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Post by Shane on Nov 15, 2023 17:23:09 GMT -8
Couldn’t it be Port McNeill because that way Quadra Queen II approached the terminal. Checking some of my own photos from Port McNeill and I think you are right Mr BBF. Now, if someone has info on which route Tenaka was doing in 1986 that would be good. We really need a data base covering the period 1960 to the present showing which vessels were on which route. That would be a project ... This would definitely be Port McNeill. According to Wikipedia, the Tenaka was moved from its original route (Powell River-Comox) to the Port McNeill-Sointula-Alert Bay route in 1979 to replace the Nimpkish. She remained there until 1994 where she replaced the Nimpkish yet again, this time on the Cortes Island route.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 15, 2023 18:44:47 GMT -8
Checking some of my own photos from Port McNeill and I think you are right Mr BBF. Now, if someone has info on which route Tenaka was doing in 1986 that would be good. We really need a data base covering the period 1960 to the present showing which vessels were on which route. That would be a project ... This would definitely be Port McNeill. According to Wikipedia, the Tenaka was moved from its original route (Powell River-Comox) to the Port McNeill-Sointula-Alert Bay route in 1979 to replace the Nimpkish. She remained there until 1994 where she replaced the Nimpkish yet again, this time on the Cortes Island route. I find funny how Tenaka replace Nimpkish twice then got replace with one of two T-Class vessels on two of three times she been moved. Is true that over height capacity made get replace on the Port McNeill route?
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Post by Shane on Nov 16, 2023 12:02:48 GMT -8
This would definitely be Port McNeill. According to Wikipedia, the Tenaka was moved from its original route (Powell River-Comox) to the Port McNeill-Sointula-Alert Bay route in 1979 to replace the Nimpkish. She remained there until 1994 where she replaced the Nimpkish yet again, this time on the Cortes Island route. I find funny how Tenaka replace Nimpkish twice then got replace with one of two T-Class vessels on two of three times she been moved. Is true that over height capacity made get replace on the Port McNeill route? That hadn't even crossed my mind, very interesting turn of events there. It makes sense that the QQ2 would be a more suitable replacement for serving both Cormorant & Malcolm Islands, with substantially more overheight and passenger capacity. With Tenaka's car capacity being around 20-24, I'm guessing maybe 8 or so could be overheight.
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Post by Brandon S on Feb 18, 2024 23:51:16 GMT -8
The Tenaka now moored out by the old Albion Ferries terminal in Maple Ridge, BC.
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Post by Mill Bay on Mar 15, 2024 21:44:43 GMT -8
The Tenaka now moored out by the old Albion Ferries terminal in Maple Ridge, BC. Just out of curiosity, I checked the site for Curve of Time to see the costs of charters... Might have been cheaper to buy the Tenaka myself.
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Post by chinook2 on Mar 31, 2024 10:15:11 GMT -8
Checking some of my own photos from Port McNeill and I think you are right Mr BBF. Now, if someone has info on which route Tenaka was doing in 1986 that would be good. We really need a data base covering the period 1960 to the present showing which vessels were on which route. That would be a project ... This would definitely be Port McNeill. According to Wikipedia, the Tenaka was moved from its original route (Powell River-Comox) to the Port McNeill-Sointula-Alert Bay route in 1979 to replace the Nimpkish. She remained there until 1994 where she replaced the Nimpkish yet again, this time on the Cortes Island route. Tenaka did a few summers as second boat on rte. 6 in late 1980s, with Nicola taking its place in the off season. This ended around 1990 when tachek took over year round till the cumbie entered service.
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Post by Neil on Mar 31, 2024 17:11:05 GMT -8
This would definitely be Port McNeill. According to Wikipedia, the Tenaka was moved from its original route (Powell River-Comox) to the Port McNeill-Sointula-Alert Bay route in 1979 to replace the Nimpkish. She remained there until 1994 where she replaced the Nimpkish yet again, this time on the Cortes Island route. Tenaka did a few summers as second boat on rte. 6 in late 1980s, with Nicola taking its place in the off season. This ended around 1990 when tachek took over year round till the cumbie entered service. "Second boat on rte 6"? I don't see anything in the schedules to indicate two boat service on route 6, even in the Expo summer, when every vessel was in use, with some very interesting assignments. I thought that Tenaka switched from Alert Bay to Cortes, where she stayed pretty much to the end of her service with BC Ferries... although she did show up for a time at Hornby. Didn't BC Ferries originally have the Queen of Chilliwack on route 5?
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Post by chinook2 on Apr 7, 2024 18:40:48 GMT -8
My typo, meant rte 5....... The Chilliwack did do rte 5 for it's first year in the fleet or portion thereof, tenaka and Nicola's years on the route were in the 87-89 or 90 range.
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