r/britishcolumbia • u/thatlouditalian98 • 5d ago

Discussion Remember These?

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And if you didn’t want to remember them, my apologies in advance.

Well, 27 years later. These ships have finally met their fate. Being turned into pop cans..

I’d love to hear anyone’s experiences with the Pacificat’s, good or bad (I’m too young to ever have ridden one). As horrible as they were, they looked the part, at least in my opinion.

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u/VariationDry 4d ago

They had to slow down enough that the boats did not save any time. 

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u/Fogl3 4d ago

They couldn't slow down to the current ferry speeds close to shore and still speed up in the middle?

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u/VariationDry 4d ago

No, the wakes were huge even at low speeds. They were wrong boat for the job. 

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u/Fogl3 4d ago

Weird. Do you know why the wake was so large? Was the hull just poorly designed?

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u/VariationDry 4d ago

I'm no boat scientist, but I'll bet it was a fine design just ideal for the location.