This brings back some vivid memories from Coast Guard days stationed in Kodiak. Loved it. Wishing you smooth seas (good luck with that) and a following wind.
Interesting stuff! Shipping general cargo the way it all used to go. I assume there's a good deal of weight/balance calcs that go into the loading? How about the power plant.......single shaft or two? Horsepower? Just curious.......an 'ol Navy hand here and I just subscribed.....
A single 2000 hp Cat main engine, with single shaft of course. Boat does about 12.5 knots. Computer stability programs make life easy for deck officers.
It is a pass between the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. But it is narrow, shallow, and treacherous, so in the past it was referred to as False, or dangerous . But for decades it has been buoyed and mapped, and boats regularly use it. But even in these days of gps it should not be used until the Coast Guard does its annual survey to re-spot the buoys, because the channel location changes over the winter and becomes “false” again. The nearby town is named for the pass.
There's obviously a crazy amount of hard work, but what an office. You make it very appealing.
This brings back some vivid memories from Coast Guard days stationed in Kodiak. Loved it. Wishing you smooth seas (good luck with that) and a following wind.
If I had my working life over this is what I’d want to do 😢
I'll enjoy following along.
Aaa I see your boats everyday going across the Ballard bridge haha cool to see what y’all be up to
I enjoyed being on a coaster around UK Mediterranean some great times and great crew,safe seas to you guys over the pond.
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Interesting stuff! Shipping general cargo the way it all used to go. I assume there's a good deal of weight/balance calcs that go into the loading? How about the power plant.......single shaft or two? Horsepower? Just curious.......an 'ol Navy hand here and I just subscribed.....
A single 2000 hp Cat main engine, with single shaft of course. Boat does about 12.5 knots.
Computer stability programs make life easy for deck officers.
Loved to do that after the navy
Where's Will and Bernie...everyone's favorite couple?
So did anyone have any leisure time to 🎣 this trip?
Not this voyage. Spring and summer, schedule allowing, the captain will sometimes stop for the crew to go halibut fishing from the ship.
Why does t calls ‘ false pass” ?
It is a pass between the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. But it is narrow, shallow, and treacherous, so in the past it was referred to as False, or dangerous . But for decades it has been buoyed and mapped, and boats regularly use it. But even in these days of gps it should not be used until the Coast Guard does its annual survey to re-spot the buoys, because the channel location changes over the winter and becomes “false” again. The nearby town is named for the pass.
Definitely hard to keep a wife 😢 when your never at home. + That game you missed that your kid wished you were there
how long is this ship ? and how many tons ?
Coastal Trader is 257 feet LOA and 483 U.S. gross regulatory tons (that works out to about 1823 tons ITC.)