"The boat is a big hit here. I have heard nothing but good comments and you guys should be commended for an excellent job. Thanks for all your help and your organization has been great to work with. Please pass on that the professionalism in the office and shop was second to none in our perspective."

Jasen - Captain Paramedic Station 5B
Lake Havasu City Fire Department, Arizona

"I am stationed aboard the USCGC HEALY and have had the pleasure of operating two of the Packman LCVPs during the past year and a half. I am smitten! They are simply wonderful boats and actually thinking about one for my "post Coast Guard life when I retire". Thank you very much for your assistance and for these marvelous boats. I personally enjoy driving them over anything else I've had the opportunity to operate during my 21 years in the 'Guard."

BM1 Elsa
USCGC HEALY (WAGB-20)

"Munson has done an excellent job building the ultimate high-speed aluminum catamaran transport/hunting vessel for Alaskan Adventure Tours. The workmanship on this boat is second to none. With over 25 years of operating boats in the unpredictable waters of Alaska, this is the safest most comfortable auxiliary vessel that I ever had the pleasure to operate."

Darren - Alaskan Adventure Tours
Cordova, Alaska

"The 34' Packman is earning it's money. It has carried many supplies and has driven in 8' seas, duration was about 36' (steering wheel bent a little, bent it back straight). It is easy to handle, once you learn what the wind will do to the high bow and sides. Twin engines control this. Seas change fast in Long Island Sound during the winter months.

Sean - Park Ranger
Steward B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge

"The boat is working out great! I can lower the front and pull a 200 lb. halibut aboard by myself. The Honda 90 is fine if you are not in a great rush. It gets up on step with gear and 1000 lbs. of halibut no problem. I have now enclosed the cabin and installed a Toyo cook stove. The more I use this rig, the more I like it."

Ken - Commercial Fisherman
Hoonah, Alaska

"We are VERY pleased with the boat and the customer support you and your crew supplied throughout this whole process. There has been a lot of interest by other fire departments within our area in regards to our boat and we are planning a presentation as soon as she is ready for service. I will definately be contacting you for literature packages for the presentations. Again, thank you for all your help."

John - Deep River Fire Dept.
Deep River, Connecticut

"I can't express how pleased my co-operator and I are with the boat. It meets all the needs we were concerned about. We gave the hoist a try and it worked very well. The boat has garnered a lot of attention, and it has been very complimentary regarding the layout and workmanship, some grumbling about the Forest Service having such a nice boat, of course. Thanks again to you and your crew for a quality boat."

Paul - USDA Forest Service
Ketchikan, Alaska

"We received the boat Wednesday. Had planned to not take it around to Rock Island due to stiff west winds coming across Green Bay. But after Kirby got a feel for how it handled in the 3-4 foot waves he took it easy until we got to the lee side of Washington Island. Just like a kid in a candy factory once he opened it up. Ear to ear grin.

Everyone who has seen or rode it has been impressed including the marina operators who unloaded it from the truck.

A great big attaboy to the entire Munson staff!"

Randy - Park Ranger
Rock Island State Park, Wisconsin

"We have used a 40 foot Packman Landing Craft here at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore for four summer seasons now. The hull has been great. A super package. I worked for 20 years in the Pacific on small boats in the Navy and Lake Michigan is very different. The waves are steeper and much closer together. You can easily have two waves hitting you at once in a 30 foot boat. This year I had the Landing Craft out in 10 foot waves and some 14 foot. Not swells like the ocean but steep 10 foot waves. I was amazed at how well it preformed. The power she had kept us out of trouble. I would not recommend anyone try doing it but the boat did great. Everyone who rode the boat that day is a big fan of her now.

We ran the craft from May until last week when we put her up for the winter. The boat performed better than hoped for. It is great. Normally we haul 8' x 12' dump trailers and put them as far aft as possible. We have had a few trailers at 8000 lbs. She had no trouble getting up on step at about 2500 rpms. I normally run at 3000 rpms at 32 mph. The Volvo D6's and the outdrives have worked great. The only thing we did all year was tighten some loose fittings on both engines. We love them. You and your boat made our operation better. Thank you."

