THANETCRAFT - ALUSTAR FERRY

ALUSTAR Ferry's

This Passenger Ferry offers many features unique to the River. Its construction is entirely of marine grade aluminium and is powered by a 2KW Electric Drive from a bank of batteries generating approx 4 knots.

She has capacity for up to 12 passengers plus their bicycles and/or prams.

Her construction uses the now familiar feature of the ALUSTAR range - namely a collar of approx 400mm diameter divided into 8 separate compartments giving the craft considerable rigidity and strength, at the same time providing plenty of stability and built-in safety.

Whilst the boat has an unusual pram type bow, it could easily be configured with a Bow-Loading-Ramp for wheel chair access with the batteries hidden under the side seats. Other alternatives are equally possible such as a structure to carry a Canopy and different drives like an inboard diesel or outboard as circumstances demand.

The ferry is an extension of the ALUSTAR range of Rigid-Buoyancy-Boat craft designed by John Armstrong for many sorts of duties be they fast response recreation with aesthetic appeal, functional commercial offshore or practical ideas for inland waters.

Length	Beam	Draft	Capacity	Weight
6.6m (21.6 ft)	2.9 m (9.5 ft)	0.2 m (flat bottom)	Between 12 & 20 people depending on circumstances of use.	Approx 1.2 tonnes