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Post by fargowolf on Apr 10, 2010 16:16:50 GMT -8
Mr Horn: From your photos it looks like the replacement of the botched deck coating job was successful. Is it completely intact? No signs of peeling that I could see. I wasn't specifically looking (I was more excited about the pebbles-coating on the ramps). Here's a picture that shows some marking on the deck; don't know if this is normal tire marks / weather marks, etc.  That's just condensation from the mist (going by the mist in the background) that's accumulated on the deck. As vehicles loaded, they drove over the wet deck and left the tire tracks. |
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Post by Northern Exploration on Apr 10, 2010 19:39:58 GMT -8
Great pics. Thanks.
I must say the ISky according it my little eye is looking a little more normal to me these days. I think she has grown on me a bit. But from some angles...not so much.
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Post by lmtengs on Apr 10, 2010 20:06:26 GMT -8
Great pics. Thanks. I must say the ISky according it my little eye is looking a little more normal to me these days. I think she has grown on me a bit. But from some angles...not so much. I've been noticing the same kind of thing. She's definitely and acquired taste though. |
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Post by lmtengs on Apr 10, 2010 20:28:41 GMT -8
I know, double-posting is bad, but since this post is about a different topic then my first one, I've decided it's okay. I've been wondering why BCF didn't build the 'Sky with watertight cardeck doors at each end. Then, when Queen of Burnaby is in refit, she could replace her instead of the 'Wack, and some other ship could replace Isky on her normal route. BCF would be able to use the 'sky in emergencies on the more open routes as well, like if something happened to one of the ships that normally service the affected route. There would probably be other ways that the 'sky could benefit from this too. Out of curiosity, I decided to doctor in a set of doors on one of my Island Sky photos:  Tell me what you think. Here's the original photo:  |
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Post by Mill Bay on Apr 10, 2010 21:37:49 GMT -8
Tell me what you think. That's definitely on improvement on her looks. |
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Post by Curtis on Apr 10, 2010 22:13:22 GMT -8
Interesting, she could almost pull off a "Mini 'C' Class" look with a design like that. All they would have to do is expand her passenger decks forward to resemble the Oaky or Slurrey. But that idea aside, I'd call this type of edit "The Queen of Chilliwack Effect."
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Post by Nick on Apr 11, 2010 10:37:51 GMT -8
Ummm, sorry Luke, but that would not be an improvement.
Now you have the passenger deck level extending all the way to the ends of the ship, and the bridge has a massive blind spot extending a few hundred feet in front of the vessel. This is a similar effect as on the Queen of Chilliwack, where they have to have a spotter down on the car deck relay the position of the dock to the captain via radio. Not a shining example of intelligent ship design.
It looks better, but that's about it. Looks are not as important as function, at least in my opinion.
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Post by lmtengs on Apr 11, 2010 18:06:51 GMT -8
the bridge has a massive blind spot extending a few hundred feet in front of the vessel. Looks are not as important as function, at least in my opinion. I agree with both those statements, so I decided to make three more edits. The first one, below, showcases that massive blind spot.  The second one shows my rather ridiculous looking solution: raising the wheelhouse and stacks.  And the third shows the reduced blind spot from the raised bridge.  |
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Post by Mill Bay on Apr 11, 2010 21:22:25 GMT -8
Oh man, those make me want to scream bloody murder.
And I also don't buy the notion that a machine can't possibly be allowed to be beautiful. The problem with the I-sky is not that the design looks altogether ugly anyway, it's that a lot of it doesn't seem to follow any form that does fit its function, and that makes it appear really awkward.
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 11, 2010 21:33:15 GMT -8
I agree with both those statements, so I decided to make three more edits. The first one, below, showcases that massive blind spot. The second one shows my rather ridiculous looking solution: raising the wheelhouse and stacks. And the third shows the reduced blind spot from the raised bridge. As long as we're mulling over the ridiculous and "never-gonna-happen" scenarios, how about another option? - taper the sides down at the bows and go with shorter doors (ie. less tall), thus reducing the blind spot, and the need for raising the bridge even higher than it already is. |
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Post by Curtis on Apr 11, 2010 22:13:44 GMT -8
how about another option? - taper the sides down at the bows and go with shorter doors (ie. less tall), thus reducing the blind spot, and the need for raising the bridge even higher than it already is. Maybe something along the lines of this... (EDIT) Original...  (EDIT) Without a bow door...  With a K/Q Barge Style Bow Door...  Oh, and just a bit off topic for a moment, did the Alberni ever run in rough weather when she was like this...  |
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Post by WettCoast on May 6, 2010 7:17:34 GMT -8
Oh, and just a bit off topic for a moment, did the Alberni ever run in rough weather when she was like this... Yes, she did, during the first ~8 years of her existence when she operated on routes 1 & 2. Now back to the Island Sky... a few photos from yesterday as she approached the dock at Saltery Bay...    All photos © WCK-JST - 5 May 2010 Hosted on my Flickr |
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Post by Mill Bay on May 6, 2010 8:11:36 GMT -8
Well, it's official. Even with the superior photographic skills of JST, as well as near perfect composition of the photos themselves, there still is just no way to actually make the Island Sky look good. It's ugly from essentially every angle.
