Munson Aluminum Boats - Custom welded aluminum boats, landing craft, workboats, patrol boats, fire boats, passenger boats, dive boats, research boats, fishing boats, boom boats

William E. Munson Company
15806 Preston Place, Burlington, WA USA 98233
Phone: 425-672-4634 Fax: 425-774-2408

Munson Boat Applications

Oil Spill Response

Over the last couple of decades the oil industry has done a great job in limiting spills. The spills that do happen are attacked aggressively with the best equipment available. Hundreds of Munson landing craft are working in the oil spill response business all over the world. Our landing craft design lends itself perfectly to the many tasks that an oil spill presents. Transport and deploy boom and recovery systems and work the beach professionally and quickly. If you are in the oil spill response industry, you have probably heard of us. We would definitely like to hear from you.

Dive Platform

What better design for a dive platform than a Munson landing craft? We can outfit the boat with side dive doors and ladders, bow door ladders, stern platforms with ladders, bow and stern anchor systems, wheelhouse dive control consoles, large and small bottle storage systems and pretty much any custom outfitting system that you can dream up. If you are a professional hard hat/scuba operator or a sports scuba/snorkel outfit don’t hesitate to contact us if a new boat is in your future.

Mooring Bouy and Aids To Navigation

Buoy anchors drift. Buoys may be seasonal. Setting, retrieving and repositioning buoys and their anchors is a big job. Organizations involved in this work want an easily operated and professional vessel that can do this work handily. They also want the boat to be multi talented and not just good at the buoy job. Maybe it also needs to be a fire boat, a search and rescue boat, a pollution control boat, a beach debris removal boat, etc. A Munson boat can be outfitted to do all these jobs and more. We have a fan club of buoy maintenance people and are adding to that club on a regular basis.

Marine Mammal and Fisheries Research

What better way to bring an animal onboard than to drop the bow door and gently slide the critter into the boat? We can install electric or hydraulic helper winches, bottom sampling systems, davits, trawl tow systems and in the house work stations. Some of the animals brought onboard a Munson say “nice job” to the crew. The amazing 900 lb. leatherback turtle shown in this photo has been onboard the Moss Landing 30’ Munson Research boat several times to change out her tracking device. Next time they drop the door she might just crawl up on her own. For your next research boat contact Munson. The animals will appreciate it.

Water Taxi & Crew Boat

Picking up and transporting people and their gear to or from the beach can be a hassle without the right style of boat. A Munson boat can be outfitted with side loading doors for use at the dock and once to the beach our bow door is the ticket. We can set up seating inside a wheel house or outside on the deck as needed. We can even make a self contained passenger module that can drop into the boat when required. The module idea is becoming ever more popular. If you can use the features inherent in a Munson boat to enhance your water taxi operations then give us a chance to work with you.

Dam and Impoundment Maintenance

Munson landing craft are the perfect solution for the many jobs faced by the people that maintain the world’s dams and impoundments. Our boats can transport equipment uplake to isolated shoreline. Debris cleanup and removal is a much easier proposition when using a Munson boat. We can outfit the boat to repair and maintain debris deflecting booms, do fisheries work, push and tow other equipment and lift and set underwater gear. Make your hard work easier. At budget setting time, try and squeeze in the money for a Munson landing craft. You’ll be glad you did.

Island Home Owners

Island home owners really appreciate their Munson landing craft. Whether loading up on the mainland or offloading at the island you will find your Munson to be the perfect tool for the job. The bottom beach contact area is double plated for protection. The shallow draft of our boats will get you right onto most beaches. Add additional outfitting items and make that same boat into a sports fisherman and an overnight cruiser. Your friends and family will appreciate your wise decision to buy a Munson boat.

Construction & Freight Transport

The original concept of the Higgins WW2 landing craft was to transport freight and personnel to the beach. Munson has added to that original job description for landing craft. If your goal is to transport freight on a professional level we need to know about the cargo to be transported. We need to know how fast you want to go, how far you need to go and the cargo load to be transported. Provide us with your wish list and we will do our best to make it happen.

Military

Whether it is a combatant craft or utility vessel, the Munson landing craft is a proven platform for many military applications. We have built a wide variety of military boats for many foreign and domestic military forces. Options such as troop seating, weapon mounts, ballistic protection, ammunition storage, and auxiliary fuel tanks permit a single vessel to perform a wide range of duties. The combination of heavy-duty construction, high speed, shallow draft, low maintenance and beaching capabilities create a multipurpose boat that is ideal for insuring global security.

Sport & Charter Fishing

Munson boats can be outfitted with underdeck fish holds, bait tanks, rod holders, rod storage systems, fish cleaning stations, wash down systems, downriggers, outriggers, crab and shrimp pot pullers and any custom outfitting you might require to turn your Munson Landing Craft into a first class sports fisherman. The foredeck area is perfect for the jig fisherman or moocher. It is also a great place to have a scotch and relax. Open the bow door and set out a couple of chairs and its like sitting on the dock at Grandpa’s cabin.

Yacht Tender

More and more yacht owners are discovering that a Munson landing craft is the best yacht tender available. Our boats are perfect for transporting guests and toys to the beach. The yacht owner may wish to ride his Harley around town or take a spin on the beach on his ATV. Tenders can be built to any size and finished to any level. We build in 4 way picking eyes into the hull, supply the straps and hardware for lifting and add fendering to protect the mother ship. We can also supply an aluminum cradle for the boat. We need to know crane capacity, the deck length and width we have to work with and what toys are to be transported. The Munson boat will become the owner’s favorite toy.

Film Industry

Many Munson boats have been built for the movie business. Munson boats have been used on the set of The Perfect Storm, Titanic, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Pearl Harbor, to name a few. Our boats can safely and professionally transport the crew, the actors and the camera equipment to remote locations. They can be set up to push or tow floating props, support dive operations and transport needed equipment to any location. Any movie shot on the water would benefit from having a Munson landing craft on site.

Law Enforcement

Today, many law enforcement agencies buy RIB patrol boats. RIBS have a place in waterborne police work, but a conventional RIB is not always the answer. Consider a Munson high performance landing craft. Our boats make excellent enforcement platforms. Free thinkers in law enforcement have discovered that our boats can perform more duties, more professionally, for less money. If you really must have a collared boat, don’t discount a Munson. We can install a variety of collar fendering systems if required.

Fire Fighting

Munson builds shallow draft, nimble, fast, easily maintained, multipurpose fire boats for a competitive price. We have installed fire pump systems from 200 to 1250 GPM that can be mounted either above, or below, deck. We install these systems so that they can be easily maintained by in-house personnel. We have built fire boats with outboard, sterndrive and waterjet propulsion systems. If you are looking for an extremely capable, easily maintained, affordable, multi tasking fire fighting platform, give us a call. We can easily customize our standard designs to meet your needs.

Search & Rescue, Water Borne Ambulance

Many communities are finding the need to have a SAR ambulance boat on line that is not a dedicated fire boat or a police boat. This is especially true in rural areas where water is the main transportation system and everyone travels by boat. Munson has produced this type of craft for many communities. The persons in peril may be stranded skiff travelers with a broken outboard, a sick or injured crewman on a seiner or crabber, or the passengers on a missing aircraft. Modern society does not let people in life threatening situations go it alone. If your community is thinking about procuring such a craft, contact Munson.

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