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Post by chokai on Jul 26, 2018 16:01:18 GMT -8
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Post by hergfest on Jul 26, 2018 19:19:21 GMT -8
Suquamish was in Elliott Bay today doing sea trials.
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Post by Kahloke on Jul 27, 2018 5:19:50 GMT -8
And, finally, Suquamish gets its own thread. So, all of the "Flight-1" Olympics are built (mostly).
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Post by Barnacle on Jul 28, 2018 17:38:05 GMT -8
And, finally, Suquamish gets its own thread. So, all of the "Flight-1" Olympics are built (mostly). Great. Bring on Flight II!
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Jul 29, 2018 17:46:23 GMT -8
I caught the Suquamish doing sea trials
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Post by rwbsparks on Jul 29, 2018 20:51:09 GMT -8
And, finally, Suquamish gets its own thread. So, all of the "Flight-1" Olympics are built (mostly). Great. Bring on Flight II!
Hopefully flight II will see four more vessels (with more imaginative cabin color choices) |
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Post by Barnacle on Jul 31, 2018 5:18:43 GMT -8
Great. Bring on Flight II!
Hopefully flight II will see four more vessels (with more imaginative cabin color choices) "Mulch and mud" didn't do it for you? |
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Post by rwbsparks on Aug 2, 2018 1:08:18 GMT -8
Hopefully flight II will see four more vessels (with more imaginative cabin color choices) "Mulch and mud" didn't do it for you? You know after riding both Walla Walla and Chimicum in the span of a weekend, Mukch and Mud really feels dull. I love the Walla Walla’s interior, as well as Tacoma’s (whenever I’m on Tacoma I try to sit in the one blue chair on the boat. If I recall correctly it’s in the south western quadrant of the boat facing south when the boat is travelling east or west.) |
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Post by lavalamp on Aug 10, 2018 14:39:32 GMT -8
Interesting tidbit from the WSF Weekly Update about the Suquamish. It has EPA tier 4 diesels, instead of the EPA tier 3 equipment in the other Olympics. WSF touts the large reduction in emissions from these newer engines compared to the older ones, although I have to wonder if the emissions equipment complicates maintenance at all. Cleaner air is a good thing though. |
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 12, 2018 17:17:51 GMT -8
Interesting tidbit from the WSF Weekly Update about the Suquamish. It has EPA tier 4 diesels, instead of the EPA tier 3 equipment in the other Olympics. WSF touts the large reduction in emissions from these newer engines compared to the older ones, although I have to wonder if the emissions equipment complicates maintenance at all. Cleaner air is a good thing though. I'd be surprised if the maintenance weren't more complicated. At the very least there's a whole new learning curve. |
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Aug 18, 2018 13:02:18 GMT -8
Is the open house on September 22nd
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 18, 2018 14:00:33 GMT -8
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Post by EGfleet on Aug 21, 2018 8:45:27 GMT -8
Here's the Suquamish on sea trials yesterday near Edmonds. The air quality yesterday was quite bad, and you could smell the smoke over the salt water. Fairly nasty. I kept my inhaler close at hand. |
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Aug 21, 2018 18:54:11 GMT -8
Here's the Suquamish on sea trials yesterday near Edmonds. The air quality yesterday was quite bad, and you could smell the smoke over the salt water. Fairly nasty. I kept my inhaler close at hand. OMG! Where were you, I was there also, I got a few videos. |
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Post by bainbridgeguy on Oct 4, 2018 10:16:05 GMT -8
Well that was a low key entrance...
Newest state ferry begins carrying customers
Thursday, October 4, 2018 - 10:08
Ian Sterling, WSDOT communications, (206) 714-1556; WSF on-call media line, (206) 402-8070
Suquamish, the last of four new ferries, debuts on Mukilteo/Clinton run
MUKILTEO –Washington State Ferries will begin to carry passengers aboard the newest state ferry, Suquamish, with a 12:30 p.m. sailing from Clinton this afternoon, Thursday, Oct. 4.
The Suquamish, is the fourth and last funded, Olympic Class ferry. The new ferry’s name means “people of the clear salt water” in Southern Coast Salish Lushootseed language.
While Suquamish is the last currently funded new ferry, Washington State Ferries is developing a Long Range Plan to address future vessel needs. The plan will be delivered to the legislature in January.
“The plan recommends building new vessels to replace the oldest ferries in the fleet,” said Ferries head Amy Scarton. “Just to maintain current service levels, thirteen of our oldest ferries will need to be replaced by 2040, and we’re recommending building sixteen new vessels in total to continue to provide reliable service.”
The ferry will operate on the Mukilteo/Clinton route during the busy summer season and will also serve as a maintenance relief vessel filling in when other vessels are unavailable on other routes.
Suquamish facts:
144 vehicle and 1,500 passenger capacity.
$122 million to construct, in addition to equipment provided by Washington State Ferries.
Constructed by ship builder Vigor in Seattle.
