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Great Workboats of 2021

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TOP BOATS 2021

Silver Ships

HUNTINGTON

BEACH

CAPABLE CRAFT FOR SWIFT ASSISTS with each bottom plate being a minimum ¼-inch thick, the AM800 vessel features an extended beam and full walk

The 30-foot rigid hull in? atable boat (RHIB) Hunting- around cabin. According to Silver ships, it affords not only a ton Beach, built by Silver Ships, has been custom designed safer platform to work from, but stores the capability to not and out? tted uniquely for use as an offshore marine assist only tow, jump start or drop fuel, but also perform salvage and tow vessel supporting operations at TowBoatU.S. Long work with the on-board equipment. This equipment includes

Beach. To extend range, the client transitioned from more lift bags, air tanks and a gas-powered de-watering pump.

traditional ? berglass boats to the Silver Ships AM800 plat- This workboat very recently helped save the lives of two form. The end result is a signi? cant increase in response mariners clinging to their submerged vessel 17 miles off the range with a commensurate reduction in response time. coast. “The AM800’s ability to complete the tasks of mul-

Powered by twin Mercury 300 HP SeaPro outboards, tiple boats has provided our customers’ company bene? ts the RHIB is capable of speeds greater than 45 knots. Built beyond the scope of what they intended and the ability to with underwater seams that are continuously welded inside engage in missions they did not expect to be executing,” said and outside and using 5086 H32 grade aluminum plates, Dave Hunt, business development specialist at Silver Ships.