ARMOR Vigilance center console patrol boat at sunset, rendering
Vigilance
Patrol · Platform

Vigilance: Designed Around the Needs of Local Law Enforcement and Rescue Operators

A 23′ to 27′ patrol and rescue boat for lakes, rivers and coastal water, 8′-6″ wide and easy to trailer.

  • 23′–27′
  • 8′-6″ beam, easily trailerable
  • 22° double chine
  • Single or twin outboards
  • Polyurea-coated foam collar
  • Demo boat: ask us

The Vigilance is designed around the needs of local law enforcement and rescue operators: small sheriffs' offices, highway patrols, small cities and fire departments, working lakes, rivers and coastal water.

The hull does a lot of quiet work: a 22° double-chine bottom whose secondary chine engages when the boat is loaded or heeled, a delta pad for lift and shallow running, faceted sides that add stability as it heels, and a flat bow with a 36″ boarding platform for bow-first boarding of boats, docks and shorelines.

Built your wayEvery size, layout and power package on this page is a starting point. Length, beam, layout, power and outfitting can all change, and we work it out with you in 3D CAD before any plate is cut.

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Built in Anacortes, WA, USAIn-house design & engineeringBuild capacity to 100′CNC router cutCNC formingPulse MIG & TIG weldingVertical integration: we do it allDiesel & waterjet experts

Ask about our Vigilance demo boat

We're building a Vigilance demo boat so agencies can see one in person: the faceted hull, the patrol T-top console and the flat-bow boarding platform. Contact us to get on the list to see it.

ARMOR Vigilance center console patrol boat at sunset, rendering
Vigilance (rendering)

Specifications

Length23′, 25′ or 27′ (23′ shown)
Beam8′-6″, easily trailerable
Deadrise22° at the transom
Fuel95+ gal (23′); more on the longer boats
PowerSingle or twin outboards (single 300 hp shown)
Top speedContact us
Bottom / sides1/4″ / 3/16″ 5086-H116
Transom3/8″
Keel3/8″ full-penetrating, integrated bow eye
Decks3/16″ 5052, welded, self-bailing
CollarSolid closed-cell foam, polyurea coated
ConsolePatrol T-top with gun locker and shock seats

Who it's for

Small sheriffs' offices and highway patrols · Small city police and fire departments · Rescue and search-and-rescue teams · Agencies that trailer to different waters

A patrol console proven on another hull

The Vigilance's patrol T-top console was first developed for our Blackfish patrol variant. It worked so well for law enforcement that we carried it over, with shock-mitigating seats, a gun locker and a full law-enforcement package.

Build it your way

Choose the pieces. We engineer the boat around them.

Size

23′, 25′ or 27′

Power

Single or twin outboards

Patrol package

Lighting, siren, thermal camera, electronics to your standard

Comfort

Cabin heater and 12V air conditioning

Popular options: Thermal camera · Law-enforcement light bar and siren · Diesel heater and 12V A/C · Gun locker with electronic lock · Tandem-axle aluminum trailer

Sizes and variants

Pick a size to see it. Each one is built to order.

ARMOR Vigilance 23
2026 design

Vigilance 23

Length23′
Beam8′-6″
Fuel95+ gal
PowerSingle or twin outboards

How the Vigilance is built

  • 1/4″ 5086-H116 bottom; 3/16″ 5086-H116 faceted sides
  • 3/8″ transom
  • 3/8″ full-penetrating keel with integrated bow eye
  • 1/4″ beaching plate, fully seal-welded
  • 3/16″ 5052 welded, self-bailing decks
  • Hull and deck scantlings designed to ISO 12215-5 and -6, Design Category B
  • Solid closed-cell foam collar with a polyurea coating

The ARMOR standard

  • Every part modeled in 3D CAD and reviewed with you before plate is cut
  • CNC-cut parts, plate-marked with forming and welding instructions, so every hull matches the drawing
  • Formed on a 12′, 200-ton CNC press brake
  • Welded to written procedures, to AWS D1.2 and AWS D3.7
  • Marine-grade 5086 and 5052 aluminum throughout

Built in our 16,000 sq ft Anacortes facility, with a full-length 5-ton bridge crane and room for vessels up to 100′. Because every part is drawn in 3D CAD and CNC-cut, we're set up for multi-boat and fleet contracts as well as one-off custom builds.
Warranty: 10-year limited hull warranty for commercial use; lifetime limited hull warranty for recreational use.

ARMOR Marine welder in a welding helmet and gloves, welding an aluminum hull in the Anacortes shop

Questions

23′, 25′ and 27′, all 8′-6″ wide.

Yes. At 8′-6″ wide it trailers easily, without a wide-load permit.

Yes. It was first built for the Blackfish patrol variant and fits other hulls too.

Solid closed-cell foam with a tough polyurea coating, the style used on the Coast Guard's first-generation Defender-class boats. There's nothing to puncture or inflate.

Yes. Contact us about our Vigilance demo boat.

Start your Vigilance

We design every boat in-house, so we can build to your exact requirements and help you solve the technical problems a catalog boat can't.

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