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Post by articulated on Jan 17, 2017 18:40:27 GMT -8
The Intermediate-on-Steroids Island Sky arriving into Earls Cove to load up for a full Friday noon sailing back on September 23rd, 2016. This would have been the 2nd of 3 ferries that day and 4th of 6 for the trip. Not bothering to upload a further approach shot, as you can tell from this shot "Sunshine" Coast was not exactly living up to its namesake that day.  |
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Post by Curtis on Feb 26, 2017 20:39:15 GMT -8
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Post by mybidness459 on Mar 8, 2017 16:02:30 GMT -8
Which ship(S) is going to replace the Island Sky on the Jervis inlet run when she is on the Langdale run?
I would have assumed it would be the Bowen Queen with perhaps the Quinitsa if needed. But if that was the case why did they sail the BQ to Fulford Harbour instead of Departure Bay which has Berth 1 free. I do not see any service notices with any other vessel going into refit so its almost pointless and a waste of fuel to send a ship south, only to bring it back. I understand the Orca is tying up at Saltery Bay.
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Post by ferrylife on Mar 13, 2017 20:20:20 GMT -8
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Post by Kahn_C on Mar 14, 2017 8:17:28 GMT -8
Which ship(S) is going to replace the Island Sky on the Jervis inlet run when she is on the Langdale run? I would have assumed it would be the Bowen Queen with perhaps the Quinitsa if needed. But if that was the case why did they sail the BQ to Fulford Harbour instead of Departure Bay which has Berth 1 free. I do not see any service notices with any other vessel going into refit so its almost pointless and a waste of fuel to send a ship south, only to bring it back. I understand the Orca is tying up at Saltery Bay. The lack of a service notice so far is a little odd, maybe they're pondering using the Orca to work some bugs out/get more crew familiarized. But I doubt it. My guess is that we'll see the Bowen head up late in the week. |
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Post by articulated on Mar 14, 2017 13:34:16 GMT -8
Which ship(S) is going to replace the Island Sky on the Jervis inlet run when she is on the Langdale run? I would have assumed it would be the Bowen Queen with perhaps the Quinitsa if needed. But if that was the case why did they sail the BQ to Fulford Harbour instead of Departure Bay which has Berth 1 free. I do not see any service notices with any other vessel going into refit so its almost pointless and a waste of fuel to send a ship south, only to bring it back. I understand the Orca is tying up at Saltery Bay. The lack of a service notice so far is a little odd, maybe they're pondering using the Orca to work some bugs out/get more crew familiarized. But I doubt it. My guess is that we'll see the Bowen head up late in the week. for route 7 just appeared online. Bowen Queen will indeed service route 7 from Monday March 20 to Thursday April 6, with the extra midday sailing added. |
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Post by mybidness459 on Mar 15, 2017 11:47:33 GMT -8
Thanx, Kind of stange why BCF would waste Fuel and the cost of the fuel to tie her up at Fulford. They could have used Departure Bay since she last saw service on the Quadra Island Run.
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Post by mybidness459 on Mar 22, 2017 18:30:25 GMT -8
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Post by mybidness459 on Mar 23, 2017 10:38:26 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 26, 2017 12:07:19 GMT -8
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Post by Mike on Mar 26, 2017 18:28:07 GMT -8
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Post by Dane on Mar 26, 2017 18:33:58 GMT -8
What's up with that smoke? Seems really intense compared to every other vessel. It actually flooded the outer decks on my Friday ride.
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Post by Nick on Mar 26, 2017 19:59:50 GMT -8
What's up with that smoke? Seems really intense compared to every other vessel. It actually flooded the outer decks on my Friday ride. If it cleared up after the ship got up to speed, then I'd say it's likely normal. If it lingered, then there may be some underlying mechanical issues. My best guess is that she is running as fast as possible in an effort to stay on schedule running route 3, and the mates are being very "heavy footed" with the throttles. On most vessels the speed is ramped up very slowly in an effort to reduce fuel consumption as well as visible smoke. I'm guessing that those efforts are being thrown out the window while she runs route 3. Black smoke like that indicates incomplete combustion. This usually occurs when accelerating because the turbochargers are not running fast enough yet to deliver enough air to burn all the fuel being delivered. Once the engine is up to speed and the turbochargers reach their peak output the smoke will go away. |
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Post by Dane on Mar 26, 2017 20:04:40 GMT -8
Makes sense, it does go away quickly. I am not a mechanical personal at all but in the train-sphere a long-defunct manufacturer named ALCO was "famous" in railfan circles for the huge plumes of black smoke that fast acceleration caused. I recall that also being attributed to a turbocharger. Thanks for explaining that.
