Posted Guidelines at the ferry landing vs what the CalTrans database says, which was not public knowledge until the last week of February, 2007
The following information is also available for print out in PDF format.  CalTrans postings List of document links
	CalTrans claims that the specific restriction regarding “MANUFACTURED HOUSING PERIOD” was added in August, 1999. However, none of the Ferry Captains and even the Ferryboat Supervisor listed, Steve Haynes, was  told of this restriction at that time. Mr. Haynes himself says that he only recently learned of the restriction. In addition, Mr. Haynes was NOT the Ferryboat supervisor in 1999, so someone must have altered this database. Since none of the CalTrans staff at the Rio Vista office and ferry had knowledge of the limits, it explains why 5 different manufactured home transport representatives, and Snug Harbor owners also verifying availability of the ferry for transport were not alerted to the arbitrary restriction. Based on the POSTED ferry restrictions, all sections of the Silvercrest and Skyline homes purchased fit within the limits for transport. In fact, we can establish that in 2001 three sections of Cavco homes with the dimensions of 12’ x 54’ plus axel and truck, (these sections longer than the Skyline sections entirely) came across on the ferry with no problems. These home sections were labeled “park model” not “manufactured home” so the restriction now in force apparently did not apply. Note that sometime after this CalTrans sign was first made, the load limit numbers were changed. We believe this was done in 1999 or 2000. At al later date, the very small print “NO TRUCK TRAILER COMBINATIONS” was added. As anyone around here knows. Truck trailer combinations, huge CalTrans and farming equipment, motor homes, deliver trucks, school busses and small manufactured homes called “park models” have crossed on this ferry regularly.  For example, the Rio Vista School bus weight, according to the manufacturer specifications, can weigh between 28,000 lbs when empty to 36,000 when full.  The school bus goes across the ferry 2-4 times a day each school day.  The school bus, with one student and one driver, weighs more than the heaviest home section we are asking to go across the ferry!