Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Boarding aids
Patent
1987-01-02
1988-05-10
Barefoot, Galen
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Boarding aids
114343, 182 91, 182164, B63B 1700
Patent
active
047427957
ABSTRACT:
A hull for a boat includes a lower hull having a bottom below a static waterline and freeboard sides above the waterline. An aft passenger cockpit has a floor above the waterline and a lower stern extends across the rear of the lower hull at least partially below the waterline and is adjoined with the bottom and freeboard sides. An upper stern extends aft of the lower stern at least partially above the waterline and defines a passageway therethrough from the passenger cockpit to aft of the hull. A gate is provided aft of the passenger cockpit in the passageway and hinges connect the gate to the boat to pivot about a horizontal axis. The gate is pivotable from an open position in which it is folded down horizontally where it provides access to the cockpit from aft of the hull to a closed position in which the gate is folded up to close off the passageway and form an inside wall of the passenger cockpit. Thereby, the boat can be backed up to a dock for easy boarding or unboarding. The gate also provides a swim platform for easy access to the water and reboarding from the water.
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Cornell Brian J.
DePrey James P.
Skjerbek Niels H.
Barefoot Galen
Cruisers Incorporated
Salmon Paul E.
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