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Post by Nick on Mar 26, 2017 20:23:02 GMT -8
Makes sense, it does go away quickly. I am not a mechanical personal at all but in the train-sphere a long-defunct manufacturer named ALCO was "famous" in railfan circles for the huge plumes of black smoke that fast acceleration caused. I recall that also being attributed to a turbocharger. Thanks for explaining that. One only needs to take a look at the CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier for continued evidence of that ALCO black plume. It is alive and well... |
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Post by jwjsamster on Mar 27, 2017 5:36:16 GMT -8
Can the Island Sky use the overhead passenger walkways at Horseshoe bay? and is she if she can?
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Post by mybidness459 on Mar 27, 2017 12:09:47 GMT -8
Can the Island Sky use the overhead passenger walkways at Horseshoe bay? and is she if she can? No, not just no, but Hell no! Not even a prayer of hope to use it in berth 3 anyway. Perhaps in berth 2 and 1 maybe via the sundeck. The gangway is located too far forward up the car deck. They are not even using the walkway for the Coquitlam when I was there.    |
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Post by priver on Mar 27, 2017 16:36:15 GMT -8
I think there's a picture somewhere on here of the island sky using the overhead walkway in berth 1 at horseshoe bay
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Post by mybidness459 on Mar 27, 2017 17:27:03 GMT -8
I think there's a picture somewhere on here of the island sky using the overhead walkway in berth 1 at horseshoe bay Not aware Island Sky ever was in service out of HB before this current stint. Capilano may be the vessle as it used that berth for a while now.Also the C class when in berth 1 uses the sundeck to disembark and embark footsies. |
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Post by priver on Mar 27, 2017 18:37:43 GMT -8
Go to page 7 of this thread and there's pictures of them dock fitting the island sky in berth 2
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Post by Scott on Mar 27, 2017 21:22:27 GMT -8
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Post by Curtis on Mar 27, 2017 21:24:45 GMT -8
The Island Sky is no doubt capable of using the overhead walkways at berths one and two in Horseshoe Bay. (She was designed for Route 8 of course) Since the designated berth for Langdale vessels is berth three though, she likely won't get a chance to take advantage of it. However there is another problem...  Since the Island Sky has never been used in service at Horseshoe Bay up until now, they've fenced off the embarkation areas on Deck 5. Route 7 crews have been using the extra space to store things like those wheeled trash bins. I imagine it wouldn't take much to make it usable again but it seems a little silly to fence it off in the first place. |
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Post by mybidness459 on Mar 28, 2017 11:55:11 GMT -8
They fence off the embarkation are?...Only at BC Ferries. Whats the point in having it. Do they have one on the other side of the vessel that they could use? Scott do you know why they are not using the walkway on the Coquitlam? Last Wed when I was there It was not in used for the C-Class. We docked in berth 2 on the Oak Bay at around 2:30pm and they were begining to load traffic on the main deck with no overhead. Mind You the Coquitlam was running close to 1 hour late. See this picture of The overhead walkway in raised position with the Coquitlam. www.flickr.com/photos/123779583@N06/33518318871/in/album-72157644422719091/ |
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Post by Dane on Mar 28, 2017 13:21:56 GMT -8
Tidal conditions apparently really effect overhead use there. I'm sure there's other factors too but I'm under the impression that's the big one. I sailed the Coquitlam twice in the last week and took the overhead both times.
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Post by mybidness459 on Mar 28, 2017 13:33:32 GMT -8
Tidal conditions apparently really effect overhead use there. I'm sure there's other factors too but I'm under the impression that's the big one. I sailed the Coquitlam twice in the last week and took the overhead both times. I would assume maybe they did not have the manpower or some other factor to operate the ramp since we used it in berth 2 for the Queen of Oak Bay. |
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