Buy a BC Ferries vessel for less than a Vancouver condo52-year-old Queen of Burnaby up for auction, bidding opens at $400K
Posted 13 February 2017 - 07:59 AM
Buy a BC Ferries vessel for less than a Vancouver condo52-year-old Queen of Burnaby up for auction, bidding opens at $400K
Posted 13 February 2017 - 09:05 AM
All large ships have this.
The one pictured is under the lower car deck.
Marine Engineers,oilers and others work constantly in engine rooms.
They do repairs on the fly and while in port.
These engine rooms are not seen but they are there.
When the Spirit Classes began service they did tours in the engine rooms
Edited by HB, 13 February 2017 - 09:08 AM.
Posted 13 February 2017 - 09:19 AM
I think we can also agree that the Salish class vessels will carry 20 fewer cars/trip than the ferries they are replacing.
Edited by jonny, 13 February 2017 - 09:38 AM.
Posted 13 February 2017 - 11:08 AM
The Orca is replacing the Burnaby. The Burnaby, as a function of car deck space, is the lowest utilized vessel in the fleet (and just for random trivia time also the only cafeteria in the fleet that doesn't make back its operating costs if you account for crew costs - of course the crew need to be there anyways). I cannot remember the exact number but the Burnaby left sailing waits something like thirty times all year in 2015 - the Orca shouldn't lead to a dramatic change to that number.Well, two Salish vessels are replacing the Queen of Nanaimo and the Bowen Queen on the Gulf Islands summer service. They are larger than the Bowen Queen and smaller than the Queen of Nanaimo.
Edited by 57WestHills, 13 February 2017 - 11:14 AM.
Posted 13 February 2017 - 12:09 PM
Posted 13 February 2017 - 12:31 PM
Posted 13 February 2017 - 09:55 PM
I think $400,000 for the Queen of Burnaby is a bargain.
The thing is she is too big for the shorter routes, so a modification to decrease vehicle capacity is the way to go. Slice the ship in sections vertically across the beam and remove the 84-foot (26 m) midsection.
Then cut horizontally from bow to stern and remove one of the vehicle decks. We should be able to get another 50 years out of her in that configuration.
Finally, change the name as no ships should be named after the Queen of Burnaby.
Posted 14 February 2017 - 07:42 PM
Posted 14 February 2017 - 07:50 PM
Sail it into Brentwood bay and make a lovely liveaboard.
Posted 14 February 2017 - 08:22 PM
or a floating homeless shelter tied up in the Upper Harbour near the trestle
Posted 14 February 2017 - 09:29 PM
Posted 14 February 2017 - 09:39 PM
The Queen of Burnaby is 52 years old, which is antique for a ship.
Ahhh, but young for a queen.
Posted 15 February 2017 - 12:48 PM
Posted 15 February 2017 - 01:50 PM
Posted 15 February 2017 - 09:32 PM
She has a bent propeller shaft, the engines are running on good wishes & hope, the hull would never receive certification after major modifications and there's enclosed space aspestos.
If you think that's a good deal I have an amazing rock to sell you
Hey 57WH just curious how she managed to bend an 11" shaft, which would be difficult to do. Did Burnaby run aground somewhere or hit a dead-head?
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