Officials from WA State Ferries, Todd Pacific Shipyards and Nichols Brothers Boats meet with K & K staff for the first cut and materials inspection to start our work on the new Ferry.
Watching the first cut of the aluminum on the 30' router.
Stacks of aluminum sheets that are to be cut for the Ferry.
NIchols Bros. begins fabricating the cut aluminum we send them.
Work ongoing at Nichols Bros.
One of the two Pilot Houses taking shape.
The two pilot houses are coming along.
Welding on the inside of the pilot houses.
One of the center sections being built at Nichols Bros.
One of the pilot houses being set on the lower section.
Pilot house set on the lower unit.
Pilot house now finished and ready to send to Todd Pacific.
Loading finished sections on to barges to float down to Todd Pacific Shipyards for assembly on the steel hull of the new Ferry.
Steel hull of the ferry at Todd Pacific Shipyards.
Off loading one pilot house and a center section at Todd Pacific.
Rolling out the completed steel hull to be assembled in dry dock.
Placing one of the center sections on to the steel deck at Todd Pacific Shipyards.
Lifting the first pilot house on to the ferry in dry dock.
Placing the second pilot house on to the ferry in dry dock.
Ferry in dry dock being welded and painted.
The Chetzemoka. Named for Chief Chetzemoka of the Klallam tribe. The Ferry will run between Port Townsend and Keystone.
The Chetzemoka was floated at Todd Pacific for the first time on March 2, 2010.
Chetzemoka at Todd Pacific being floated.
Arial view of the Chetzemoka at Todd Pacific Shipyard.
The Chetzemoka was floated for the first time on March 2, 2010.
Chetzemoka being towed to Everett.
Leaving Todd Pacific for Everett
Ferry with Space Needle in the background.
The Chetzemoka having sea trials.
The Chetzemoka during sea trials.