BREMERTON, Wash. - A state ferry spokeswoman says there'll be no quick fix on the Bremerton ferry run.

Spokeswoman Marta Coursey said it will take a week-and-a-half to repair the 144-car-ferry Hyak, which had an engine malfunction just after its first run Wednesday morning.

With the Hyak now sitting at the Colman Dock in West Seattle, that leaves only one remaining car-ferry, the Kitsap, and three passenger-only ferries to fill-in on the route.

The Hyak had come out of maintenance to replace the Yakima, which cracked its hull Friday on a Bremerton breakwater and is out for repair.

The Bremerton ferry run has not had its normal two car-ferry service since last Friday after a string of setbacks.

The car ferry Yakima cracked its hull Friday after it was blown into the Bremerton breakwater.  Its temporary replacement, the passenger-only Snohomish, came in too hard Monday night, slightly injuring five people. 

"I was actually standing just like this and was flown to my left six feet into some metal stairs," said Brian Beauchemin, ferry passenger. 

Washington Department of Transportation officials say weather had a huge role in the turbulent week. 

"We're going to look very carefully at the weather issue and whether or not was just out of control weather when they decided that should not have made that trip or just an act of God situation that you just can't explain," said Paula Hammond, WSDOT Secretary.

Hammond adds the ferry system is trying to minimize the inconvenience for commuters, but it has no backup boats.

Besides the Hyak, the Victoria express passenger-only ferries made two trips out of Bremerton today at 6:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. 

A bill directing the Washington State Ferry system to build a new ferry just passed the House.  It's already passed the Senate and is now onto Governor Chris Gregoire.

The bill passed the House yesterday on a 80-17 vote. It passed the Senate last week.

Last November, three ferries were taken off the Port Townsend to Keystone route, after corrosion was found on their hulls.

The bill is the first step in replacing the depleted fleet, calling for a ferry that can transport less than 100 cars. Gov. Chris Gregoire has said she will seek $100 million for the planned new ferries.

Opponents of the bill say a bigger boat would serve better, while supporters contend swift action is needed.

The measure is Senate bill 6794.