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A system comprising a floating vessel comprising a deck having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis; a plurality of support structures in an array spaced along the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis; a plurality of lateral support members spanning a lateral distance between adjacent support st

A system comprising a floating vessel comprising a deck having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis; a plurality of support structures in an array spaced along the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis; a plurality of lateral support members spanning a lateral distance between adjacent support structures; a plurality of longitudinal support members spanning a longitudinal distance between adjacent support structures; a skid beam resting on the plurality of lateral support members and the plurality of longitudinal support members; and a skid shoe resting on the skid beam.

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1. A system comprising: a floating vessel comprising a deck having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis;a plurality of support structures in an array spaced along the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis;a plurality of lateral support members spanning a lateral distance between adjacent support

1. A system comprising: a floating vessel comprising a deck having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis;a plurality of support structures in an array spaced along the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis;a plurality of lateral support members spanning a lateral distance between adjacent support structures;a plurality of longitudinal support members spanning a longitudinal distance between adjacent support structures;a skid beam resting on the plurality of lateral support members and the plurality of longitudinal support members; anda skid shoe resting on the skid beam, wherein the skid shoe comprises at least one lift guide recessed a distance below a top of the skid shoe. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the skid beam is inclined at an angle from 0.1 to 3 degrees relative to the floating vessel deck along the longitudinal axis. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the skid beam is inclined at an angle from 0.5 to 1.5 degrees relative to the floating vessel deck along the longitudinal axis. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the skid beam further comprises a raised edge along at least one of its sides. 5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a connection between a lateral support member and a longitudinal support member, the connection selected from the group consisting of bolts and welds. 6. The system claim 1, wherein the support structures comprise from 2 to 3 base members. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the skid shoe comprises a plurality of beams along the longitudinal axis. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the skid shoe further comprises a plurality of lift guides. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the distance is from about 3″ to about 24″. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the lift guide comprises a male connector. 11. The system of claim 10, further comprising an offshore structure resting on the skid shoe, the offshore structure comprising female receptacle adapted to connect to the male connector. 12. The system of claim 8, wherein each of the lift guides are located between two of the beams along the longitudinal axis. 13. The system of claim 1, further comprising an offshore structure resting on the skid shoe, the offshore structure comprising a topsides structure. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the skid beam comprises a plurality of sections connected to each other at a lateral beam.