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BBW Columbia refit 2022 (Single player efficiency)
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BBW Columbia refit 2022 (Single player efficiency)

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Description
Capable of many duties and easy to use rescue boat, 2022 refit. Can be spawned in the starter dock.

Now superseeded by:
BBW Columbia Gen3
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2867725953

BBW Columbia

Why use this boat?
= Now with powered inversion recovery (even if you do flip you can get back up)
= Handle many mission types around the Sawyer mainland
= Ease of operation for a single player
= Long range for long play times between refueling
= Good visibility from helm and look out seat on mast

The Columbia is priced for when you have been getting several missions done. Perhaps following playing with the Fraser and McKenzie. You don’t need to buy another island as it can be spawned in the starter dock. It has an expanded budget for electronics, arctic ready fuel range, decorated cabins and gear storage. Systems updated in June 2022 including better transponder locator, player overboard shuts down engines and powered recovery from inversion. Even getting inverted is actually hard to do.

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Ratings with full fuel load:

Cost: ~$68,000
Mass: ~4,500
Fuel: 4,400 L

Top speed: ~35 km at 21.5 m/s 42 knts using 16 RPS with full fuel load
Gear alpha off; gear beta on, throttle 100%

Long range: ~160 km at 12.3 m/s 24 knots using 7 RPS with full fuel load
Gear alpha on; gear beta on; throttle 100%

Range allows for significant moving around the main islands for multiple missions per sortie.

Gear Reverse: 1:1; 1:-1
Gear Alpha: 1:1; 3:2
Gear Beta: 1:1; 9:5

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Primary features:

= Powered inversion assist to get boat on side enough to run main engines
= Fire fighting by fluid cannon; handheld hose; portable extinguisher with fire outfits
= Medical suite with bed, defibs and medical kits
= Anchor on stern also useful for kedging out of bad spots
= Various arrangements of lights for searching, spotting and working
= Stern docking such as for fuel rafts extending range for arctic trips
= Electronics for: Map; Radar; Beacon handling; Radio; Rear Camera; Weather
= Passenger seating eight (#1-8) in heated pilot’s cabin; another three heated in lower cabin (#9-11) plus four exterior unheated on stern (#12-15) (set Stormlink ?pcap 8, 11 or in warm regions 15)
= Automatic heaters in pilot house and lower cabin with thermostat function from 10-25 C
= Rear cargo cage with robotic door to keep goods in during storms
= Numerous large cargo tie down points
= Cargo winch on upper stern to assist with getting heavy packages to tie down position
= Plentiful lower space for small parcels in lower hull
= Decorated lower cabin
= Well stocked handhelds and outfits with spares
= Bow mag all for interception missions
= Canadian Coast Guard theme


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Mods, mostly LUA scripts for monitors, from others:


= Zizo's Transponder Locator
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2774712393
= Enviroment and weather, 2x2 monitor / screen
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2322222756
= Fuel Economy/Range Calculator
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2179672596
= Radio controller
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2227265092
= Radar
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2731413960
= DynamicMap
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1748031329
= Heading Hold Microcontroller
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1812041566

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Information on the river for which she is named:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_River

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Vessels in the BBW “river” series:

This series began with what I feel is a necessary presentation for a qualified Stormworks designer is their own version of starter boats. A theme of the Canadian Coast Guard was selected largely as this is my homeland of Canada with one of the largest coast lines of the world plus massive river and lake networks. The boats are named for major rivers in Canada and/or the people those rivers were themselves named after. The general shape of the boat is maintained throughout with only slight changes in hull shape.

Fraser
Classic career mode starter boat with that limited technology and tiny budget fitting in the starter dock
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2417132209

McKenzie
Career mode with all parts available for a small budget fitting in the starter dock
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2418031165

BBW Columbia 2022 refit
Refit for the mid 2022 game updates.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2826643073

BBW Columbia Gen3
A slightly deepened hull for keeping the main deck higher above the water as per an operator request. This also gave more height below deck with room for a second sleeping bed. Now with speargun for shark encounters.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2867725953
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28 Sep, 2022 @ 5:21pm
Adventures and tips
Brygun
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Brygun  [author] 26 Sep, 2022 @ 8:05am 
@Cap10_Bull@
Yes you do have a diving suit.
I've added the instructions to the adventure and tips for when outside a flipped Columbia.
Cap10_Bull@ 26 Sep, 2022 @ 4:38am 
Wow – that’s what I call customer service. Great, I’ll test the remodel as soon as I’m rescued:
I towed a yacht into a harbor at night and got stuck in the harbor basin. A good opportunity to try a winch and I’m capsized with it. Now I’m sitting on the bottom-side of the ship, besieged by a shark.
I know Columbia has Powered inversion assist, but I don’t know how to operate it. And I don’t have a diving suit on. And, there is the shark :steamfacepalm:
Brygun  [author] 25 Sep, 2022 @ 1:02pm 
@Cap10_Bull
Had some time to day so made that deeper Columbia. I havent spent the hours testing like I normally do, just some quick drive arounds. Added 2 blocks of depth. The "wet deck" gained about 1-2 blocks of height which keeps it out of the water way more often.

BBW Columbia Gen3
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2867725953
Brygun  [author] 25 Sep, 2022 @ 9:49am 
Should mention that when Stormworks first came out there wasn't any rope anchors on the docks. So unless you installed a mod to actually deliver rescues to the hospital you either beached, anchored or prayed for your boat to be there. How well the boat beached was really important. Its also why the anchor is on the stern of Columbia. You can drive up onto a beach. As well as run-pushing you can also swim out the anchor, let it sink, activate it then winch to pull Columbia back into the water.

One could add 2 ish blocks of depth to Columbia for a little more displacement providing you don't also add more gear or fuel.
Cap10_Bull@ 25 Sep, 2022 @ 3:59am 
Thank you for your answer Brygun. I don't think I worded my question correctly (poor English skills), but I will definitely look at the Yukon when I have earned the necessary money (and I do not have the DLC yet)
I thought the Columbia is too low in the water because some water always sloshes into the cockpit, but it seems to be intentional.
(So far I haven't seen any really high waves.)
Brygun  [author] 24 Sep, 2022 @ 1:36pm 
For Cap10_Bull@
Short answer:
Yes, use the Yukon.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2822448270

Expanded answer:
Columbia as river-coastal craft has a shallow draft to be able to easily go where other boats can't. he shallow nature also makes it easy to "park" the boat on a beach, go ashore for an extended time, and then manually push Columbia back into the water (by running at alternating corners).
Efforts to make a deeper version of Columbia lead to a much larger arctic voyager in the Yukon. A bit of feature creep happened. Part of that comes from getting deeper meant higher displacement. The power-mass ratio soon needing to up size from Columbia's 2 x medium engines to Yukon's 2 x large engines. That in turn needed a larger engine room and an easily arctic capable fuel capacity.
Cap10_Bull@ 24 Sep, 2022 @ 12:38pm 
As a complete newcomer to the game, I was looking for a good starter ship. And after a few unsuccessful attempts, I found this jewel. So far, I probably understand at most 15% of all the functions of this ship, but it is already my absolute favorite. Love at first sight. :letsgo:
But could it be a little deep in the water?
Brygun  [author] 12 Jul, 2022 @ 7:32pm 
Happy to see it cross into triple digit subscribers. The "Adventures and tips" is for everyone to post in to discuss things they do. Part of modern gaming is the communities we develop. Love to hear your stories, suggestions and requests.
Brygun  [author] 30 Jun, 2022 @ 3:40pm 
I've now added inversion recovery.

There is an orange circuit breaker near the maps that turns on the system to rotate the boat onto about its side. In that position you can restart the main engines and continue recovery. A toggle changes the direction of rotation. The toggle can't be seen from the helm seat though.