BC Ferries Floating Pontoon
Marine Structures
- Description: a floating working pontoon for BCFS
- Size: 100 ton – 56′ x 50′
- Finish: Painted
- Time frame: Six weeks
We worked two ten hour shifts seven days a week to meet the schedule. Panels were fabricated in our main fabrication shop and then moved to our assembly hall to be put together. Painting was done in house by Point Hope Maritime. The finished pontoon was moved onto Point Hope’s marine railway to be launched into the water. Click on the progress pictures below.
![Welding the top deck plate middle section together.]()
Welding the top deck plate middle section together. January 19, 2009 ![Welding stiffeners to the top deck plate middle section.]()
Welding stiffeners to the top deck plate middle section. Bottom plate is on the floor. January 22, 2009 ![Flat section fabrications stacked on one another in main shop.]()
Flat section fabrications stacked on one another in main shop. January 27, 2009 ![Welding bottom plate sections together in assembly hall.]()
Welding bottom plate sections together in assembly hall. January 28, 2009 ![Outer shell walls in place.]()
Outer shell walls in place. Looking at aft end. January 30, 2009 ![Bulkheads in place.]()
Bulkheads in place. February 3, 2009 ![Overall view of curved aft end.]()
Overall view of curved aft end. February 3, 2009 ![Main deck sections nearing completion]()
Main deck sections nearing completion. February 4, 2009 ![Shell and bulkheads in place.]()
Shell and bulkheads in place. Waiting for main deck. February 4, 2009 ![Installing starboard main deck plate.]()
Installing starboard main deck plate. February 5, 2009 ![Main deck installed.]()
Main deck installed. Welding aft end rub bars. February 11, 2009 ![Pontoon painted with bollards, railings, and anodes.]()
Pontoon painted with bollards, railings, and anodes. Man doors have been sealed and primed. February 18, 2009 ![The end wall of the assembly hall removed and the pontoon being hauled out.]()
The end wall of the assembly hall removed and the pontoon being hauled out. February 24, 2009 ![The pontoon outside the assembly hall.]()
The pontoon outside the assembly hall. February 24, 2009 ![The Pontoon is too large to go around the hall so it was driven onto a barge and moved by water.]()
The marine railway is located on the other side of the assembly hall. The Pontoon is too large to go around the hall so it was driven onto a barge and moved by water. February 24, 2009 ![Pontoon on marine railway transfer car.]()
Pontoon on marine railway transfer car. February 25, 2009 ![Pontoon on marine railway turntable about to be pushed onto the cradle for launching.]()
Pontoon on marine railway turntable about to be pushed onto the cradle for launching. February 25, 2009 ![Pontoon lowered into the water by the marine railway cradle and touching the water for the first time.]()
Pontoon lowered into the water by the marine railway cradle and touching the water for the first time. February 25, 2009
