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Post by Mike on Aug 12, 2019 10:06:42 GMT -8
Columbia arriving at Shelter Bay. August 9, 2019. The last time I traveled on this route was in 2005, on the Shelter Bay. M/V Columbia - Shelter Bay by Michael, on Flickr
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 27, 2020 20:08:04 GMT -8
Columbia, upper Arrow Lakes ferry, arriving at Galena Bay, on the east side of the lake.
21 September 2020
As is generally agreed upon by most members of this forum, the Columbia is not so aesthetically pleasing as the Osprey 2000 on Kootenay Lake. But this boat does have a big advantage in at least one respect. If you are required to remain in your car (as is currently the case due to COVID-19) you can still take in the marvellous scenery around you. On the Osprey 2000 the scenery is almost all shrouded by the high steel bulwarks that form the sides of the ship.
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 18, 2020 9:24:21 GMT -8
Something about this vessel ...
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Post by Neil on Oct 18, 2020 19:19:37 GMT -8
Something about this vessel ... Agreed. It's an odd duck. That car deck vastly overhanging the hull, and the way the deck droops (I'm sure there's a proper term for it) toward either end. Not pretty, but for what is essentially just a piece of self-propelled highway, it gets the job done. And such a beautiful crossing, and unlike the Osprey 2000, the views are mostly unobstructed by structure, even if you stay in your car.
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 18, 2020 20:41:51 GMT -8
Agreed. It's an odd duck. That car deck vastly overhanging the hull, and the way the deck droops (I'm sure there's a proper term for it) toward either end. Not pretty, but for what is essentially just a piece of self-propelled highway, it gets the job done. And such a beautiful crossing, and unlike the Osprey 2000, the views are mostly unobstructed by structure, even if you stay in your car. In some respects its an okay boat, but I don't think it would be a suitable design for any coastal route. Something about how it would fare in nasty seas ...
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 24, 2022 22:02:30 GMT -8
MV Columbia arrives at Shelter Bay, Upper Arrow Lake, on a very smoky late summer Day.
10 September 2022
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