Ships – Displacement-type hull – Multiple hulls
Patent
1991-12-06
1993-09-14
Sotelo, Jesus D.
Ships
Displacement-type hull
Multiple hulls
114344, 114354, 114364, B63C 1300
Patent
active
052439240
ABSTRACT:
A boat including a main hull, a first pontoon hingedly connected to the main hull, and a second pontoon hingedly connected to the main hull on an opposite side of the main hull from the first pontoon. The first and second pontoons have wheels extending outwardly beyond a surface of the first and second pontoons. The first pontoon is selectively movable between a first position extending outwardly of the main hull and a second position extending below the main hull. The first wheel extends below the first pontoon when in the second position. The second pontoon is also selectively movable between a first position extending outwardly from the main hull and a second position extending below the main hull. The second wheel extends below the second pontoon when in the second position. A first strut section extends between the main hull and the first pontoon. A second strut section extends between the main hull and the second pontoon. The strut sections include deck surfaces extending across the boat. A bowsprit is hingedly connected to a forward area of the main hull and is movable between a position above the main hull to a towing position below the main hull.
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Avila Stephen P.
Sotelo Jesus D.
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