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Post by Kam on May 6, 2010 9:33:53 GMT -8
Well, it's official. Even with the superior photographic skills of JST, as well as near perfect composition of the photos themselves, there still is just no way to actually make the Island Sky look good. It's ugly from essentially every angle. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. She certainly doesn’t have the traditional lines of a Spaulding boat but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have her own unique appeal. I like her ;D |
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Post by Curtis on May 6, 2010 13:00:25 GMT -8
Well, it's official. Even with the superior photographic skills of JST, as well as near perfect composition of the photos themselves, there still is just no way to actually make the Island Sky look good. It's ugly from essentially every angle. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. She certainly doesn’t have the traditional lines of a Spaulding boat but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have her own unique appeal. I like her ;D I second what Kam has said. JST's photos are some of the best I've seen of the I-Sky to date. |
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Post by lmtengs on May 7, 2010 7:43:41 GMT -8
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. She certainly doesn’t have the traditional lines of a Spaulding boat but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have her own unique appeal. I like her ;D I second what Kam has said. JST's photos are some of the best I've seen of the I-Sky to date. third  |
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Post by Mill Bay on May 7, 2010 8:01:47 GMT -8
I second what Kam has said. JST's photos are some of the best I've seen of the I-Sky to date. third Delusional are we?? Like I said: the pictures look excellent, but the ferry has not improved in any way. |
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on May 21, 2010 10:13:32 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on May 21, 2010 16:14:58 GMT -8
A few photos of the Island Sky taken yesterday afternoon...   She doesn't look as ugly as usual in these shots. |
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Post by Curtis on Jun 20, 2010 20:32:01 GMT -8
Shots of the Island Sky from this past Wednesday June 16th. Nice quiet sailing for myself.  Down on the Corner...  ...Out In the Streets.  Taken from the stairs, could almost call this a "Hang Shot."   Passing under the lines, taken while I enjoyed some soup...  and back on land...  |
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Post by Dane on Dec 28, 2010 23:39:25 GMT -8
27 Dec 10 The Island Sky is having elevator trouble, leading to the installation of cutting end sanitary technology.  Remaining shots are fairly standard fair - agree with the majority in this thread that her looks really grow on you. Having always liked the Queen of Capilano & Cumberland this natural evolution is fairly pleasing to my eye, and seems to bring some retro lines of the original fleet back. This marks about 22 months since I first sailed on the I Sky, on her first day of service, and it is interesting to see how she faired. I posted a "review" of sorts somewhere on the forum and recall mentioning vibration. This issue in the dining area has gotten substantially worse, to the point of actual distraction. Otherwise the vessels looks sharp throughout, and is fairing well. Changes in the future to the roof panels and the lighting fixtures will presumably provide some relief to the harsh rattling sound.    |
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Post by Curtis on Mar 2, 2011 15:22:13 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 23, 2011 16:40:33 GMT -8
Island Sky, as she approaches Saltery Bay on May 22, 2011. - photo vantage point is Harbour Point, which is the left-side of the cove (when viewed from the terminal). ===================== Trail is accessed from gravel logging road, just past the parking for the Gov't wharf. - take the first right on the logging road, at the base of the steep hill (see wood sign marked "Sunshine Coast Trail") and then keep taking right-branches whenever the trail forks. You cross a wood foot-bridge over a creek, climb a short switchback, and walk through the lush forest as the well marked trail finds its way to the point. - It's a 20 minute hike from the terminal lot. Here's the view of the point, from the ferry terminal side of the cove.  Oh yeah, I almost forgot. The ferry comes right by this point.    |
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 27, 2011 22:23:39 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 4, 2011 18:19:48 GMT -8
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