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the original gas turbines to 3,100 bhp with the diesels. Reliability is said to have been 100 percent, and the noise level as low as it was with the gas turbines.

The San Francisco and her sister vessels, Marin and Sonoma, provide passenger-only commuter service between downtown San Francisco and the port of Larkspur serving the residential communities of Marin

County.

Fuel savings have already met the goals set for the repowering, and overall performance has exceeded expectations. Hourly full-power fuel consumption has averaged 170 gal- lons with the two diesels and one genset; the original gas turbines burned 500 gallons per hour. Cruis- ing speed has met the boat's design speed of 20.5 knots, surprising in view of the great reduction in horse- power.

A critical demand has been that ferry service be increased to meet anticipated gains in ridership, and that the Ferry Division's high level of on-time departures and landings be maintained. The markedly im- proved performance of the boat at slow and intermediate speeds, the result of conversion from waterjet to propeller drive, is paying off in terms of time saved during dockings and departures, and has added an important margin of safety to ferry operation.

In order to convert from the waterjets to propellers, a five-foot extension was added to the stern of each ferry to house rudders and steering mechanism. This slight in- crease in the waterline length of the 165-foot vessels also contributed to maintaining the original design speed.

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