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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on May 5, 2015 18:48:01 GMT -8
Samish is out running around the San Juan's right now. Who of yu are going to the open house? I am going to try to go, but I live in the Belfair area, so that is a long trek
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Post by Koastal Karl on May 5, 2015 19:32:38 GMT -8
She is listed on the reservation page for the summer as the #3 boat! I would love to come down from Victoria for the open house but I don't have a passport right now! So hopefully when I get mine renewed I can get down there to take a trip on her!
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Post by whitieiii on May 7, 2015 7:44:57 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on May 8, 2015 13:15:35 GMT -8
I was up in the islands this week and got some pics of the shiny new Samish at Anacortes: old and new together: Hyak and Samish in Slips 3 and 4 respectively at Anacortes. Samish has been out on sea trials up there, and Hyak was tied up during her mid-day layover. Pretty soon, Samish will replace Hyak, and Hyak will be sent down to Bremerton for the summer. Of course, I'm sure the islands will see Hyak again, just not this summer. Samish arriving back in Anacortes after what I am assuming are more sea trials and crew familiarization
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Post by hergfest on May 8, 2015 20:15:29 GMT -8
Is it just me, or did they make a huge scratch down the rubbing strake on the last picture? Looks like they slid on the dolphin. That big white mark isn't in the 1st photo.
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Post by whitieiii on May 8, 2015 20:17:51 GMT -8
Samish is out running around the San Juan's right now. Who of yu are going to the open house? I'm gonna try!
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Post by crashlament on May 9, 2015 7:22:36 GMT -8
I would love to go too, seeing a ferry newer than Sealth would be very interesting.
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Post by Koastal Karl on May 9, 2015 8:45:51 GMT -8
I would love to go down to Anacortes for this too but I am from Victoria BC so it would be an overnight trip for me but I also dont have my passport renewed yet so I will hopefully be able to take a trip on this boat in the near future. I still havent taken a trip on the Klahowya since she's been the inter island boat so I think a trip is due for me but who knows when that happen, lol! Are the windows on the Samish bigger than the Super it looks in that photo that they are at each end??
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Post by Barnacle on May 9, 2015 11:57:07 GMT -8
I would love to go too, seeing a ferry newer than Sealth would be very interesting. You've never seen the Tacoma, Wenatchee, Puyallup, Chetzemoka, Salish, Kennewick or Tokitae?
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Post by zargoman on May 9, 2015 16:35:31 GMT -8
I would love to go too, seeing a ferry newer than Sealth would be very interesting. You've never seen the Tacoma, Wenatchee, Puyallup, Chetzemoka, Salish, Kennewick or Tokitae? The sun deck windows are much larger. This is from the Tokitae. They make for a great view even if one is sitting down in the front row. (If WSF ever decides to open the sun deck to public) Tokitae by Zack Heistand, on Flickr
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Post by zargoman on May 9, 2015 16:36:27 GMT -8
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Post by EGfleet on May 17, 2015 5:57:29 GMT -8
Interesting shot here, courtesy of Barnacle. While they're shorter than the Supers (and granted in this photo the Samish is poking out into Ship Harbor more than the Hyak) you can sure tell they're a heck of a lot bigger. And for the record, I still dislike the overly tall stacks. I think they could have done something a little more aesthetically pleasing there, but I admit I am biased toward the "gumdrops" on the Spokane and Wally. You'll have to forgive the quality...cell phone shot while departing Anacortes at full speed and it was a much wider photo that I cropped.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2015 7:42:25 GMT -8
Thank you for all the great photos of our newest ferry. I am looking forward to seeing her at the open house tomorrow.
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Post by whitieiii on May 19, 2015 11:19:38 GMT -8
well I will see you all there tomorrow? Should be a memrable event for me, as I've been living here in Washington state all my life.... not much happens close to my house...
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2015 13:21:46 GMT -8
Yes, it should be a fun event! I happy my schedule is allowing me to attend as I missed the open house on the "Tokitae". Are we all planning to meet up somewhere at the terminal or on-board? It would be great to meet some other forum members as we explore the Samish. I will be at the terminal around 1:15pm as I am taking the 11:45am from Port Townsend.
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Post by whitieiii on May 20, 2015 9:38:08 GMT -8
I am coming from Kingston so it will be one hour plus to get there (takes 2 hours for me to get to Granite Falls including the 25 min ferry) i will try to get there at or before 1:00
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2015 13:36:59 GMT -8
I really enjoyed the open house on the Samish yesterday. I think the highlight was the tour of the pilot house, the captain was very informative and I learned a lot about the new vessel even though no photos where allowed while up there. It was great hearing how maneuverable the Olympic Class are and how much less fuel they burn compared to the Supers. I actually didn't realize that the Olympic Class only have two engines compared to the Supers with four. It was nice to see just how proud and excited each and every crew member seemed to be over their new ferry. The speeches made at the christening where excellent and it was exciting to hear that everyone is pushing for a fourth vessel. It was nice to hear from the Samish tribe, listen to some of their music and see the gifts they had for the captain and engineer of the Samish. After seeing the layout of the passenger cabin, car deck and sun deck I think she's going to be an excellent vessel for the San Juans and even with a full load I don't think the passenger cabin is going to feel cramped. Plus the captain indicated that the sun deck will be open year around. Even if this isn't the case I don't think it would be a bad thing if it was in the fall/winter based on how the traffic drops off. While on board it was fun to see the Hyak back out and go for her afternoon tie up (she backed out pretty fast and then came back in quickly, I think the crew was trying to show the old girl off just a bit for the bystanders) and then watch the Sealth come in a whistle interrupting the speeches on board gathering cheers from everyone on the Samish and seeing the Elwha come and go as well. All in all it was great day!
