When the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company introduced hydrofoils to the Manly service in the mid-1960s, a pontoon was attached to the eastern side of wharf 2 to allow the hydrofoils to berth without their foils fouling the wharf.
In the mid-1960s, when the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company started using hydrofoils for the Manly service, a pontoon was attached to the eastern side of wharf 2. This allowed the hydrofoils to dock without their foils fouling the wharf.