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ferries 2016-03-01 05:13:47 Post No. 928736
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ferries Anonymous 2016-03-01 05:13:47 Post No. 928736 [Report]

anyone here take a ferry more than once a year ?

I'm trying to get a job up in Alaska. In that southern part where it is all just isolated small towns on islands. The ferry travel times are ridiculous. Ferries have sleeping cabins and showers, because the trips are so long.

If I get up there. I'm going to have to get involved in politics. Just so the Alaskan ferry service can get some high speed ferries.

Anonymous 2016-03-01 08:12:03 Post No.928754
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>>928736
>high speed ferries
Fast ferries have trouble with logs and stuff in the water. BC tried it a while back and that was one of the (many) issues. If you live in a remote area, it takes a long time to get there.

Anonymous 2016-03-01 17:59:24 Post No.928836
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>>928736
They've been having problems due to budget cuts:

http://www.ktoo.org/2016/02/28/xxferry-angoon/

Someday I'd like to take the ferry from Bellingham.

Anonymous 2016-03-01 19:03:00 Post No.928845
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Anonymous 2016-03-01 19:03:00 Post No.928845 [Report]

>>928736
I work on a high speed ferry. >>928754 is right.

Plus environmentalists don't like them, just look up Hawaii Superferry. There are lots of whales up that way, which would effect your speed with regulations and whatnot.

Anonymous 2016-03-01 19:52:19 Post No.928866
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How about an Ekranoplan?

keeps you out of the water and goes at airplane speeds.

Anonymous 2016-03-01 21:36:44 Post No.928875
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>>928866
Airplanes fly over the complex topography of the surface. Such large and fast vehicles would have too large a turning radius to comply with navigational requirements in the Panhandle. An actual flying boat might work, but there is not enough wealth in the area.

Anonymous 2016-03-01 22:01:25 Post No.928879
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Anonymous 2016-03-01 22:01:25 Post No.928879 [Report]

>>928866
>>928875
Might aswell just use a normal aeroplane desu, or a Twin Otter with floats or w/e

Anonymous 2016-03-01 22:23:37 Post No.928883
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Anonymous 2016-03-01 22:23:37 Post No.928883 [Report]

>>928879
But then you can't take your car with you.

a high speed ferry or a massive ground effect craft can carry cars.

Anonymous 2016-03-01 22:35:21 Post No.928887
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Anonymous 2016-03-01 22:35:21 Post No.928887 [Report]

>>928883
Bicycle?

Anonymous 2016-03-02 16:22:48 Post No.929058
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In Halifax we use there little babby UFO ferries to get between either side of the harbor

I'm pretty sure New York does something similar?

Anonymous 2016-03-02 16:41:58 Post No.929061
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>>929058
Not really. We have the East River Ferry but it's mostly useless. I've never taken a Hudson River Ferry but they seem similar. The only real ferry we have is the Staten Island Ferry.

Anonymous 2016-03-02 16:48:14 Post No.929062
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Can't think of a better commute desu

Anonymous 2016-03-03 01:31:47 Post No.929139
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>>929061
>east river ferry
What. I've lived in the city for 16 years and never knew this was a thing.

Anonymous 2016-03-03 01:55:17 Post No.929147
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>>929058
>Someone else from Halifax
Nice.

Anonymous 2016-03-03 04:15:59 Post No.929177
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>>928887
small ferry with room for bikes B)

Anonymous 2016-03-04 15:46:48 Post No.929609
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Anonymous 2016-03-04 16:01:04 Post No.929612
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>>929139
I live a few blocks away from the ferry in Greenpoint and I never take the east river ferry, unless I happen to be going to the financial dist (which is pretty much never).

The only time it was ever useful was when it ran to Rockaway after Sandy. It was much faster and more comfy than the train.

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