Cleanest vessel in the fleet. Meets the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 emission standards.
Washington State Ferries, a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation, is the largest ferry system in the U.S. and safely and efficiently carries 25 million people a year through some of the most majestic scenery in the world. For breaking news and the latest information, follow WSF on Twitter.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Oct 4, 2018 15:32:00 GMT -8
Well that was a low key entrance... Newest state ferry begins carrying customers Thursday, October 4, 2018 - 10:08 Ian Sterling, WSDOT communications, (206) 714-1556; WSF on-call media line, (206) 402-8070 Suquamish, the last of four new ferries, debuts on Mukilteo/Clinton run MUKILTEO –Washington State Ferries will begin to carry passengers aboard the newest state ferry, Suquamish, with a 12:30 p.m. sailing from Clinton this afternoon, Thursday, Oct. 4. The Suquamish, is the fourth and last funded, Olympic Class ferry. The new ferry’s name means “people of the clear salt water” in Southern Coast Salish Lushootseed language. While Suquamish is the last currently funded new ferry, Washington State Ferries is developing a Long Range Plan to address future vessel needs. The plan will be delivered to the legislature in January. “The plan recommends building new vessels to replace the oldest ferries in the fleet,” said Ferries head Amy Scarton. “Just to maintain current service levels, thirteen of our oldest ferries will need to be replaced by 2040, and we’re recommending building sixteen new vessels in total to continue to provide reliable service.” The ferry will operate on the Mukilteo/Clinton route during the busy summer season and will also serve as a maintenance relief vessel filling in when other vessels are unavailable on other routes. Suquamish facts: 144 vehicle and 1,500 passenger capacity. $122 million to construct, in addition to equipment provided by Washington State Ferries. Constructed by ship builder Vigor in Seattle. Cleanest vessel in the fleet. Meets the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 emission standards. Washington State Ferries, a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation, is the largest ferry system in the U.S. and safely and efficiently carries 25 million people a year through some of the most majestic scenery in the world. For breaking news and the latest information, follow WSF on Twitter. Hoping to make my first trip on Saturday afternoon and get to ride both Mukilteo Olympics.  <3 |
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Oct 5, 2018 14:57:59 GMT -8
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Oct 7, 2018 6:17:26 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 7, 2018 10:44:45 GMT -8
I'm going to add to Railfan's photos, and share a few of my own from yesterday's trip up to Mukilteo. I confess, I have not actually gone for a ride on the newest ferry yet, but I figure it's not going to be that much different than her 3 older sisterships. So, instead, I drove up to Kingston, rode on MV Walla Walla over to Edmonds, grabbed lunch in Edmonds, then made my way up to Mukilteo for a little photo shoot of Suquamish and, of course, Tokitae, followed by a drive back to Edmonds, and a crossing on MV Spokane. So, I got to see the newest ferry, and I got to ride on both of our Jumbos yesterday. All in all, a good ferry day.    Suquamish and Tokitae  |
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Oct 7, 2018 13:10:46 GMT -8
I rode her 4 times yesterday .... but the biggest interior difference that was noted was the addition of a bulkhead wall in the passenger cabin that is meant to reduce vibrations onboard the cabin and inside the pilothouses. |
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Oct 7, 2018 18:06:42 GMT -8
I rode her 4 times yesterday .... but the biggest interior difference that was noted was the addition of a bulkhead wall in the passenger cabin that is meant to reduce vibrations onboard the cabin and inside the pilothouses. Oh yeah, I was with you and Snowy |
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Post by EGfleet on Oct 8, 2018 5:48:58 GMT -8
These are courtesy of Johan. Unless I'm mistaken, none of the other Olympics have any variation in their floor tile or anything on the table tops--I can't remember any on the Tokitae or Samish. Can't vouch for the Chimacum as I haven't been on her yet.
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 8, 2018 6:45:26 GMT -8
At last! Something different to break up the monotony of beige tones seen on its sisterships. I love the design on the table tops!
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 8, 2018 6:48:55 GMT -8
I rode her 4 times yesterday .... but the biggest interior difference that was noted was the addition of a bulkhead wall in the passenger cabin that is meant to reduce vibrations onboard the cabin and inside the pilothouses. Does Suquamish have something different than the bulkhead wall its sisterships have? See link to Tokitae pics on EvergreenFleet.com: www.evergreenfleet.com/TOKITAE.htmlLook at the 2nd interior photo. That bulkhead on Tokitae sits under the solarium and pilothouse structures above - also the same on Samish and Chimacum. |
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Post by Edmondsguy on Oct 8, 2018 20:56:56 GMT -8
I rode her 4 times yesterday .... but the biggest interior difference that was noted was the addition of a bulkhead wall in the passenger cabin that is meant to reduce vibrations onboard the cabin and inside the pilothouses. That's the same on all four of them, and I take the Tok or the Suqu every day even the first saying of her. and yeah Not sure what you are seeing but that wall is on all four of them. |
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