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English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: firestar12 on May 15, 2009, 21:18:34

Title: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 15, 2009, 21:18:34
We have a ferry called the Spirit of Ethan Allen over here where I live. Here are some pictures. I just knew I had to show her off. Let me know what you think of her.
(http://www.soea.com/images/lake-champlain-cruise.jpg)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm308/HmhsBritannic/SEA3.png)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm308/HmhsBritannic/SEA4.png)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm308/HmhsBritannic/sea1.png)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm308/HmhsBritannic/sea2.png)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm308/HmhsBritannic/sea5.png)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm308/HmhsBritannic/sea7.png)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm308/HmhsBritannic/sea8.png)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm308/HmhsBritannic/sea9.png)
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: The Ferry Man on May 15, 2009, 22:22:59
Great little Ferry  :)

Do you have a stern shot? Does she take cars, or just foot passengers?
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 18:16:50
Just foot passengers. I will find a stern shot for you. There are not any good ones but when I go on her I will take PLENTY interior and exterior shots. Maybe this could be a next project after Volgo Balt and SSUS. But this will be good because, I will meet with them in person to discuss any copyright issues. Our city is right on the 6th largest lake in the US. Here is where I live.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Burlington_vermont_skyline.jpg)

EDIT: TFM, you can probably find some good shots of the stern on the ship's website:
www.soea.com
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: TJK on May 16, 2009, 18:27:35
Pretty Spambot that ops, nice ship/ ferry Pretty she is  hungry to see this http://www.soea.com/SOEA_gallery.html  i will have a trip with her when i visit
Tore
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 18:30:36
Thanks, I would love to model her after all my other projects. I like her size, not too big, not too small.
Edit: Typo.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: TJK on May 16, 2009, 18:34:27
Can you get the blue print of her she is not so difficult to modeling i think
Tore
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 18:35:58
I might be able too meet with the owners in real life! But yeah, this ship would not be so hard to model. I probably could give her full interior too! I think this ship would be my bets detail, I feel like I have not been able to show my full abilities to you guys yet. :P
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: TJK on May 16, 2009, 18:39:05
I might be able too meet with the owners in real life! But yeah, this ship would not be so hard to model. I probably could give her full interior too! I think this ship would be my bets detail, I feel like I have not been able to show my full abilities to you guys yet. :P
well i will wait and see watt you come up with, and more i see on the home page more sure if i shall over their, a trip with here are on the program that for sure
Tore
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 18:40:43
well i will wait and see watt you come up with, and more i see on the home page more sure if i shall over their, a trip with here are on the program that for sure
Tore
Are you saying you would go visit her one day? She is very nice.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: TJK on May 16, 2009, 18:43:53
Are you saying you would go visit her one day? She is very nice.
Yes i will and i have this Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise i will try to book it for 2010 here and seems to be a nice cruise i shall over their in 2010.you have given me a good tips
Tore
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 18:49:20
Haha...yeah...It is too bad she only goes on the lake. She would do great on the open sea. One time when I was little when I was on her, there were 15 foot waves in a storm, but the ship preformed beautifully. ;D She probably will only be around for 6-8 years though before they get a Spirit of Ethan Allen 4. :-\
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: TJK on May 16, 2009, 18:56:09
Haha...yeah...It is too bad she only goes on the lake. She would do great on the open sea. One time when I was little when I was on her, there were 15 foot waves in a storm, but the ship preformed beautifully. ;D She probably will only be around for 6-8 years though before they get a Spirit of Ethan Allen 4. :-\
yes pity, she cud start here in Kristiansand Norway lol
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 19:04:09
Maybe, I would love to see her do transatlantic cruises. I know she is not built for it but it would be very interesting to see.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: TJK on May 16, 2009, 19:12:56
But anyway I'm sold see the lovely picks over the lake and 2010 wee are their
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 19:15:52
Yeah, people come from all over the world to see the lake. She is only that beautiful in the summer time though. In the winter, she is good for walking on. She can be good for swimming though too. She has tons of shipwrecks too, dating to before the revolutionary war. They still find more and more of them, even today!
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: TJK on May 16, 2009, 19:20:23
Yeah, people come from all over the world to see the lake. She is only that beautiful in the summer time though. In the winter, she is good for walking on. She can be good for swimming though too. She has tons of shipwrecks too, dating to before the revolutionary war. They still find more and more of them, even today!

so i need diving equipment to LOL and rent a ship for a week or two  :lol:
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 19:23:50
If you really wanted to, you can rent out the entire ship for a day. Imagine that. Just you and your wife on the entire ship. And the crew too of coarse. It costs a lot though.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: TJK on May 16, 2009, 19:27:00
If you really wanted to, you can rent out the entire ship for a day. Imagine that. Just you and your wife on the entire ship. And the crew too of coarse. It costs a lot though.
Yes trot, but money don't grow on trees here in Norway eider  :lol:
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 19:29:54
Oh, thats weird. Here in America, everyone has a money tree in their backyard. ??? ;D
Here is a picture of mine.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: TJK on May 16, 2009, 19:32:12
Oh, thats weird. Here in America, everyone has a money tree in their backyard. ??? ;D
yes i tot so , that cos the rest of the world have a finance crises, strange US have it to they say lol
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: mvsmith on May 16, 2009, 20:21:12
It would be nice if VSTEP would model Lake Champlain. We could duke it out with the Brits again—speedboats vs hovercrafts in MP.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 20:49:13
It would be nice if VSTEP would model Lake Champlain. We could duke it out with the Brits again—speedboats vs hovercrafts in MP.
lol...have you ever been there Marty?
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: mvsmith on May 16, 2009, 21:30:45
lol...have you ever been there Marty?

