Non-Corrodible Pontoon and Saddle Assemblies

A saddle for coupling a structure to a pontoon, the saddle comprising:

• a cross beam coupled to an external clamp plate, the external clamp plate including a bolt hole that is placed adjacent an attachment point on an outer surface of a sidewall of a pontoon;
• and
• a fastener inserted into the bolt hole of the external clamp plate and mating with a receiving portion of an internal clamp plate situated on an inner surface of the sidewall of the pontoon and aligned with the attachment point such that the sidewall is clamped between the external clamp plate and the internal clamp plate;
• wherein the internal clamp plate is situated such that the saddle is entirely above a water line when the pontoon is floating a structure, the structure being coupled to the saddle.

A method for floating a structure above a water line, the method comprising:

• placing an internal clamp plate on an inner surface of a sidewall of a pontoon;
• placing a saddle on an outer surface of the sidewall, the saddle being aligned with the internal clamp plate;
• and
• fastening the saddle to the internal clamp plate using a fastener inserted through the saddle and the sidewall and being received by the internal clamp plate such that the sidewall is clamped between the internal clamp plate and the saddle;
• wherein the internal clamp plate is positioned such that the saddle is entirely above a water line when the pontoon is floating the structure.