As with her propulsion machinery, the generators are split between the two engine rooms. She has two 6,900 gallon diesel fuel tanks and one 1000 gallon potable water tank. Her normal crew complement is ten. Fairweather has a single vehicle deck with of lanes. She can therefore carry 31 standard vehicles or whatever combination of vehicles will fit. Above the vehicle deck she has seating for 210 passengers on a passenger deck. The passenger deck includes a snack bar, solarium, and child's play area. There are no passenger staterooms as the vessel is intended for day-use only. All Alaska Marine Highway System ferries are named after glaciers. Fairweather was named after the Fairweather Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park. Operating history Fairweather left Bridgeport on March 3, 2004. She sailed through the Panama Canal and stopped for fuel in San Diego and Seattle, among other ports. Her builder, Derecktor, delivered the vessel to Alaska where ownership was transferred to the state. She remained under warranty for 18 months. Fairweather was originally planned for a Sitka-Juneau high speed ferry link, with the ship homeported in Sitka. However, the state changed its plans and decided to homeport the ferry in Juneau, creating an uproar in Sitka. A complement of about 24 jobs with a $1 million payroll went to whichever community was her homeport. Fairweather'''s route was changed to a compromise between the communities that desired the improved service. She served the Lynn Canal route (Juneau to Haines and Skagway) four days a week and Sitka-Juneau route three days a week. She began her first commercial run at 7 am on June 7, 2004. Fairweather sailed from Juneau to Haines on her maiden voyage. The ship had a number of early technical issues. On her trip from Bridgeport to Alaska, she stopped in Acapulco for repairs to a faulty engine computer. In September 2004 one of her engines failed because improperly installed parts caused water to leak into the exhaust system. Still under warranty, the engine was replaced by November 2004. The large, open ducts that fed seawater into the jet pumps sucked in tree-sized logs which jammed their operation. In January 2006 the ship was drydocked for annual maintenance and it was found that the steel cylinder sleeves in her aluminum engine blocks had cracked, allowing coolant into the cylinders. Further, damage was detected in the reduction gears between the engines