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Featured Vessels From Our Fleet

  • Current Projects
  • Notable Projects
  • Overnight Cruise Boats
  • Tug Boats
  • Car Ferries
  • High Speed Catamarans
  • Dinner Cruise Boats
  • Fishing Vessels
  • Landing Craft
  • Other Work Boats
  • Other Passenger Vessels

Current Projects

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S-188 National Geographic Quest

238'-6" x 44' Overnight Cruise & Expedition Vessel

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S-182 & S-183

(2) 139' x 44' ATB Tugs

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S-186 Mount Baker & S-187 Mount Drum

(2) 120' x 35' Twin-Screw Tugboats

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S-184 WETA & S-185 WETA

135' x 38' High-Speed Aluminum Catamarans

Notable Projects

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S-134 M/V Klondike Express

Phillips Cruises and Tours, 40 Meter, 350 Passenger Catamaran

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S-101 M/V Star of Honolulu

Paradise Cruises, 232 ft, 2000 Passenger Dinner Boat

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S-149 M/V Valor

100' Z-Drive Tractor Tug

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S-142 M/V Empress of the North

360', 235 Passenger Overnight Paddle Wheel Boat

Overnight Cruise Boats

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S-142 M/V Empress of the North

360', 235 Passenger Overnight Paddle Wheel Boat

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S-110 M/V Queen of the West

232', 167 Passenger Overnight Paddle Wheel Boat

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S-109 M/V Palau Aggressor II

100', 14 Passenger Overnight Boat

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S-63 M/V Great Rivers Explorer

150' Overnight Boat

Tug Boats

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Hull # S-156 M/V Delta Cathryn

100' Z-Drive Tractor Tug

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S-169 M/V Delta Audrey

100' Z-Drive Tractor Tug for Baydelta Maritime

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S-173 M/V Robert Franco

100' Z-Drive Tractor Tug for Harley Marine Services

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S-174 M/V Ahbra Franco

100' Z-Drive Tractor Tug for Harley Marine Services

Car Ferries

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S-171 M/V Tokitae 

Washington State 144-Car Ferry Superstructure

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S-175 M/V Samish

No. 2 Washington State 144-Car Ferry Superstructure

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S-168 M/V Kennewick 

Washington State 64-Car Ferry Superstructure

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S-167 M/V Salish 

Washington State 64-Car Ferry Superstructure

High Speed Catamarans

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Hull # S-153 M/V Gemini

WETA 118 ft, 149 Passenger Catamaran

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S-141 M/V Peralta

City of Alemeda, 35 Meter, 336 Passenger Catamaran

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S-140 M/V Jet Cat Express

Catalina Express, 44 Meter, 381 Passenger Catamaran

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S-139 M/V Mendocino

GGBHTD, 141 ft, 408 Passenger Catamaran

Dinner Cruise Boats

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S-136 M/V Royal Argosy

Argosy Cruises, 180 ft, 800 Passenger Dinner Boat

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S-101 M/V Star of Honolulu

Paradise Cruises, 232 ft, 2000 Passenger Dinner Boat

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S-100 M/V Silver Eagle

Hornblower Corp., 205 ft, 1600 Passenger Dinner Boat

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Hull # S-99 M/V San Francisco Spirit

Pacific Marine Enterprises, 150 ft, 700 Passenger Dinner Boat

Fishing Vessels

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S-58 F/V Gun Mar

170' Fishing Vessel

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S-46 F/V Silver Sea

118' Crabbing Vessel

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S-42 F/V Neptune

118' Crabbing Vessel

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S-41 F/V St. Michael

118' Crabbing Vessel

Landing Craft

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S-68 M/V Nunaniq

144' Shallow Draft Landing Craft

Other Work Boats

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S-147 Liberty

4,000 Cubic Yard Dump Barge

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S-144 Sea Fighter

267' High Speed Military Catamaran

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S-143 M/V LA Fireboat 2

105' Fire Boat 

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S-70 M/V Chief Seattle

92' Fire Boat

Other Passenger Vessels

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S-148 M/V Grand Luxe

Sea Fair, 228', Exposition Yacht

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S-102 M/V Super Emerald

65', 76 Passenger Ferry

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S-86 M/V Mistique

81' Dive Boat

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S-85 Tole Mour

151' Three Masted Schooner

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