Pontoons in Action
Wherever something needs to float, Wilson is already there.
Real installations on Wilson modular polyethylene pontoons — from mobile helipads and dive support platforms to drilling barges, fuel docks, and custom utility vessels.
Commercial
Pacific Pilothouse Classic Full Cuddy
Miami, FL, USA
33′ x 8-1/2′ Cuddy with 175 HP engine and a one-piece composite deck supported by three 24-inch diameter tubes.
Commercial
Kona Catamaran
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Twin-tube Kona catamaran built on Wilson polyethylene pontoons.
Commercial
Global Air Group Mobile Marine Helipad
Miami, FL, USA
25 ft x 25 ft Mobile Helipad utilizing 3 tubes of 36-inch diameter modules with two 115 HP engines for propulsion. The first mobile helipad licensed in the U.S., located in the Miami Bayside Mall area.
Industrial
Diver Support Platform
Delaware River, USA
Features twin 115 HP Mercury 4-stroke outboards and four mooring spuds. Supports a crew of nine — two surface support dive teams, boat driver / pump operator, and in-field QC tech. Utilizes 36-inch diameter modules.
Municipal
Utility Barge
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
25′ x 13′ barge built by The Nature Conservancy to remove alien algae from the waters of Kaneohe Bay on the island of Oahu. Utilizes 36-inch diameter modules.
Industrial
Rainy River Barge
Baudette, MN, USA
Working barge for Rainy River operations utilizing 30-inch diameter modules.
Commercial
OEM Boat
Melbourne, FL, USA
OEM boat built on 24-inch diameter Wilson pontoon modules.
Commercial
Demo Boat
Elkhart, IN, USA
Demonstration boat built on 24-inch diameter Wilson pontoon modules.
Industrial
Drilling Barge
Manatoba, Canada
Drilling barge built on 23-inch diameter modules in a configuration of four rows of 35 ft pontoon logs.
Commercial
The Lady Claire
Lake Charles, LA, USA
Floating restaurant — replaced aluminum pontoons with Wilson polyethylene tubes.
Residential
Houseboat
New Mexico, USA
Houseboat application replacing aluminum pontoons with 30-inch diameter Wilson modules.
Commercial
Fuel Dock
Juneau, AK, USA
120 ft length fuel dock built from thirty 8 ft Wilson pontoon modules.
Industrial
Dredging Barge
Cleveland, OH, USA
7.5 ton dredging barge using 30-inch diameter pontoon modules configured in four rows of 24 ft logs.
Commercial
Diving Boat
Jupiter, FL, USA
Diving boat used for searching sunken ships and treasure. Two 33 ft logs of 24-inch diameter modules (8 ft bow, 12 ft middle and stern modules).
Industrial
The Manasquan
Flemington, NJ, USA
Gull-winged, quatro-pontooned, self-propelled vessel rigged to carry a drill rig and support collection of 20-foot continuous sediment vibracores.
Industrial
Waste Water Evaporator
Jamaica
Floating waste water evaporator platform built on Wilson polyethylene modules for industrial process service.
Commercial
Marine Transporter / GO-GETTER
Homosassa, FL, USA
Marine transporter (GO-GETTER) built by Henning Marine on Wilson polyethylene pontoon modules.
Industrial
Autonomous Survey Vessel
San Francisco, CA, USA
Two 16 ft, 24-inch diameter tubes for an autonomous survey vessel that maps the seafloor beneath the Golden Gate Bridge.
Commercial
MUV™ – Marine Utility Vessel™
Trimaran, Custom Build
55 ft x 20 ft mobile navigable multi-purpose trimaran pontoon boat built on 36-inch diameter modules with a 150 HP engine for propulsion. Custom-made with options available.
Commercial
MUVX – Marine Utility Vessel™
Custom Build
26 ft x 8 ft multi-purpose pontoon boat built on 24-inch diameter modules with a 115 HP engine for propulsion. Custom-made with options available.