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Post by swartzbaydreaming on Jul 18, 2011 21:34:38 GMT -8
I remember when the Osprey 2000 was launched, it went as planned and seemed to take forever for her to be level in the water! I missed it as by that time I had gone home. It was a great year to watch her being built into a red oxide beast on the beach! 11 years later and she still looks great crossing the longest free ferryride in the world!
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 26, 2011 11:47:35 GMT -8
M/V Galena, the 'main' Upper Arrow Lake ferry, approaching ramp at south (east) side terminal, Galena Bay, when she was almost new - 10 May 1973 [photo © JST - Fujichrome 73-5-2 - ViewScan] Clicking on the photo will take you to a higher resolution version on Flickr. From the JST Flickr photo site ©
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 6, 2012 20:48:04 GMT -8
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Post by mrdot on Apr 6, 2012 21:30:04 GMT -8
:)I think we were left behind from this smaller ferry, and after some ferry treats, caught the new Osprey! this may have been the best free half hour ferry trip on earth, using the bombastic liberal terminolgy! :)mrdot.
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Post by Queen of Nanaimo Teen on Apr 7, 2012 16:10:21 GMT -8
Jim- Do you have anymore photos of the Balfour before she received the blue and white paint scheme? This most recent photo is the only one I've ever seen of her with the yellow, and without the large wedge that is on the back of the ship now.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 7, 2012 18:54:34 GMT -8
Check my Kootenay Lake ferries photos on Flickr here. You could also have a look around on my photobucket site (see link below my 'signature' photo. I have access to a many negatives originating from my brother, MR. DOT (David O. Thorne). He and his family have been travelling to the West Kootenays for many summer vacations, usually staying on Kootenay Lake. I am scanning his negatives as time allows and will be posting some of them on Flickr, and here on the WCFF. I will be posting a Kootenay Bay ferry landing photo with the Balfour at berth this evening. I gather that the arrival of the Osprey 2000 required modification of docks at both Kootenay Bay and Belfour terminals. These modifications meant that the Anscomb & Balfour had to have car deck modifications to use the altered terminals. I gather that the Anscomb operated with these modifications for a short time (perhaps just a few months in the summer of 2000). The Balfour continues to operate with a modified car deck as the supplemental boat on this route. I have managed to pin down some dates re the Osprey 2000. It was launched at Nelson on 1 July 2000 (see this video. Its first day in service was 26 August 2000. I gather that the Anscomb was retired immediately. It would be nice to know when the Balfour was repainted to the blue livery. That would help me pin down dates for my brother's photos.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 7, 2012 19:35:58 GMT -8
As promised... M/V Balfour @ Kootenay Bay ferry landing, Kootenay Lake, BC, with traffic waiting to load - c August 2001 photo © Mr. DOT by Wett Coast, on Flickr[/size]
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 7, 2012 21:54:28 GMT -8
M/V Balfour underway across Kootenay Lake, BC - August 2001 (date is approximate) photo © Mr. DOT by Wett Coast, on Flickr[/size]
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Post by mrdot on Apr 8, 2012 8:15:44 GMT -8
:)kindof looks like a floating loging camp, with her built up jury rigged ramps, shot from the new osprey, as I recall! mrdot.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 8, 2012 13:59:40 GMT -8
The New & the Old @ Balfour Ferry Landing - Kootenay Lake, BC M/V Osprey 2000 (new) at left with the old M/V Anscomb (right) - c August 2001 When the new Osprey 2000 entered service in late August of 2000, it replaced the Anscomb, which had served as the primary vessel on the Kootenay Lake crossing for more than 50 years. Will the Osprey 2000 still be in service in 2050? Probably... photo © Mr. DOT by Wett Coast, on Flickr[/size]
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Post by EGfleet on Apr 8, 2012 14:59:26 GMT -8
The New & the Old @ Balfour Ferry Landing - Kootenay Lake, BC M/V Osprey 2000 (new) at left with the old M/V Anscomb (right) - c August 2001 When the new Osprey 2000 entered service in late August of 2000, it replaced the Anscomb, which had served as the primary vessel on the Kootenay Lake crossing for more than 50 years. Will the Osprey 2000 still be in service in 2050? Probably... photo © Mr. DOT by Wett Coast, on Flickr [/size][/quote] Great photos of the poor old Anscomb... I found this collection of what she looks like on the bottom of the lake: www.flickr.com/photos/gregmossfeldt/sets/72157619298838351/And some video here:
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Post by mrdot on Apr 8, 2012 15:45:03 GMT -8
:)the paradox is that was the infamous year of the fastcat fiasco, and the subsequent trashing of our local shipbuilding expertise, no recognition of the fine work on this project! only the foghorn krugers and falcons directing us overseas for real quality newbuilds! mrdot.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 10, 2012 19:04:07 GMT -8
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Post by mrdot on Apr 10, 2012 19:25:26 GMT -8
:)this was shot in her first season as she was lining up for her docking a Balfour. I think it is somewhat brash to call this the best place on earth, but Kootenay lake is a beautiful place this time of year! mrdot.
