Navy personnel are regularly asked to operate crafts in harsh sea conditions with heavy loads and at speeds that would quickly destroy any boat not specifically designed and built for the job.

The US Navy became intensely interested in the superior rough water ride characteristics of our boats; it%u2019s handling and weight carrying ability. As a result of very favorable testing of the production Smith 42 CDF. The Navy has purchased the first Hardened version of our boat shown here.

Official delivery of this first boat was just completed on 1-13-02. The boats madden voyage was the 900 mile run up the East Coast from Florida to Norfolk VA. She made her delivery trip without incident in rough seas through freezing rain turning to snow and actually breaking surface ice to arrive at the Navy docks in Norfolk.