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Post by whitieiii on May 21, 2015 16:12:53 GMT -8
Yes it was a great day! I never know that the Olympic class was direct drive and not like the jumbo and superjumbos with the diesel electric engine... I hear they conform to EPA 3 standard for being the cleanest burning vessels in the fleet... Wonder what it takes to be a crew member....
I would love to have a 4th Olympic Ferry! The layout compared to some of the other boats I've been on, is what I love.... I've not been on them all but I like them very much...
I did see how the Hyak moved, I think they wanted to show how she can go 20 Knots vs the Samish only doing 17 knots lol
I do hope the Sundeck on the Tokitae will be open as will the Samish... I'd love for her to go south for runs sometime in the future, get the most use in the system...
hearing all the things they said was great and pulled it all together!
it was a great day, thanks to everybody that made it possible...
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 21, 2015 17:56:18 GMT -8
I am glad that the sun deck will be opened all year compared to the Tokitae, hopefully Tokitae will open the sun deck in the future.
Will the Samish be able to keep the current Anacortes / San Juan Island schedule? I am asking because she can only go 17 knots compared to 20 knots on the Supers.
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Post by Kahloke on May 21, 2015 18:27:06 GMT -8
Will the Samish be able to keep the current Anacortes / San Juan Island schedule? I am asking because she can only go 17 knots compared to 20 knots on the Supers. To the best of my knowledge, the Supers have always had a service speed of 17 knots. Elwha, at one point in time, was re-engined and was listed as being able to do 20 knots, but I'm not sure Elwha can even do 20 knots anymore. Samish will keep the schedule just fine.
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Post by chokai on May 21, 2015 20:22:43 GMT -8
So were the ramps "fixed" in the same hack job way as the Tokitae was (even now with the "permanent" fix) or are they actually done properly? :-)
@kahloke, After riding the Tokitae many times now and the Kit&Cat hundreds and seeing them all deal with being behind schedule at Mukilteo/Clinton and having checked the boats on my GPS at a slack tide I am suspicious whether the service speed of the Olympics is truly 17 knots, Tokitae rarely runs at this speed, I honestly think it is somewhere between 15.5 or 16 or so. She can go faster if they go flat out, and I have been on her and seen them do close to 18kts for a medical run. WSF wasn't exactly forthcoming about the real speed of the KdT's either which can get no where near 16 knots. It's certainly fast enough for the San Juan's though.
One thing other thing that is noticeable is that the Olympics accelerate considerably slower than the Issaquah's, that though probably really just reflects their size (a thousand+ tons more)
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Post by Barnacle on May 22, 2015 3:46:43 GMT -8
Will the Samish be able to keep the current Anacortes / San Juan Island schedule? I am asking because she can only go 17 knots compared to 20 knots on the Supers. To the best of my knowledge, the Supers have always had a service speed of 17 knots. Elwha, at one point in time, was re-engined and was listed as being able to do 20 knots, but I'm not sure Elwha can even do 20 knots anymore. Samish will keep the schedule just fine. All three of them were, in recent memory, capable of 20 knots (though yes, the service speed was still listed as 17). Since we're trying to go easy on the gear, 17 knots on a neutral current is about it. Oh, and the ramps were done semi-properly, instead of the "blisters" they attached on the Tokitae.
