Our large-scale, bolt-together barge systems are for folks that need a sturdy pontoon platforms that will support hefty loads and take a real beating. These bolt-together pontoon barge kits use our super durable 37" wide foam-filled HDPE floats and our beefy aluminum frame components made just for this system. As all the holes are machined in the crossmembers and all your hardware is included, one of our barge modules can be put together by two folks with a forklift in a couple days.

The frame systems for large-scale barges are all bolt-together kits that go together easily. Our frames consist of two custom extrusions that make for a strong, yet light weight frame, and include all the stainless hardware required to put them together. The backbone of the design is our Main Beam extrusion (patent pending), which is a 6000 series aluminum component that has two slots that accept standard 3/8" square nuts. Our Main Beam extrusion has 1/4" thick vertical walls, and is made to work with our heavy-duty 4" tall aluminum hat channel, which also has 1/4" thick walls. These components, bolted together with the included 3/8" stainless steel hardware, make for a rock-solid, super stout frame. As our Main Beam extrusion has full-length square nut slots, you can also place your crossmembers anywhere you need them for your application. Our frame kits include all the aluminum frame structure components, which are easy to bolt together, but you do have to drill the holes for mounting the floats themselves due to slight variations of the molded plastic parts.

As with any system, there are limitations with our large scale kits. Also, these kits typically have about a 9-week lead time. This is because frame componets will be extruded specifically for your order. Physical limitations are listed below:

-Maximum deck length: 216"
-Maximum deck width: 142"

These are both manufacturing and shipping limitations. However, you can join two barge modules together and we offer kits to do this. These kits use lengths of our Main Beam extrusion to join barge modules together, and MUST be ordered when ordering your barge module kits as the material for joining kits are manufactured at the same time. Info on joining kits is listed toward the bottom of this page.

We have thorough assembly instructions for our large barge kits, as well as full CAD models available for each kit that we offer. If you need any additional information, just ask! For further details on shipping, and other frequently asked questions, please read through the info below and check out the FAQ section at the bottom of this page.