Dave - Maintenance Supervisor
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan

"I bought a Packman 24 in 2000 and it certainly has been an excellent boat. We use it to haul supplies to our cabin on San Juan Island and am continually amazed at both the quality of workmanship and the utility function of the boat."

Dave
San Juan Island, Washington

"In my lifetime, few products have truly exceeded my expectations. I'm guessing that this is true for most of us. Your PACKCAT is one of them. The functionality and rough water performance of my new 30' x 10' is nothing less than superb. I thought I'd have to give up some comfort and handling in trade for beachable cargo hauling capability. However, I am delighted with every aspect of this vessel's performance in nasty, real world conditions. Your claims are true, if not understated. I now own a boat that is superbly built and a pleasure to operate. Your team's professionalism and pride are reflected in your product! I've never worked with a finer group of people."

Murray
LaConner, Washington

"No doubt about it ..... we LOVE this boat! It has worked extremely well for our dock building here, hauling materials, pushing or pulling our small barge, and using the ramp for snorkeling at the reef! Many people are impressed when they see the boat!"

Robert - BreezeSwept Dockworks
Ramrod Key, Florida

"I thought I'd share a story about a couple of your boats on Thanksgiving day. My buddy, Larry, in Tenakee Springs has a 23' Packman that he bought used a few years ago. He was deer hunting, beached the boat, and came back to a flooded boat that was getting the shit kicked out of it in 4' swells/breakers sideways on a rocky beach. All his stuff had blown out of the boat, his 9 hp kicker broke off, and the boat was full of sand and water. I put a line on it and with about 3000 rpms in reverse was able to pull him off the rocks. His boat finally drained and there was little damage. I towed him 10 miles back to Tenakee. The next day he went down to his boat and it fired right up, he has twin 90 hp Hondas. As you recall I have twin 225 Hondas….good motors and boats. The boat is working out great!!! So far 17 bucks have been pulled up the ramp this season. Great boat!!!"

Tracy
Tenakee Springs, Alaska

"Just a quick note to express my appreciation for a fine vessel from your organization. You and your foreman, Jon Wise, have been very helpful and cooperative in working with me during the design, construction, sea trials, and any warranty coverage. The 38' Alaskan Hunter is a superbly functioning vessel that meets our needs for an additional vessel for our Alaskan fishing, hunting and vehicle transportation operation. We are particularly impressed with its operation in rough sea conditions. Keep up the good work."

Jimmie - Master Guide & Outfitter
Gustavus, Alaska

"I would like to congratulate the William E. Munson Company on the very successful completion of the construction and deliveries of the five 34 ft. landing craft for the U.S. Coast Guard. All the way through, from placing the purchase orders, to construction, to outfitting and sea trials, to the deliveries, your company has shown me a high level of professionalism. It has been a pleasure to deal with all of you on this major procurement. This project went very smooth, considering the multiple units, construction schedules, progress payments, and deliveries. Again, it has been great working with all of you, my compliments to the whole crew. I look forward to the opportunity to do business with you in the future."

Michael, Senior Buyer
Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation

"I just wanted to say that this boat is awesome! Have done some cruising and it's just amazing! Bear watching, crabbing, hauling freight, running to Tenakee in 3 hours (takes the ferry 8!). It's a wonderful boat and Tracy is proud to be its skipper. Of course many, many curious and interested neighbors, onlookers when we come up to the beach. You produce a great vessel and we're putting it to great use."

Kim
Juneau, Alaska

"We've been having a record year for strandings out here in New Jersey. Just though that you would like to see some photos of you product in action. This stranding event occured in the back bay about ten miles from our center. The turtle is a Loggerhead Sea Turtle that had been struck by a boat propeller. Your boat performed flawlessly and the bow door made it extremely simple to load the 60+ pound turtle onto the deck without having to cause any undo stress on the animal (or my back). Your boat allowed us to respond quickly and recover the animal with tremendous ease. Thank you for an incredible product with great performance."

