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Post by Queen of Nanaimo Teen on Apr 26, 2006 21:23:59 GMT -8
On that first picture of the suzy q, what does that red writing say?
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 26, 2006 22:35:39 GMT -8
Read the text with the photo which says this:
"Sunshine Coast Queen entering berth @ Horseshoe Bay - 9 April 1971. Note marking on side of ship was an 1871/1971 centennial logo [BC became a province in 1871]."
Tomorrow I will post a picture of the Tsawwassen from the same time.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 27, 2006 22:07:18 GMT -8
This image gives you a better view of the red markings on the sides of BCF vessels in 1971. BTW, this is the Q of Tsawwassen in Vancouver Harbour
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Post by Ferryman on Apr 27, 2006 22:14:01 GMT -8
Wow, interesting! Well, you learn something new everyday then! I didn't know they did markings like that on the ferries back then to mark that event. Also, looks like the hull was painted red too. I wonder why BCF kept on alternating between to Green or Red hulls on the Ferries.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 27, 2006 22:20:32 GMT -8
Depends on what was on sale at Canadian Tire!
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Post by Mike C on Apr 28, 2006 15:19:25 GMT -8
At least that's what it seems like, lol
Aisle 31: C class
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 28, 2006 20:57:36 GMT -8
Sunshine Coast Queen entering HSB terminal - 30 June 1975 Upper Levels Hwy [or Sea-to-Sky or 'Olympic Hwy'] above.
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Post by paul on Apr 29, 2006 8:06:42 GMT -8
Westcoastkid,
Thank you for sharing your pictures. You have some great pictures of the Sunshine Coast Queen.Your latest picture posted of her passing under the upper levels hwy, is one of the nicest one's I've seen. She sure looked massive, that was just one year before her retirement.
Thanks Again!!
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Post by Mike C on Apr 29, 2006 8:28:15 GMT -8
This might be a bit of a stupid question, but: What route did it do? Did it do Langdale or Nanaimo out of Horseshoe Bay?
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Post by Ferryman on Apr 29, 2006 8:35:48 GMT -8
The Susy Q operated on Route 3, Horseshoe Bay to Langdale. I don't believe (from what I know) that she operated on any other BCF Routes.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 29, 2006 11:54:43 GMT -8
Chris,
You are right. To my knowledge she never operated on any BCF route other than Langdale to HSB.
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Post by Mike C on Apr 29, 2006 15:37:25 GMT -8
Ahh, thanx.
Interesting... she looked like a pretty good vessel to do HSB-DPTB (Route 2)
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Post by Neil on Apr 29, 2006 15:46:12 GMT -8
The Sunshine Coast Queen was a big, heavy tub (ice breaking hull), and was too slow for the two main runs. She did a seventy five minute turnaround on the Langdale run.
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Post by Mike C on Apr 29, 2006 16:10:07 GMT -8
ooh. that's harsh.
never mind.
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Post by frank on Apr 30, 2006 0:17:11 GMT -8
does anyone know how time it took the sunshine coast queen to sail HSB to Landale?
thanks
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Post by Curtis on Apr 30, 2006 5:13:07 GMT -8
1 Hour 15 Minutes. Wasn't as fast as the trip today but as long as it gets there and has big passenger areas
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Post by Neil on Apr 30, 2006 8:36:32 GMT -8
As the post above says, the turnaround was seventy five minutes; the trip was about 50.
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Post by Mike C on May 6, 2006 20:48:27 GMT -8
1 Hour 15 Minutes. Wasn't as fast as the trip today but as long as it gets there and has big passenger areas This is begining to sound a lot like the Queen of Chilliwack... Except this ferry looks a lot better and has more cabin space... btw, I overheard a young boy on the Queen of Cowichan ask his father: "Are we going to be riding on the box ferry daddy?"
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Post by Curtis on May 6, 2006 20:51:04 GMT -8
Yeah it sort of is As the post above says, the turnaround was seventy five minutes; the trip was about 50. How could it possibly take 75 minutes to turn a ship around?! Wouldn't it be 5 or 10 minutes??
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Post by Curtis on May 6, 2006 20:57:43 GMT -8
btw, I overheard a young boy on the Queen of Cowichan ask his father: "Are we going to be riding on the box ferry daddy?" Hmmm...Could he have meant the Chilliwack? cause there aren't many box ferries in this fleet. Where was this sailing going?
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Post by Neil on May 6, 2006 22:58:09 GMT -8
PR Teen: By turnaround, I mean the trip, and the dock time, one way.
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Post by Curtis on May 7, 2006 8:24:06 GMT -8
Thank you for clearing that out
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Post by divcoles on May 8, 2006 10:25:26 GMT -8
As the Vacationland, the Sunshine Coast Queen was capable of between 16 and 17 mpg. BCF ran her much more slowly, I'd guess 13 to 14 mph. They did this because they were A) trying to conserve fuel, B) trying to prolong engine life as there were no inexpensive spare parts available for her from Nordberg, the engine manufacturer, and C) they ran her much deeper draft than she was originally designed for, as she had platform decks installed to increase her capacity, and they ballasted her down by a couple feet to make sure she matched the other BCF ships under the aprons. All told, it made for a slow (but interesting) trip across Howe Sound!
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Post by Mike C on May 8, 2006 14:47:00 GMT -8
btw, I overheard a young boy on the Queen of Cowichan ask his father: "Are we going to be riding on the box ferry daddy?" Hmmm...Could he have meant the Chilliwack? cause there aren't many box ferries in this fleet. Where was this sailing going? Departure Bay from Horseshoe Bay... It sounds like this boy thought that he was riding the Coquitlam to Langdale, thus riding the Chilliwack up the Sunshine Coast.
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Post by Ferryman on Dec 16, 2006 9:04:06 GMT -8
Well, seeming there was a spambot issue on this thread earlier this morning, and there would have been a blue dot, that signals there was a new message on this board, I may as well make it worth while to have a look at this board. Now I bet most of you haven't seen this pics, so enjoy... The two ships, which are below the waves now.
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