New York Waterways

Characteristics:

Schuller and Allan (Houston, TX) was selected to aid in the preparation for a preliminary design for the construction of a displaning-type catamaran for the owner, New York Waterway (Weehawken, NJ). She was to function as a ferry vessel for the Wall Street to Belford, NJ clientelle. The vessel's profile, arrangement and hull configuration were custom-designed to suit the owner and conditions in New York harbor.

A 3-D model of the exterior surfaces including the superstructure provided the owner with the geometry for model testing the hull at the Davidson Laboratory, Stevens Institution. The results from the model test for EHP were within two percent of the prediction method that was used (Michlet) and wave amplitudes at high speed were below the comparative average.

Many hours were logged in research and development. In the end, New York Waterway chose to purchase a competitor's entire operations (boats and routes), allowing them to put into service that much sooner.