-------PRE ENGINEERING CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND PROMOTION SERVICES--------   MARINEIMAGING DESIGN 50 FT. SHALLOW RIVER LANDING CRAFT     The request we responded to was for a vessel to be shipped overland or by sea carrier. The requirement was for a shallow draft vessel that could be parted off into pieces and carried on trucks, to ferry heavy loads such as road graders or vehicles to be offloaded in remote locations throughout the Alaskan interior.   As a last minute decision and to accommodate the budgetary requirements we designed a shallow draft vessel with a pilothouse that would allow the front wheels of a road grader to reside under the pilothouse, with a "see-through" loading ramp, with a deck for the pilots to step out onto, with ventilation from the engine room to pass up and under the pilothouse and use the engine heat to help warm the cabin, with a bulwark system that could shed ice, with an inexpensive, maintenance free ramp retrieval system operated by cables rather than hydraulics.   If you would like to explore the possibilities of such a design, the plans and construction for the vessel can be made through Kennedy Ship and Repair, Galveston, TX.               © 1997-2016 c.r. watson - all rights reserved The use of any trademarks, trademarked names, and/or copyrighted information is stated as a fact of record and is not intended to imply endorsement of any kind. The use of any pictures, writings, or materials from this site without express written consent of Charles R. Watson dba Watson Enterprises aka MarineImaging.com is forbidden.