A long time ago, when I lived in New Jersey, we would drive up there about once a year. I have relatives around Hudson, NY—on visits to them, we would often drive further north to the Adirondacks, Vermont, Quebec, etc.
Beautiful country!
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 21:34:38
A long time ago, when I lived in New Jersey, we would drive up there about once a year. I have relatives around Hudson, NY—on visits to them, we would often drive further north to the Adirondacks, Vermont, Quebec, etc.
Beautiful country!

Haha...I live in Vermont! Isn't Lake Champlain just beautiful? I go there about once a week.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 21:42:25
Damn, I wish. I used to. I live a little further away now. But not too far away. When I am older, I am going to move back to B-town as its called by the gangstas.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 21:44:51
So Diamant, what do you think of the ship?
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 16, 2009, 22:04:29
Yeah...I love how I could probably give her full interior without having 99999999999999 polys. Would you like to see her in ShipSim after Volgo Balt is done? (I always have two projects going at once)
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 24, 2009, 22:49:38
Oh my god guys, guess what! I am going on that ship tomorrow! I will be sure to take plenty of pics. (Well, I think I am going on it tomorrow, my parents kinda hinted towards it) I will also try to meet the captain and find out about any copyright issues.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 25, 2009, 13:50:44
Ok, if I can get access to her engine room. But yeah, I will take tons of shots. also, her hull should not be too hard to model, it looks pretty simple.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: Minime on May 25, 2009, 13:52:21
I'm happy to hear that you can get to the ship, but you got to buy that bike to me now, since you get to enter the ship.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 25, 2009, 13:59:58
No, I took control of your computer for a reason Minime. Remember that? That was so you would never get the bike. ;D ::)
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: Minime on May 25, 2009, 14:02:16
I knew it, get on MSN so I can get revenge and to stay a bit on topic, good luck :thumbs:
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 25, 2009, 21:55:53
Or so I can send you that image again?! ;D ::)(joking...)
EDIT: I went on the ship today, it was VERY fun and I got to meet the captain and go up in the wheelhouse! Let me tell you, I think you guys would love her wheelhouse. It kinda reminds me of a mix of Hercules Atlas and PoR's bridge. I will be posting tons of pictures later. It was VERY windy later in the cruise. In fact, the tables on the deck were blowing across the room. The security officer had to come out on the bow and get rid of all the tables and chairs because it was a risk. I did get a somewhat good picture of the fire escape route. Which included every deck. Yet another edit: I got some good stern shots. I have 71 pictures. Here are the first of many.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 25, 2009, 22:10:19
More pictures...
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 25, 2009, 22:14:47
Even more ;D
:X At that last pic.
I will post some more later tonight.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: Minime on May 25, 2009, 23:30:45
nice pics, when can we see the bridge shots? Did you get access to the engine room?
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 27, 2009, 00:16:14
No, I did not unfortunately. I did notice though, she leaves a very nice wake. Two proper.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 27, 2009, 00:22:49
More...
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 27, 2009, 00:34:18
Even more
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Post by: firestar12 on May 27, 2009, 00:41:27
Yet again...
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 27, 2009, 00:49:39
Some pictures of her wake.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: The Ferry Man on May 27, 2009, 14:39:04
Some nice shots. She looks a lovely vessel  :thumbs:
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 27, 2009, 19:49:51
Because I very much like the Dutch!
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: Minime on May 28, 2009, 00:10:00
Because I very much like the Dutch!
Are you sure you replied in the right topic? I don't see any connection ???
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: firestar12 on May 28, 2009, 00:23:38
Yes, Siso7 had asked me why. He must have removed the post.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: Firestar on December 21, 2009, 21:43:38
I've got direct contact information of the owner of this vessel, I'll call him later tonight and discuss things with him.
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: Firestar on December 21, 2009, 21:57:53
EDIT:
I've contacted the owner over the telephone, and he does appear to be interested. He says he is able to redirect me to those who have blueprints, and he is also able to provide me with the sea trials report. It does appear he will give me permission, but I don't want to promise anything at the moment. I'm really excited!!
;D
Title: Re: (Our ship) The Spirit of Ethan Allen 3.
Post by: Minime on December 21, 2009, 22:02:52
nice to see, should be an interesting project to follow, good luck with it :thumbs: