Nichols To Build
98-Foot Twin-Jet Ferry
A 98-foot, 250-passenger jet cata-
maran ferry will go into service for
the City of Alameda and Port of
Oakland next spring, Ernest
Sanchez, manager of the ferry ser-
vice, confirmed. The ferry will be
built by Nichols Brothers Boat Build-
ers, Inc., Freeland, Wash. Matt
Nichols, president of Nichols Broth-
ers on Whidbey Island, Wash., said
this vessel will be the 20th catama-
ran ferry to be built by the Whidbey
Island firm and represents the lat-
est technical evolution of the line.
Mr. Sanchez said that while the
Alameda City Council had awarded
the contract for construction of the
International Catamaran Ltd. de-
signed ferry to Nichols Brothers late
last year, the final size of the ferry
had been dependent upon obtaining
state funds for construction.
In early May, the California
Transportation Commission (CTC)
awarded approximately $1 million
to the Alameda/Oakland Ferry Ser-
vice for the purchase of the new
ferry. The CTC earlier granted the
East San Francisco Bay authority
$2.5million. Funds were made avail-
able by the U.S. DOT.
The Alameda/Oakland ferry will
provide service between Jack Lon-
don Square, Alameda Main Street
landing, the San Francisco Ferry
Building, and Fisherman's Wharf in
San Francisco. Mr. Nichols said
that the new ferry will be powered
by KaMeWa Model 50 waterjets,
driven by 1,100-hp 16V92TA De-
troit Diesel engines. Each hull will
also house 20 kW generators to pro-
vide service power. The vessel will
have an overall beam of 28 feet,
while the twin hulls will each be
approximately nine feet wide. The
vessel will have a draft of approxi-
mately four feet. At full load, the
vessel will be capable of 30 knots.
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