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Moose M3 Multi-Missioned Platform

When Moose Boats ? rst built its M3 (34.4 ft. LOA) monohull demonstrator in 2011, the move may have surprised some stakeholders. After all, Moose is wide- ly considered one of industry’s most prominent cata- maran builders. No one should have been surprised when the Moose monohull provided so much value in such a compact hull. The intent was to offer all the de- sign features, ergonomics and quality of Moose Boats catamarans in a smaller, more tactically maneuverable and less expensive platform. Twin Yamaha outboard 300s propel the demonstrator at speeds that can reach 47 KT. Twin Yamaha outboard 300s propel the dem- onstrator at speeds that can reach 47 KT. Moose shied away from water jets, in part because the installation of inboard engines and drives would reduce space and functionality in the cockpit. Should a customer desire, the monohull can accommodate up to twin 350s or tri- ple 300s, should that kind of power be mission neces- sary. Another M3 was also built for New Orleans Fire

Department. With the ? re? ghting con? guration, the vessel pumps up to 1,500 gpm, adding to its multi-mis- sion potential. The M3-30 demonstrator – the Moose designation due to it’s just under 30’ hull length – has proven its performance to San Francisco Bay Area and

Los Angeles marine law enforcement and is currently under evaluation by agencies in the Northeast United

States. The hull comes at an attractive price point, and gives an organization the opportunity to do more with less hulls, each of which will accomplish much more.

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Metal Shark Delivers to Canaveral Pilots

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A pilot boat delivered this past year to the Canaveral Pilots Association at

Port Canaveral, Florida is a custom 45-foot aluminum vessel built at Met- al Shark’s newly-opened shipyard in Franklin, Louisiana. Canaveral Pilots

Are stray electrical currents destroying your speci? ed a purpose-built pilot boat design by naval architect Bill Preston. bearings and seals?

The design utilizes the weight of a single bow-mounted diesel engine and an ?S ELF CLEANING extremely sharp forward entry to slice levelly through waves as opposed to ?O PERATE DRY OR IN OIL riding over the top of the crests and then plummeting into the troughs. Due to

G / OLD SILVER BRISTLES its enhanced stability, this proven design is used by several pilot groups oper- ?

ating in the often adverse open ocean conditions encountered along Florida’s ?L ITTLE OR NO MAINTENANCE

Atlantic Coast. Metal Shark added its own unique touches to the design, such ?C AN BE SERVICED DURING OPERATION as its use of wraparound “pillarless” glass in the pilothouse to substantially ?C AN ALSO TRANSMIT INSTRUMENT SIGNALS FROM ROTOR WITHOUT reduce blind spots for greatly enhanced safety during inclement weather or

SPECIAL SLIPRINGS night operations.

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