Highly stable one-man boat

In a boat, the improvement comprising:

• a hull having floatation means to provide buoyancy when the boat is placed in a body of water;
• a support for the operator of the boat,
• said support being carried by the hull and rotatable relative thereto about an upright axis into any one of a number of selectable positions;
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• means for securing a motor to the support for propelling the boat through the water,
• said motor being adapted for moving with the support during rotation thereof whereby to permit the operator to steer the boat by rotating the support into a selected position without changing the orientation of the hull,
• said hull having means associated therewith defining a plurality of open top compartments arranged in an arcuate pattern about said upright axis,
• said support including a deck overlying said compartments in covering relationship therewith and having an access opening adapted to permit access by the operator to any selected one of said compartments by rotating the deck into a position in which the opening is aligned vertically with the open top of the selected compartment.

In a boat, the improvement comprising:

• a hull having flotation means to provide buoyancy when the boat is placed in a body of water;
• a support for the operator of the boat,
• said support being carried by the hull and rotatable relative thereto about an upright axis into any one of a number of selectable positions;
• and
• means for securing a motor to the support for propelling the boat through the water,
• said motor being adapted for moving with the support during rotation thereof whereby to permit the operator to steer the boat by rotating the support into a selected position without changing the orientation of the hull,
• said support including a flat deck and an operator'seat carried by the deck above the latter,
• said means for securing a motor to the support including an upright member extending through the deck and projecting in opposite directions above and below the deck,
• said member having an upper end secured to the seat and a lower end secured to an electric motor,
• said member having means yieldably biasing the same upwardly to maintain the seat in a raised position when the operator is off the seat,
• said hull having an open bottom, downwardly facing recess positioned to receive the electric motor for storage when the seat is in its raised position and to permit the motor to project downwardly below the recess into an operating disposition when the operator is sitting on the seat and the member and the seat are depressed into a lowered position against the action of the biasing means.

In a boat, the improvement comprising:

• means defining a plurality of open top compartments arranged in an arcuate pattern about an upright axis;
• a deck overlying said compartments in covering relationship therewith and supported for rotation about said upright axis;
• an operator's seat secured to the deck for rotation therewith;
• and
• an access opening in the deck adapted to permit access by the operator to any selected one of said compartments by rotating the deck into a position in which the opening is aligned vertically with the open top of the selected compartment.

In a highly stable one-man boat, the improvement comprising:

• a circular hull having flotation means to provide buoyancy when the boat is placed in a body of water;
• a circular deck carried by the hull in concentric relationship therewith and rotatable relative thereto about an upright axis coinciding with the centers of the hull and the deck;
• an operator's seat spaced above the deck and secured thereto at least generally on said upright axis so that the seat and the deck can rotate together relative to the hull,
• said hull having an annular peripheral portion circumscribing the deck and accessible to the feet of an operator sitting on the seat in an elevated position relative to the deck so that the operator may rotate the deck into any one of a number of selectable positions by pushing with his feet against the peripheral portion of the hull;
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• means for securing a motor to the deck for propelling the boat through the water and for steering the boat in a direction determined in accordance with the rotated position of the deck without changing the orientation of the hull,
• said hull including an annular ballast chamber concentric with said axis of rotation of the deck and adapted to admit and contain a quantity of water from the body of water in which the boat is placed during use whereby to stabilize the boat.

In a highly stable one-man boat, the improvement comprising:

• a circular hull having flotation means to provide buoyancy when the boat is placed in a body of water;
• a circular deck carried by the hull in concentric relationship therewith and rotatable relative thereto about an upright axis coinciding with the centers of the hull and the deck;
• an operator's seat secured to the deck at least generally on said upright axis so that the seat and the deck can rotate together relative to the hull,
• said hull having a peripheral portion thereof accessible to the feet of an operator sitting on the seat so that the operator may rotate the deck into any one of a number of selectable positions by pushing with his feet against the peripheral portion of the hull;
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• means for securing a motor to the deck for propelling the boat through the water and for steering the boat in a direction determined in accordance with the rotated position of the deck without changing orientation of the hull,
• the boat including a plurality of open top compartments arranged in an arcuate pattern about said upright axis and located beneath the deck such that the deck is disposed in covering relationship with the compartments,
• said deck having an access opening adapted to permit access by the operator to any selected one of said compartments by rotating the deck into a position in which the opening is aligned vertically with the open top of the selected compartment.