Hurragh the "Senior Guru" agrees with me. :clapper:I wonder should i start looking for promotion again. :stumped:The old curmudgeon :blushing:has it right, If you have reverse that's the best, otherwise first gear.
AHA!! You admit you'rea curmudgeon!exavid wrote:Hurragh the "Senior Guru" agrees with me. :clapper:I wonder should i start looking for promotion again. :stumped:The old curmudgeon :blushing:has it right, If you have reverse that's the best, otherwise first gear.
Hey, :stumped:you can call me what you like i dont mind. :stumped: I dont even know what curmudgeon means. :baffled::baffled::baffled::baffled: Im 80 yrs young. :crying:AHA!! You admit you'rea curmudgeon!
I don't think any of the ferries around here are that prepared. No tie downs. But I suppose our crossings are not as long as yours. 18 miles or so is our longest.just to be bloody different on the Seacat crossing from Holyhead to Ireland (in May of this year) the deckhands insisted that the bikes be on their centre stands, tie down with ratchet straps, in gear and with a tight rubber o-ring around the front brake handle. Make sure you use the matting thats available to go under the tie downs. On the Seacat crossing the bikes are stored in the middle of the ferry under the various deck ramps etc.
rgds
Phil
Crossing the Irish Sea can be an experience as a bunch of yachtsmen can attest. In 1979 a storm took a heavy toll on a fleet of racing yachts. The Alaska ferry can give a pretty rough ride in some parts of its route, Dixon Entrance comes to mind. The Kodiak run with the Tustemena is known as the "Dramamine express". Those vessels do have tie downs. About 25 years ago a semi trailer broke loose and fell on a couple cars in one the ferry Matanuska in Dixon Entrance. The Washington routes are a lot more protected, although the Black Ball ferry Coho between Anacortes WA and Victoria BC can roll her guts out at times.I don't think any of the ferries around here are that prepared. No tie downs. But I suppose our crossings are not as long as yours. 18 miles or so is our longest.
Alert! Alert! Alert! Brain Fart! Yeah of course, don't know why I said Anacortes been on the thing enough with buses hauling tourists to Victoria. Getting old ain't as much fun as I thought it'd be! Had a bus starter fail on the Sydney route once, not much fun either.Paul, the Coho is in Port Angeles. Port Angeles to Victoria, and it does roll...rock and roll. :goofygrin: 1 1/2 hours of it. I haven't ridden the Anacortes route yet, but Sydney to Vancouver is a nice ride.
:waving::waving:Welcome to the Best Goldwing Site on the Internet flanga!:waving::waving:the crossing from nova scotia to newfoundland is 7-8 hours on a modified icebreaker.
they insist on puitting bikes on sidestands, forks turned and locked, bike in gear, front brake cinched shut, and 4 ratchet tiedowns to welded deck plates.
I think they expect rough crossings from time to time. :shock: