What is Marine Design?
Marine Design is William G. Preston, with 35 years of experience, designing all types of boats: that includes some 300 different designs for vessels constructed of wood, steel, aluminum, ferro-cement, and fiber glass. We encourage you to browse the photos and drawings of the many different designs. This is just a sample of the design work. If do not find a type of design that you are looking for, let us know. Please contact us for your next boat.
Design for all types of vessels
The array of designs includes vessels for nearly every sector of the marine industry. The list of Marine Design clients is also very long, including government agencies (U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Army Corps of Engineers), commercial owners/operators and private individuals. The designs incorporate a variety of materials, such as wood, steel, aluminum, fiberglass, and ferro cement. Vessels are designed to a variety of regulatory agency standards, including U.S. Coast Guard, American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd's, and SOLAS.
The following is a list of some of the Marine Design vessel design and conversion types:
- Casino Vessels (Operating and Dockside)
- Excursion/Dinner Vessels
- Passenger Ferries and Car Ferries
- Sailing Yachts and Motor Yachts
- Sternwheel/Sidewheel Propelled Vessels
- Diesel, Steam, Sail, Gas Turbine and Diesel-Hydraulic Powered Vessels
- Cargo Vessels
- Fishing Vessels
- Barges (Deck, Tank and Hopper Barges)
- Crew Boats, Supply Boats and Pilot Boats
- Towboats, Fire Boats, Dredge Tenders
- Patrol Boats and Landing Craft
- Mini Cruise Vessels
- High-tech Vessels (SWATH and Catamaran)
- Research Vessels / Hydrographic Vessels