Miami, FL, USA
Pacific Pilothouse Classic Full Cuddy
33′ x 8-1/2′ cuddy with a 175 HP engine — one-piece composite deck supported by three 24-inch diameter Wilson tubes.
33×8.5 ft
Deck
175 HP
Engine
24"
Diameter
Pontoons in Action
Real installations. From Miami to Manitoba.
Wilson plastic pontoons in the field — helipads and dive platforms, dredging barges and fuel docks, autonomous survey vessels and floating restaurants. A representative cross-section of what our modules go on to become.
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Kona Catamaran
Custom catamaran build using Wilson modular pontoons for a stable, lightweight, corrosion-free hull platform.
Catamaran
Build
Custom
Config
FL
Region
Miami, FL, USA
Global Air Group Mobile Marine Helipad
25 ft × 25 ft mobile helipad on three 36-inch diameter tube assemblies with twin 115 HP engines for propulsion — the first mobile helipad licensed in the U.S., stationed near Miami Bayside.
25×25 ft
Pad
2× 115 HP
Propulsion
36"
Diameter
Delaware River, USA
Diver Support Platform
Twin 115 HP Mercury 4-stroke outboards and four mooring spuds support a crew of nine — two surface dive teams, pump operator, and in-field QC tech. Built on 36-inch diameter modules.
9
Crew
2× 115 HP
Outboards
36"
Diameter
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Utility Barge — Alien Algae Removal
25 ft × 13 ft barge built for The Nature Conservancy to remove invasive algae from Kaneohe Bay. Configured on 36-inch diameter Wilson modules.
25×13 ft
Deck
Conservancy
Operator
36"
Diameter
Baudette, MN, USA
Rainy River Barge
River work barge built on 36-inch diameter Wilson modules for northern Minnesota waterway service.
Barge
Type
36"
Diameter
MN
Region
Melbourne, FL, USA
OEM Boat
Original-equipment boat manufacturer build using 24-inch diameter Wilson pontoon modules.
OEM
Build
24"
Diameter
FL
Region
Elkhart, IN, USA
Demo Boat
Pontoon demonstrator boat assembled on 24-inch diameter Wilson modules at the heart of America's pontoon-building corridor.
Demo
Build
24"
Diameter
IN
Region
Manitoba, Canada
Drilling Barge
Drilling barge built from 23-inch diameter modules configured in four rows of 35 ft pontoon logs.
4× 35 ft
Logs
23"
Diameter
Drilling
Use
Florida, USA
Coney Island Hot Dog Boat
Floating hot dog stand on three 32 ft logs of 36-inch diameter Wilson modules — direct replacement for failed aluminum pontoons.
3× 32 ft
Logs
36"
Diameter
Retrofit
Replaced AL
Lake Charles, LA, USA
The Lady Claire
Floating restaurant retrofitted onto Wilson pontoons after the original aluminum tubes corroded out of service.
Restaurant
Use
Retrofit
Replaced AL
LA
Region
New Mexico, USA
Houseboat Retrofit
Houseboat application using 36-inch diameter Wilson modules to replace failing aluminum pontoons.
Houseboat
Use
36"
Diameter
Retrofit
Replaced AL
Juneau, AK, USA
Fuel Dock
120 ft fuel dock assembled from thirty 8 ft Wilson pontoon modules — built for the demands of the Alaskan marine environment.
120 ft
Dock
30× 8 ft
Modules
AK
Region
Cleveland, OH, USA
Dredging Barge
7.5-ton dredging barge built from 36-inch diameter Wilson modules in four rows of 24 ft logs.
7.5 ton
Capacity
4× 24 ft
Logs
36"
Diameter
Jupiter, FL, USA
Diving Boat
Treasure-hunting dive boat searching for sunken ships — two 33 ft logs made from 24-inch diameter modules (8 ft bow + 12 ft mid and stern).
2× 33 ft
Logs
24"
Diameter
Dive
Use
Flemington, NJ, USA
The Manasquan
Gull-winged, quatro-pontooned, self-propelled vessel rigged to support a drill rig and collect 20 ft continuous sediment vibracores.
4-pontoon
Quatro
20 ft
Vibracores
Self-prop
Drive
British Columbia, Canada
20 ft Pontoon Boat
Owner-built 20 ft pontoon recreational boat using Wilson modular plastic pontoons.
20 ft
Length
Recreational
Use
BC
Region
Jamaica
Waste Water Evaporator
Industrial waste-water evaporator platform floated on Wilson pontoons for Aston Companies.
Industrial
Use
Evaporator
Platform
Caribbean
Region
Homosassa, FL, USA
Marine Transporter — GO-GETTER
Henning Marine's GO-GETTER marine transporter — purpose-built workboat on Wilson plastic pontoons.
Transporter
Use
Workboat
Type
FL
Region
San Francisco, CA, USA
Autonomous Survey Vessel
Two 16 ft, 24-inch diameter Wilson tubes powering an autonomous survey vessel mapping the seafloor beneath the Golden Gate Bridge.
2× 16 ft
Tubes
24"
Diameter
Autonomous
Vessel
ILANDMIAMI, FL, USA
MUV™ — Marine Utility Vessel
55 ft × 20 ft mobile, navigable multi-purpose trimaran pontoon boat on 36-inch diameter modules with a 150 HP propulsion package. Custom configurations available.
55×20 ft
Deck
150 HP
Engine
36"
Diameter
ILANDMIAMI, FL, USA
MUVX — Marine Utility Vessel
26 ft × 8 ft multi-purpose pontoon boat on 24-inch diameter modules with a 115 HP outboard. Custom-built — options available.
26×8 ft
Deck
115 HP
Engine
24"
Diameter
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