her Point Hope refit, and back up to Port McNeill. Assuming that this happens sometime in the next couple of weeks, this means that TENAKA's days on her long-served Cortes route are coming to an end. This is a win for busy summer traffic, but a loss for simple beauty of a ship. I realize that what I am about to say is pure fantasy, especially in regard to the attitude shown by the BC Government & BC Ferries toward the transportation needs of the 'citizens' of coastal BC ... [fantasy] If I had the choice the Tenaka would be reassigned the the 'Discovery Coast' summer route as a much more suitable vessel than the Nimpkish. There might even be the possibility of more than just potable water as an on board amenity. This of course would be for the 3-month summer season only. The Tenaka has almost twice the auto capacity, and a lot more over height space which I think would be useful on that route. [/fantasy] Jim: Have to disagree on the auto capacity aspect... Nimpkish can take 15/16, and Tenaka 21/22. Not almost double.
But in terms of overall passenger comfort, your observations are far more practical than 'fantasy'. Tenaka has three lounges- one of which can be left for crew, and the upper lounge has room for several food vending machines. A significant step up from the ridiculous (sorry, Carl, rediculas ) capabilities of the Nimpkish.
The central coast route can be ten hours, as currently structured. It's an insult to tourists and residents alike to force them onto the Nimpkish. But hey... a few hundred voters in Bella Bella probably wasted the majority of their ballots on The NDP in the last election, so... serves them right.
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 4, 2014 5:21:37 GMT -8
Jim: Have to disagree on the auto capacity aspect... Nimpkish can take 15/16, and Tenaka 21/22. Not almost double. Neil, your capacity numbers for the two vessels are 'about what were in my head' as I was typing out my 'piece' last night. But I said to myself 'check the data provided on the BCFS official website'... To make a long story short, the 'official BCFS' numbers state that the auto capacity of the Nimpkish is 16; of the Tenaka, 30. Therefore I said 'almost double'. Are you saying that the information provided on the BCFS official website is not accurate & reliable?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 4, 2014 7:16:10 GMT -8
Jim: Have to disagree on the auto capacity aspect... Nimpkish can take 15/16, and Tenaka 21/22. Not almost double. Neil, your capacity numbers for the two vessels are 'about what were in my head' as I was typing out my 'piece' last night. But I said to myself 'check the data provided on the BCFS official website'... To make a long story short, the 'official BCFS' numbers state that the auto capacity of the Nimpkish is 16; of the Tenaka, 30. Therefore I said 'almost double'. Are you saying that the information provided on the BCFS official website is not accurate & reliable? And if Tenaka's stated capacity is 30, but true capacity is 22, then what is the supposedly 16-car Nimpkish's real capacity? Likely 12 or 14.
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Post by Ferryman on Jul 4, 2014 11:06:43 GMT -8
Jim: Have to disagree on the auto capacity aspect... Nimpkish can take 15/16, and Tenaka 21/22. Not almost double. Neil, your capacity numbers for the two vessels are 'about what were in my head' as I was typing out my 'piece' last night. But I said to myself 'check the data provided on the BCFS official website'... To make a long story short, the 'official BCFS' numbers state that the auto capacity of the Nimpkish is 16; of the Tenaka, 30. Therefore I said 'almost double'. Are you saying that the information provided on the BCFS official website is not accurate & reliable? Which also brings up the question of what capacities were used on every ship when comparing to the traffic stats last year. ie: Listed capacities or realistic capacities. Not to go off on another tangent on the wrong thread of course.
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 4, 2014 11:46:28 GMT -8
Perhaps a moderator could copy this recent discussion re vehicle capacities on the Tenaka, Nimpkish & on BCFS vessels in general over to a more appropriate thread. I am thinking that the Tenaka could accommodate twice as many overheights as the Nimpkish. I gather that much of the information shown on BCFS's 'fleet' pages are less than accurate.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 4, 2014 12:43:12 GMT -8
I think this is good Tenakular discussion. Keep calm and Tenaka on.
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Post by Curtis on Sept 11, 2014 19:39:45 GMT -8
A Couple Shots of the Tenaka at Saltery Bay on the 20th and 21st of August. All Photos are © CS16 Photography and may only be used with Permission from the Owner.During Departure on the Island Sky. Tenaka Docked at Berth 1, Saltery Bay. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr Tenaka Docked at Berth 1, Saltery Bay. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr Later on the Return. Tenaka Docked at Berth 1, Saltery Bay. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr With Mt. Troubridge Towering Above. Tenaka Docked at Berth 1, Saltery Bay. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr The Next Day. Tenaka Docked at Berth 1, Saltery Bay. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr Tenaka Docked at Berth 1, Saltery Bay. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr That's All for Now.
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Post by compdude787 on Sept 12, 2014 11:02:51 GMT -8
A Couple Shots of the Tenaka at Saltery Bay on the 20th and 21st of August. [snip] That's All for Now. The beautiful Tenaka is sure getting rusty! What was she doing at Saltery Bay, though?
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Post by Mike on Sept 12, 2014 12:13:00 GMT -8
A Couple Shots of the Tenaka at Saltery Bay on the 20th and 21st of August. [snip] That's All for Now. The beautiful Tenaka is sure getting rusty! What was she doing at Saltery Bay, though? She's been in lay-up there since her assignment on the Quadra-Cortes run ended.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Sept 12, 2014 22:12:56 GMT -8
We were there on the 24th, a couple of days later (the day the Surrey blew her clutch). Old Tenaka is looking pretty shabby.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2014 23:06:21 GMT -8
Is this boat now surplus?
Are they going to keep it in the fleet?
Will Batman save Robin from Egghead in time?
Oops-darned Me TV!