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Post by lmtengs on Apr 10, 2012 21:14:02 GMT -8
[/size][/quote] This photo makes the O2K look like a single-ender, but I thought she was double-ended... could somebody clarify that?
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Post by mrdot on Apr 10, 2012 21:33:13 GMT -8
:)indeed, she can spin on a dime, rotate 360 and is fully double ended, profile is a little deceiving, but a fine BC designed and built craft to come out at the same time as the monumentally unfortunate fastcats, and all we heard from the foghorn krugers and the like was to go overseas for quality! ::)mrdot.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 10, 2012 22:36:37 GMT -8
She is indeed a double-ender, albeit a very asymmetrical one. She has RADs on all four 'corners'. To complicate things, they sometimes operate her as if she is single-ended. The landing at Balfour is best suited to single ended vessels.
For more discussion on this go to page 5 of this thread (where this topic was being discussed in 2008). See also reply 177 on page 8 for a video on the launch of the 'O2K' where you will be able to see her RAD's.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2012 15:25:42 GMT -8
Does anyone know why the Osprey 2000 and M/V Balfour have a differnt livery of the other inland fleet? Is any other vessel going to get the blue livery like the Osprey 2000 and M/V Balfour or a different livery?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 30, 2012 16:33:13 GMT -8
Does anyone know why the Osprey 2000 and M/V Balfour have a differnt livery of the other inland fleet? Is any other vessel going to get the blue livery like the Osprey 2000 and M/V Balfour or a different livery? The Francois Forrester is also "Yellow-free", and it makes sense that her and the Osprey are different, because they are the 2 newest ships. The Balfour is probably the same colour as Osprey because it's simpler for the Kootenay Lake shop to just have one set of colours for ferries. I expect that the upcoming "Upper Arrow Queen" (or whatever) will also be mainly blue.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2012 20:26:01 GMT -8
Is the M.O.T.A.I looking to LNG fuel or another fuel type on any of the Inland ferries? I'm just wondering because it looks like every other ferry company is looking to do put LNG or another different fuel source. If, another fuel type, what it is the fuel source?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2012 20:27:32 GMT -8
[/size][/quote] This photo makes the O2K look like a single-ender, but I thought she was double-ended... could somebody clarify that?[/quote] How does make her look like a single-ender?
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Post by lmtengs on Jun 30, 2012 22:39:36 GMT -8
This photo makes the O2K look like a single-ender, but I thought she was double-ended... could somebody clarify that? How does make her look like a single-ender? Mainly how the superstructure is set more to one end than the other is all.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 17, 2012 18:28:09 GMT -8
MV Osprey 2000, seen by me on July 17, 2012. Unloading at Kootenay Bay terminal. My style of photo Lots of bird artwork on this ship. Leaving Kootenay Bay More bird artwork With MV Balfour in the background ------------------- On MV Balfour, and the Osprey 2000 passes by
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 17, 2012 18:55:27 GMT -8
from July 17, 2012 on Kootenay Lake. MV Balfour arriving at Kootenay Bay terminal. Balfour loading at Kootenay Bay Car deck of a very full MV Balfour MV Balfour in the west-arm of the lake MV Balfour in the open lake, looking north. MV Balfour leaving the Balfour terminal, where she makes a tight exit-turn
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 17, 2012 19:50:32 GMT -8
Was the Balfour extended at some point during her career? Her superstructure looks like its positioned quite far back on the ship.
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