Aluminium Landing Craft
- Proven 12m Commercial Landing Craft Design for Professional Builders.
- This is not a DIY kit boat and is only available to professional boat builders.
- The 12m Wavemaster Landing Craft is a professionally engineered commercial vessel design developed specifically for serious operators, professional builders, and commercial shipyards requiring a proven, heavy-duty work platform.
- Originally designed in 2012 for commercial diving operations with Realf’s Diving, this vessel has now delivered more than a decade of proven real-world service. Check out how Realf's Diving have been using our 12m Landing Craft on their vessel spec page.
- Here is what a marine industry professional said about this 12m Landing Craft on LinkedIn.
- "I’ve just spent a week on Diva 8 with John and the crew from Realf Diving and Salvage and I can honestly say I’m very impressed with this design. Stability and ride during transit and diving operations was very good. A very versatile boat indeed. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending this design to my old army maritime mates." D Wood
- Designed for speed, performance, load carrying, and operational reliability, the design has become a proven platform for diving support, passenger transfer, workboat operations, island servicing, and heavy-duty commercial use.
- Proven for top speed of 36 knots with twin 300HP and a comfortable cruise at 24knots.
- This is a genuine production vessel-not a recreational design scaled up to look commercial. BTB Marine, the original builder of Diva 8 markets it as "Expertly designed for dive operations"
- Key design priorities included:
- - Excellent static and dynamic stability
- - Large uncluttered working deck
- - Semi enclosed full width wheelhouse
- - Proven landing craft bow access
- - Heavy-duty structural integrity
- - Crane foundation capability
- - Efficient offshore transit performance
- - Commercial grade fuel capacity and range
- - Practical fabrication for professional builders
- The result is a versatile platform capable of adapting to a wide range of commercial operations without compromising the integrity of the original hull design.
Photo Courtesy of Realf's Diving
Why We Do Not Sell This as a Kit
Unlike smaller recreational vessels, serious commercial boats should be built by professional builders - not supplied as DIY kits.
Professional builders already have established supply chains, preferred material suppliers, stock control systems, and fabrication workflows.
Supplying a full material kit often increases cost unnecessarily through:- marked-up aluminium pricing- duplicated freight costs- disrupted stock management- reduced purchasing flexibility
Instead, Wavemaster supplies the complete production ready design package, allowing builders to source materials directly, control their own purchasing, and maximise build efficiency.
This produces better commercial outcomes for serious builders.
Professional builders already have established supply chains, preferred material suppliers, stock control systems, and fabrication workflows.
Supplying a full material kit often increases cost unnecessarily through:- marked-up aluminium pricing- duplicated freight costs- disrupted stock management- reduced purchasing flexibility
Instead, Wavemaster supplies the complete production ready design package, allowing builders to source materials directly, control their own purchasing, and maximise build efficiency.
This produces better commercial outcomes for serious builders.
What Is Supplied
The landing craft is available as a professional builder licence package starting as little as 2%, including:
- Full production drawings- CNC cutting files- Build methodology guidance- Commercial production licence options- Ongoing technical support where required
This allows professional yards to move directly into fabrication without unnecessary design redevelopment. Want to have it built in China? No problem. We are happy to work with selected manufacturers in China.
- Full production drawings- CNC cutting files- Build methodology guidance- Commercial production licence options- Ongoing technical support where required
This allows professional yards to move directly into fabrication without unnecessary design redevelopment. Want to have it built in China? No problem. We are happy to work with selected manufacturers in China.
Custom Options
Being the original designer and owner of the design we are able to offer flexible commercial builder licensing options and modifications to suit your exact requirements.
If you are a professional builder, commercial operator, or shipyard looking for a proven landing craft platform with real operational history, talk to us first.
If you require a different use case, such as passenger carrying capability, we will design it properly - we will never just slap sponsons on it - we will do it right.