Jay - Marine Mammal Stranding Center
Brigantine, New Jersey

"I wanted to thank you for the opportunity to take part in the sea trials of our vessel. Jon and Steve were first rate, both Rob and I were provided an in-depth overview of the vessels electronic/mechanical systems before taking the vessel out for a test run. She performed admirably and I am very pleased with each and every upgrade. Thanks again and hope to see you in Wilmington in the near future."

Mitch - Sea Exploration, Inc.
Wilmington, North Carolina

"As I've always been with your products, I love your 24 foot PACKMAN. It's been the most usable and used boat we've purchased in the 24 years I've been here. We are now looking at replacing two boats with one new PACKMAN."

Roger - USDA Forest Service
Craig, Alaska

"We would like to express our excitement at seeing the new PACKCAT yesterday. She is coming along beautiful, the workmanship is excellent. The layout is superb. We are very impressed and must commend your crew, they were all smiling with pride and hard at it. The shop was buzzing and dust was flying! Your crew makes the difference between your success and that of your so-called competition, you left them sucking hind teat. We extend our appreciation for the hard efforts of all of you!"

Gary & Garrett
Gardiner Beach, Washington

"The boat is a total success, the maintenance people are very happy and constantly bragging about the new boat. We are very pleased with the performance of the new boat, we have done a few things with it such as towing boom logs and docks to various areas on the lake. We are trying to figure out a good name for it, an invitation has gone out park wide to help select a name. Thanks for all your help and expertise during the purchase of the new boat, I look forward to doing business again with you in the future..."

Richard - Maintenance Supervisor
National Park Service, Lake Roosevelt NRA, Washington

"The boat has proven to be ideal for our needs and we have received many fine compliments on it. On May 10th I had the honor of taking our local congressman, ANF forest supervisor, R-9 regional forester, and the Chief of the USDA Forest Service on a two hour tour of the Allegheny Reservoir on the boat. Of course, they all thought it was great. Thanks again."

Curt - USDA Forest Service
Bradford, Pennsylvania

"I really love the boat you built. It performs as advertised. It rides incredibly smooth in rough water. My next test will be to load it up with halibut. I'm waiting for the weather to calm down a little. Fifteen foot waves are a bit much."

John - Commercial Fisherman
St. Paul Island, Alaska

"Our PACKMAN is working out great. We put it to a lot of good use last fall, moving supplies to and from our remote property. We also used it for hunting and fishing, as a point of interest the first fish I caught from the boat was a nice King salmon. We have had a great deal of enjoyment with the boat and it has always performed very well with all loads and weather conditions. Overall we think it is a great boat and we really enjoy it, and even in rough water it feels very stable."

John & Jean
Juneau, Alaska

"Before all the Commissioners and politicians jump in and take all the credit, I just wanted to drop you a note and thank you and your workers for a job well done. The boat looks great and I can't wait to put it to work."

Pete - Harbormaster
City of Brookhaven, New York

"I bought a PACKMAN two years ago and have been completely satisfied with it. It is a flawless piece of equipment. I'm thinking I might need another boat for our growing oyster farm. I'm interested in a 24-30 footer this time. Thanks again for the tough PACKMAN. I work it hard everyday and it just asks for more."

Todd - Humboldt Bay Oyster Company
McKinleyville, California

"I purchased a 21 ft Packman back in '97 I think. Anyway, it is still going strong and I plan on keeping it until I leave this Earth and I would like to remind you that it is one of the best things that I ever did! I plan on upgrading sometime very soon and would like to see what new things you have to offer. But let me assure you it will be a Munson boat that I will purchase."

John - Commercial Fisherman
Anchorage, Alaska