Jeff wrote:
Capt. Scumbalino wrote:
Scotty wrote:

You've never seen those ferries that go back and forth
without turning around?

Do they have sets of nav lights for each direction? I'd have said that
port
and starboard are fixed with respect to the bow, but maybe craft like
these
are exceptions.


Yes, there are two sets of running lights, two helm stations, etc. I
rode on such a ferry a few weeks ago, between Woods Hole and Vineyard
Haven.

I looked for a reference and its turns out the boat I was on,
Islander, is being replaced. Here's the current fleet:
http://web1.steamshipauthority.com/s...arthasvineyard

Here's the press release for the new ferry. You can see the two
bridges in the picture.
http://web1.steamshipauthority.com/s...ome_launch.pdf

We spent a week on a mooring a few hundreds yards from the ferry dock,
so we saw these boats coming and going hourly. When the Katama does
its turnaround, all the boats on that side of the mooring field get
spun around by the prop wash. Its a fun way to meet your neighbors.