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l demand fast ferry transportation to keep traffic afloat. High speed car ferries in the .. are starting to emerge, with the Great Lakes, Hawaii and areas around large cities the primary targets for these vessels. To that end, there are number of sig- nificant projects to update. At press time Bay State Cruise Company took delivery of 1-passen- ger high-speed ferry from Gladding- Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, for service between Boston and Provincetown, Mass. The new, all- aluminum ferry, designed by Incat Designs, is 9 ft. (2.7 ) long, 2.5 ft. (9.1 ) at the beam, and draws 6 ft. (1.8 ). It is powered by pair of Cummins KTA3M2 diesel engines, each deliver- ing 1,3 Bhp at 1,9 rpm. The engines turn twin Brutons 5-blade nickel-alu- minum-bronze propellers via ZF2 reverse-reduction gearboxes. The ferry' top speed is 3 knots. Gladding-Hearn is of course no stranger to the ferry business, having built an enviable reputation building for many of the top operators around the country. Recently New York Water Taxi, whose bright yellow water taxis shuttle passengers between locations on the New York Harbor, ordered two new ves- sels to add to its six-boat fleet. Next spring, it will take delivery of two 7-ft. catamarans, under construc- tion at Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. The new vessels are classic Incat Designs-designed fer- ries offering simplicity and efficiency, reliability, low sound level, and low September 2 'stvixcrroviN New Fast Ferry Delivered to Bay State Cruise Bay State Cruise Company took delivery of 1-passenger high-speed ferry from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding. Duclos Corporation, for service between Boston and Provincetown. Mass. The new. all-aluminum ferry, designed by Incat Designs, is 9 ft. (2.7 ) long, 2.5 ft. (