Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Hull construction
Patent
1992-11-12
1994-01-18
Mitchell, David M.
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Hull construction
114355, B63B 524
Patent
active
052792498
ABSTRACT:
A recreational boat comprising first and second sheets of aluminum having respective first and second longitudinal edges, the first sheet having a first bend extending along a majority of the length of the first sheet between the first and second longitudinal edges of the first sheet, the second sheet having a second bend extending along a majority of the length of the second sheet between the first and second longitudinal edges of the second sheet, the first sheet and the second sheet affixed along the respective first longitudinal edges to form a centerline of the boat, a plurality of transverse ribs affixed to the first and the second sheets, first and second inboard vertical walls, and first and second narrow side decks each having an outer edge portion and an inner edge portion, the first narrow deck outer edge portion affixed to the second longitudinal edge of the first sheet and the first narrow deck inner edge portion affixed to the top of the first vertical wall, the second narrow deck outer edge portion affixed to the second longitudinal edge of the second aluminum sheet and the second narrow deck inner edge portion affixed to the top of the second vertical wall, and the bottoms of the first and second vertical walls respectively affixed to the transverse ribs inboard of the respective first and second bends.
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Avila Stephen P.
Mitchell David M.
Outboard Marine Corporation
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