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Innovative Propulsion System for Ferry

The Merrimac Ferry, which crosses the Wisconsin River between Sauk and

Columbia counties, is Wisconsin's only free ferry. It shuttles WIS 113 traffic between Okee on the east bank and

Merrimac on the west. In the 150 plus years that a ferry has operated at this location it has been propelled by muscle, river current, gasoline engine and diesel.

Most recently it has pulled itself along on a pair of cables crossing the river.

The ferry is so popular that it has not been replaced by a bridge and. in spite of nearby bridges, car loads of tourist line up regularly to ride it. The ferry's popularity is such that this past winter a larger 15-car vessel has been built to replace the existing 1960s era 12 car

Colsac II. To be named the Colsac III. 105 x 44-ft. (32 x 13.4 m) boat was built by Basic Marine of Escanaba Michigan to a design by naval architect Timothy

Graul. Power for the ferry will be pro- vided by a single Cummins 6CT8.3-

D(M). A single generator will be operat- ed off the front of the engine and a pair of hydraulic pumps off the rear. One pump is for the ferry ramps while the other is for propulsion. The ferry, which has additional ice strengthening, will go into service this spring.

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Defense and feature a raised aft-wheel- house with a ramped well deck. The planing, asymmetrical catamaran hull form is manufactured from conventional

GRP and features a high degree of reserve buoyancy to enable the craft to remain afloat when fully swamped. The self-draining well deck has a manually operated bow ramp and is capable of

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THE RESULT? Protection of shaft and bearings from wear and corrosion.

No interruption to sailing schedules.

And no expensive unplanned. maintenance.

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