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Post by FNS on May 22, 2015 8:07:21 GMT -8
So were the ramps "fixed" in the same hack job way as the Tokitae was (even now with the "permanent" fix) or are they actually done properly? :-) @kahloke, After riding the Tokitae many times now and the Kit&Cat hundreds and seeing them all deal with being behind schedule at Mukilteo/Clinton and having checked the boats on my GPS at a slack tide I am suspicious whether the service speed of the Olympics is truly 17 knots, Tokitae rarely runs at this speed, I honestly think it is somewhere between 15.5 or 16 or so. She can go faster if they go flat out, and I have been on her and seen them do close to 18kts for a medical run. WSF wasn't exactly forthcoming about the real speed of the KdT's either which can get no where near 16 knots. It's certainly fast enough for the San Juan's though. One thing other thing that is noticeable is that the Olympics accelerate considerably slower than the Issaquah's, that though probably really just reflects their size (a thousand+ tons more) It looks like they fixed the ramps on the MV SAMISH. It's best not to run the MV TOKITAE at full speeds on the Columbia Beach run as there are passengers aboard trying to enjoy a crossing. The Steel Electrics did just fine at 12 knots. You could add a little more speed if traffic warrants and throw out the schedule during those periods. I was at the Open Ship aboard the SAMISH this past Wednesday. PHOTO HEAVY!Here are my photos of the Open Ship. This photo journal has more than 40 pictures and one video. The MV SAMISH was in the dock at Anacortes ready for us to look at her. MV SAMISH MV SAMISH Welcome aboard the new ferry SAMISH!Inside End Number Two observatory. I think these seats were in this orientation temporarily this day for the Open Ship. Come service day one, these should be facing the window. Let's go up this ladder to the Sun Deck! Here we are in the End Number Two Sun Deck shelter. The shelter. Notice how big the windows are. Similar in vertical size to the windows of the Sun Deck shelters aboard BCF's Coastal Class ferries. WSF has bettered in the design of the shelters aboard these new ferries over the Coastals. You get direct access to these from the cabin below as well as the elevator. You have to brave the elements to get to the end shelters aboard the Coastals. Another view of the shelter. The steering guide. The other side of the shelter. A view from the other side. Looking forward to seeing the scenery from this during the day as well as in the night when the above lights are turned off (re-lit prior to docking). The view through the big windows. The mast and the flags as well as the radars and the "Philip Spaulding" whistles. The SAMISH will be the second ferry in the San Juans to sport these sounding whistles. The WALLA WALLA was the first in 1973 when she began her career in these islands before going to the Winslow run. This was the bottle of bubbly to be used in the christening of this ferry. The ceremony begins. While the ceremony was proceeding, the HYAK arrives from the islands. She sounded her whistle while she was cruising through that fog bank. The ceremony continues while the HYAK takes a break. The major ceremony participants were given special cloths by the natives. This engineer was instructed by the captain never to sell that artwork on Ebay. A song was performed. The Main Deck would be a good concert hall after hours. What you all have been waiting for! We now visit the car decks aboard this 144-car ferry. This is the port side upper car deck. From End Number Two. End Number Two rescue boat station. Looking up at the great Nichols Brothers superstructure. The upper car deck at the starboard side. The starboard side part of the Main Deck. Some designs never change. The car decks' viewing ports of the SAMISH are the same as the HYAK's. ELWHA from the End Number Two wheelhouse. HYAK from the same wheelhouse with the ship's bell. A view of a funnel from the wheelhouse. A view down to the car deck and the steering guide. Sun Deck. ELWHA from the SAMISH. After a short nap, the HYAK returns to service. One of MV SAMISH's many life rings. A poster on a bulkhead on the Saloon Deck. Part of her Saloon Deck cabin. Thank you WSF for another Open Ship. HYAK and SAMISH. After the Open Ship, the SAMISH starts her move over to the tie up slip. MV SAMISH. SAMISH entering the slip. FINAL PHOTO OF THE SAMISH FOR THE DAY. It's back to the books and lessons for her trainees in preparation of her first public voyage in June.
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Post by chokai on May 22, 2015 15:25:24 GMT -8
It looks like they fixed the ramps on the MV SAMISH. It's best not to run the MV TOKITAE at full speeds on the Columbia Beach run as there are passengers aboard trying to enjoy a crossing. The Steel Electrics did just fine at 12 knots. You could add a little more speed if traffic warrants and throw out the schedule during those periods. I was at the Open Ship aboard the SAMISH this past Wednesday. Awesome Samish pics, the ramps are indeed much much better than the Tokitae hack job but still not quite up to snuff but hey nothing is perfect. Still a shame to see the same bland interior, I was hoping for at least some diversity between the boats, even if it is just a secondary or tertiary color scheme change like on the refurbed Issaquah's chairs and tile patterns. The current dwell time on Mukilteo/Clinton is simply not enough to load a boat the size of the Tokitae when traffic is heavy. In the last two weekends they left cars on the dock with room for about 20 more cars on every crossing I was on. The smaller size of the steels allowed them to hold the schedule at 12 knots, as could the Evergreen State and Tillikum a few times they have filled in. However even when significantly behind (15 minutes during the last trip I was on) they do not throttle up, however an extra knot will gain you about a minute and a half on that crossing so the gain maybe small compared to the expense. When it's quiet on that run the boats still run @ 12 knots even today. ;-) Anyways a deck crew member told me they gained a lot with the fixed ramps cause they didn't have to sort as much anymore, but that the only permanent fix is overhead loading at the new Mukilteo terminal. My family has been on the island in some form for 50 years this year and you are the only person I know who calls it Columbia Beach still, even my gramps didn't do that. :-)
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jun 13, 2015 14:51:25 GMT -8
It looks like the Samish will be in service tomorrow Sunday June 14th when the summer schedule commences according to the reservations page starting with the 6am sailing from Anacortes to Lopez Shaw and Orcas!
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