Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment
Patent
1992-07-02
1993-05-11
Basinger, Sherman
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
114361, B63B 1700
Patent
active
052091775
ABSTRACT:
A pontoon-type boat comprising a deck having opposite sides, and a modified tunnel hull supporting the deck and including a first outer sponson located adjacent one of the sides of the deck, a second outer sponson located adjacent the other of the sides of the deck, and a center sponson which is located and spaced between the outer sponsons, which extends substantially the entire length of the boat, and which includes a rearward portion having a maximum depth and a maximum width, and a forward portion having a maximum width greater than the maximum width of the rearward portion and having a maximum depth greater than the maximum depth of the rearward portion, the forward and rearward portions defining therebetween a step.
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Filiatreault James W.
Granie Charles L.
Basinger Sherman
Outboard Marine Corporation
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