When it comes to custom patrol boats, one of the most trusted ship builders is Hike Metal. This name is well-known as a border patrol and police vessel manufacturer. The Ontario company specializes in marine engineering and offers years of experience in custom designing various types of boats, including custom patrol boats for police and fire.
Let’s find out more about patrol boats and Hike Metal’s role in making customized patrol boats.
About Our Custom Patrol Boats
A patrol boat is a naval vessel that’s relatively small in size. This type of boat is engineered for coastal defense and border protection. It is also used for search and rescue duties and immigration law enforcement. A patrol boat is the vehicle of choice when it comes to fisheries anti-smuggling, ad anti-piracy patrols, as well.
Patrol boats can be very important for the armed forces like navy and coast guards, as well as the police.They are ideal for various environments including the Great Lakes, open channels, and blue waters of seas and oceans. Everything we build is custom and all boats differ in designs.
Patrol boats are usually classified into two categories:
a) IPV or Inshore Patrol Vessel
b) OPV or Offshore Patrol Vessel
Small custom built ships and can include… police boats, fire boats, and SAR Hovercraft. Some boats in this category may be as big as a frigate. In a navy fleet, an OPV is usually the smallest. But it should also be worthy of navigating the open ocean and patrol off-shore.
Small IPVs are the coastal patrol boats designed as riverine crafts and used for patrolling river areas. In large militaries, OPVs are utilized for the coast guard services. However, nations with smaller militaries may operate IPVs for the same purpose.
Custom Police and Patrol Vessels by Hike Metal
As you must have understood by now, patrol vessels include a wide range of boats that cater to some of the major ports in the world, from New York City to Chicago, with a range of applications from law enforcement to custom builds. Hike Metal is known for designing a diverse array of such high-speed rescue boats.
One of the most common vessels is the aluminum boats or mono-hulls that offer high speed and are engineered for rugged responsibilities. Hike Metal engineers fast patrol catamarans that serve the police’s design requirements. Hike Metal’s specialized vehicles are created for harbor patrol, fishery service, coast inspection duties, etc.
Our vessels also include large crafts for patrolling services along extended coastal regions. However, the organization is reputed for the frequency of creating small patrol crafts in GRP or aluminum. Their vessels are used by local police and armed forces. Their custom designs are also used by manufacturers.
These vessels come with unique features like reverse chines, deadrise, etc., making them the best vessels for all-round performance. The chain design of boats is created to provide added lift, stability, and dry decks. Hike Metal’s boats have a robust build but are easy to maneuver, sometimes even being completely autonomous.
Emergency Rescue Boats
As a result, they are ideal for emergency situations that the law enforcement may have to deal with. The crafts are custom-made with an ergonomic layout for the comfort of the operational crew, who can also enjoy fully adjustable, shock-mitigating seating.
From controls to lockers – everything is within arm’s length and clearly visible all the time for quick access. The electronics include a wind speed indicator, radio direction finder, radar VHF radio, depth recorder, heat ventilation and air conditioning, etc. These are optional – and added according to the requirements of the boat owner.
Boat owners can experience noise-free rides with the help of soundproofing cushion materials on the wheel house flooring, while there will be sufficient place under the flooring for equipment storage. Their boat design will allow easy and unrestricted access to propulsion engines for regular maintenance.
Hike Metal’s boats are also equipped with other characteristics, making the boats the perfect choice for a number of purposes. When customized, these boats come with innovative designs tailored to provide the owner with features that will make controlling the vessel quite convenient.
The high-endurance performance of the boats and the functions provide excellent maneuverability and comfort in both deep and shallow water environments. The boats have the ability to offer law enforcement departments a craft that can be used in emergency responses and during patrols.
About Hike Metal
Hike Metal caters to various industries like The Canadian Coast Guard and marine survey & research, cargo shipping and barges, fishing and ocean authorities, Canadian armed forces, police & border patrol, etc. It engineers government ships, transport crafts, tour vessels, ferry boats, fire crafts, police patrol boats, and more.
If you are looking for custom vessels, Hike Metal is the most reliable and experienced name in all of Canada. So contact us today and know about our prices.
