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M N 100 B M KRAL-USA, I . M C M , I .

OAT OORE NC ETAL RAFT ARINE NC

PO Box 2990 583 East Broadway 12303 North Piney Point Road

Matthews, NC 28106

Cape Vincent, NY 13618

Bishopville, MD 21813

Tel: (704) 814-6164

Tel: (613) 542-1810

Tel: (877) 662-6281

Email: [email protected]

E-mail: [email protected]

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.kral-usa.com

Website: www.metalcraftmarine.com

Website: www.mooreboat.com

President/CEO: Christoph Tschegg

President/CEO: Tom Wroe

President/CEO: Leighton Moore

THE COMPANY:

MetalCraft Marine Incorporated is a fully integrated designer and manufactur-

THE COMPANY:

American owned and operated Moore er of custom high performance ? re, res-

Boats creates shallow draft custom alu- cue, patrol, research, and other specialized minum boats. Created and based on a work boats. Boats range from 24’ to 70’ void in the marketplace, its patented in length and can reach speeds of 50 KT. hull form is the culmination of mul- Established in 1987, the ? rm is a leader

THE COMPANY: tiple revisions and advancements, each KRAL has been manufacturing in the design and manufacturing of alu- one yielding a more well rounded and minum water-jet propelled craft building pumps and ? ow meters for the marine capable hull. The hull has the unique over 600 hulls to date. Customers include industry since 1950. KRAL is well re- ability to excel in extreme shallow water, the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, various cit- nowned for high quality, durable and while remaining more than capable in ies and municipalities, the Panama Canal rugged solutions suitable for harsh ma- various sea states. The Moore Boat port- Authority, and several countries. rine environment. KRAL is quality, in- folio includes diesel, gas, and outboard novation and quick response anytime

THE CASE: powered options, all produced utilizing and anywhere. Pump packages, pump MetalCraft designs and builds boats state of the art TIG and MIG welding skids and compact double pump sta- World Wide. MetalCraft Marine’s and water-jet cutting to ensure consis- tions are often custom made to meet Kingston hull design has been extremely tency and reproducibility.

customer requirements. KRAL looks successful in public safety, law enforce- far beyond its own product portfolio ment and patrol applications. The hull

THE CASE: to gain a full understanding of the cus- is extremely versatile and has excelled in

Moore boat specializes in shallow tomer’s requirements, applications and a wide variety of dimensions, hull dead- draft platforms used in a wide variety strategic plans. rises, propulsion arrangements and mis- of applications including (but not lim- sion requirements. MetalCraft last year ited to) military, law enforcement and

THE CASE: delivered the Firestorm 70 command commercial operations. As inland wa-

KRAL provides innovative cost sav- center and high-speed response vessel terways continue to silt in and dredg- ing solutions for the marine industry. to the Port of Houston, a central piece ing becomes more politically and ? nan-

KRAL offers accurate, real time fuel of the port’s response mission set. The cially dif? cult to undertake, the unique consumption measurement and moni- vessel has quad diesel inboard engines

Moore boat philosophy that drives their toring to reduce operating and main- to propel the boat to a top speed of 45 shallow draft platforms is getting the at- tenance costs. Several years ago KRAL knots. Beyond this, four ? re? ghting tention it deserves from industry. Addi- was the ? rst company that launched a pumps can produce ? ow meter results tional hulls are under contract and con- complete ? owmeter series based on the of 13,600 gpm at 150 PSI and 17,000 struction to add to recent delivery of a screw-spindle principle. Furthermore, GPM at 130 PSI and stream up to 450 new Coast Guard approved Subchapter

KRAL was the ? rst manufacturer that feet with a roof-mounted Stang moni-

T shallow draft water taxi. A new 25’ introduced a hermetically-sealed, mag- tor – a marked improvement to the Au- prototype design is nearing completion. netically-coupled 3-screw pump.

thority’s previous capabilities.

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