While "Spirit of Tasmania" was dry-docked in 1997, the TT-Line chartered a large multi-hull ferry, "Incat 045" (now "Condor Rapide"), from Incat, dubbing her "Tascat". She was used for two weeks as an experiment. In the peak season of 1997/98. TT-Line chartered "Incat 046" to operate as "Devil Cat" from the old SeaCat Tasmania terminal in George Town to Station Pier. TT-Line repeated this over the 1998/99 peak season with the new "Incat 050 Devil Cat" (also marketed under the name "Devil Cat").