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Post by Mill Bay on Sept 13, 2014 20:20:58 GMT -8
Is this boat now surplus? Are they going to keep it in the fleet? Will Batman save Robin from Egghead in time? Oops-darned Me TV! She usually does winter service on the Denman--Hornby Island route, or relief service somewhere else. They are only building new intermediate vessels, so far, so the Tenaka will probably stay around as long as they will need a spare vessel that can fill in, especially on the Cortes Island run. Too bad she wasn't free during the summer. No doubt she would have been a bit of an improvement on the Nimpkish, but that was suggested a while back by Wett Coast, not me. Maybe slightly more tourist friendly on the Discovery route. At least the Tenaka has a kitchen, even if it is only a galley for the crew, they could maybe have opened it to passengers, but not likely because some government agency probably has a liability law against that. Also, she still has no elevator.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2014 21:38:52 GMT -8
My guess is that the Tenaka's next assignment will be Hornby Island. At this point in time, her future is up in the air, but personally, I think she will be sticking around after the Cable Queen has entered service.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Sept 13, 2014 22:09:20 GMT -8
And, of course us older ferry fans remember her as Comox Queen, when she sailed between Little River and Powell River.
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Post by Neil on Sept 13, 2014 22:28:17 GMT -8
My guess is that the Tenaka's next assignment will be Hornby Island. At this point in time, her future is up in the air, but personally, I think she will be sticking around after the Cable Queen has entered service. Unlikely. Hornby Islanders were told by BC Ferries some time back that they could be so favoured as to have Quinitsa filling in in refit periods. After the cable ferry comes on line, Tenaka will probably be gone.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2014 15:06:32 GMT -8
My guess is that the Tenaka's next assignment will be Hornby Island. At this point in time, her future is up in the air, but personally, I think she will be sticking around after the Cable Queen has entered service. Unlikely. Hornby Islanders were told by BC Ferries some time back that they could be so favoured as to have Quinitsa filling in in refit periods. After the cable ferry comes on line, Tenaka will probably be gone. Well, it turns out she'll be on the route for the Kuper's refit...
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Post by Curtis on Oct 14, 2014 23:23:37 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 15, 2014 18:09:13 GMT -8
Tenaka started a short-term assignment at Hornby Island today. I was there, at Gravelly Bay on Denman Island, to observe the switch-over from Kahloke to Tenaka. Here's what I saw... 9:05am: - Tenaka was hanging out in the Gravelly Bay berth, but Kahloke is coming this way with traffic aboard, so empty Tenaka has to vacate....and heads over to Shingle Spit for a while. 9:48am: - Tenaka is heading back to Gravelly Bay, empty. She is going to bunker for a bit, until Kahloke returns. Kahloke is leaving Gravelly Bay with traffic. ..more photos, soon --------- videos to come, in the next few days.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 15, 2014 18:57:49 GMT -8
Some more of Tenaka on ship-swap day at Hornby: - October 15, 2014: With Kahloke: ------------------ Getting into position for her first revenue-trip of this assignment: Later that day, again at Gravelly Bay: On board, her upper lounge: - nothing has changed....
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 15, 2014 19:19:29 GMT -8
My views of Tenaka from when I was at Hornby Island, on October 15, 2014: Views of her at Gravelly Bay, Denman Island: Roadside view, near the terminal lineup "Shingle Spit Queen" arriving at Hornby.... ------------ I observed loading at Hornby, and it was difficult, even the port-side lane. - and as Neil has pointed out before, the starboard lane is downright "rediculas" regarding the angle of entrance, with the ship resting against the wingwall. She's a 2-lane ship... If they do a re-build life extension of her, they need to remove those saddle lounges and improve access to the side lanes. In her present configuration, she is close to useless on any route, in moderate traffic conditions. (OK, not literally useless, just very frustrating to work with and to drive onto)
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Post by Neil on Oct 15, 2014 21:59:40 GMT -8
When were you here today, Mike? After a month away, I came over on the 4:40 from Denman... after a sailing wait at Buckley Bay... on a Wednesday in October. But of course, that previous afternoon schedule was rather extravagant service.
Mr Horn's unexpected missive will not deter me from a grumpy-old-guy-complaining-about-stuff-these-days observation. Consider yourself forewarned.
I enjoyed the break from the route 30 'Alberni/'Inspiration routine this morning with a crossing on a pleasantly under loaded Queen of New Westminster. One thing that struck me, though, was on the trip up from the upper car deck to the main passenger deck. As you reach the landing where the stairs branch off left and right, there is a cautionary strip at the base of the wall with a series of arrows directing you... left or right. Now, you cannot go forward, because, quite clearly, there is a wall there. The options are fairly clear... but not, apparently, clear enough, because there are those arrows telling you not to continue straight forward into the wall.
Very helpful.
Then, this afternoon, I noticed the retro car deck chains on the Tenaka. I realize this isn't a particularly significant photo... but I saw the chains and flashed back to the era where all of the 'minor' BC Ferries vessels relied on this primitive barrier to keep cars from rolling off the edge into the water, and passengers from jumping off. Poor old Tenaka is so decrepit that even the rope barrier can't stay done up, but happily, there have been no drownings or lesser mishaps.
Makes me wonder how ferries ever operated without fatalities before the safety industry decreed all the dock and vessel upgrades that now keep us alive.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 15, 2014 22:05:20 GMT -8
When were you here today, Mike? After a month away, I came over on the 4:40 from Denman... after a sailing wait at Buckley Bay I was at Gravelly Bay, hanging out as the weird guy with the camera, from 9:00am to 10:40am. Then I actually got on the ship (Tenaka) and took the 10:40am to Hornby, and hung around the Thatch wharf until I took the noon sailing back to Denman. ....and then I made the 12:50pm sailing from D-West to Buckley Bay. I'm sorry I missed you by a few hours.
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