Recreational watercraft with open platform passenger deck
AssigneeTulip Factory, LLC
InventorsMark Overbye, Abdul Hameed Khanzada
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes recreational watercraft that provide a ballast system and an open platform passenger deck. An example is an aluminum hull including a ballast system to regulate displacement by the recreational watercraft and an open platform passenger deck as an integral upper surface to the aluminum hull. Multiple sides, continuous from the aluminum hull, include a stern side, a bow side, a port side, and a starboard side that surround a perimeter of the open platform passenger deck. An inboard power plant is located within a stern portion of the aluminum hull to propel the recreational watercraft.
Claims20
A recreational watercraft, comprising:
- a hull having a bottom portion forming a bottom of the watercraft and a set of bow to stern cross members and a set of side to side cross members affixed to an inner surface of the bottom of the watercraft, wherein one set of cross members is taller than the other set of cross members;
- an open platform passenger deck attached to at least one of the taller set of cross members of the hull;
- a plurality of sides, continuous from the hull, comprising a stern side, a bow side, a port side, and a starboard side, wherein the plurality of sides surround a perimeter of the open platform passenger deck;
- and
- a power plant to propel the recreational watercraft.
A recreational watercraft, comprising:
- a hull having a bottom portion forming a bottom of the watercraft and a set of bow to stern cross members and a set of side to side cross members affixed to an inner surface of the bottom of the watercraft, wherein one set of cross members is taller than the other set of cross members, the hull having:
- power plant located within a power plant bay;
- and
- an open platform passenger deck that is an upper surface attached to at least one of the taller set of cross members of the hull.
A recreational watercraft, comprising:
- a hull having a bottom portion forming a bottom of the watercraft and a set of bow to stern cross members and a set of side to side cross members affixed to an inner surface of the bottom of the watercraft, wherein one set of cross members is taller than the other set of cross members;
- a power plant configured to propel the recreational watercraft;
- an open platform passenger deck attached to at least one of the taller set of cross members of the hull;
- and
- a plurality of sides of the hull comprising a stern side, a bow side, a port side, and a starboard side;
- wherein:
- the plurality of sides surrounds a perimeter of the top surface of the passenger deck;
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- at least one side of the plurality of sides comprises a panel drop down boarding point to hingedly rotate between a downward closed position and an upstanding open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.