# US 5,349,919 A · Recreational boat > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,349,919 A - Document ID: US5349919A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/017,041 - Filed: 1993-02-12 - Granted: 1994-09-27 - Earliest claimed: 1993-02-12 - Assignees: Outboard Marine Corporation - Inventors: James M. Douglass - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5349919A ## CPC - B63B 34/00: Vessels specially adapted for water sports or leisure; Body-supporting devices specially adapted for water sports or leisure (water sports boards B63B32/00; swimming frameworks A63B35/00; propulsion arrangements actuated by muscle power B63H16/00) - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) ## Abstract A recreational boat comprising an aft cockpit, a cabin in front of the cockpit, the cabin having a top surface, side walk ways on the port and starboard sides of the cabin, the walk ways having upper surfaces below the top surface of the cabin, and a forward cockpit having a portion in front of the cabin, the forward cockpit having a floor with an upper surface, the forward cockpit floor upper surface being below the upper surfaces of the walk ways. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A recreational boat comprising a fiberglass member including an aft cockpit having a semi-circular aft wall, a cabin in front of said aft cockpit, said cabin having a top surface, side walk ways on the port and starboard sides of said cabin, said walk ways having upper surfaces below said cabin top surface, and a forward cockpit having a portion in front of said cabin, and a floor with an upper surface located below said upper surfaces of said walk ways. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The boat of claim 1 wherein said cabin has a central front portion and said cabin central front portion extends into said forward cockpit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The boat of claim 2 wherein said central front portion of said cabin has an upper surface and a portion of said upper surface is covered by a cushion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The boat of claim 2 wherein forward cockpit has an aft wall and wherein said front portion of said cabin has a front wall comprising a portion of said aft wall of said forward cockpit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The boat of claim 4 wherein said forward cockpit also has a port side wall and a starboard side wall and said port and starboard side walls meet at the forward extreme of the boat. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The boat of claim 5 wherein said forward cockpit is pie-shaped. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The boat of claim 6 also having an anchor and an anchor line and wherein said forward cockpit has an aperture at the junction of said side walls of the forward cockpit through which the anchor line passes. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The boat of claim 7 also having an anchor line windlass mounted on said floor of said forward cockpit and wherein said anchor line passes from said windlass to said anchor through said aperture. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The boat of claim 2 also comprising a hull having a port bottom wall and a starboard bottom wall, said port and starboard bottom walls being in a generally V relationship as seen in transverse cross-section and each of said port and starboard bottom walls having a top edge and an aft edge, port and starboard side walls extending upwardly from said top edges of said port and starboard bottom walls, said port and starboard side walls having aft edges and top edges, said walkways extending inwardly from said side wall top edges, and a transom having a top portion and a bottom portion, said transom bottom portion being substantially vertical and extending transversely between said aft edges of said port and starboard bottom walls, and said transom top portion being substantially vertical and extending transversely in a substantially semi-circular arc between said port and starboard side walls. ### Claim 10 A boat comprising a hull having port and starboard side walls with each of said walls having a top edge, and a fiberglass deck piece fabricated separately from said hull and comprising an aft cockpit including a floor, a helm station locked forwardly of said aft cockpit, a cabin top and port and starboard cabin side walls located forward of said helm station, a port side deck below said cabin top and between said cabin port side wall and said port hull top edge, a starboard side deck below said cabin top and between said cabin side wall and said starboard hull top edge, and a forward cockpit having a floor below said port and starboard side decks. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The boat of claim 10 wherein said cabin has a front wall with a middle portion and said cabin front wall middle portion extends into the forward cockpit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The boat of claim 11 wherein said cabin top has a forward portion and a cushion covering said cabin top forward portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The boat of claim 12 wherein said forward cockpit has an aft side and said cushion defines a seating area behind a portion of said aft side of said forward cockpit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The boat of claim 10 wherein said forward cockpit also has a port side wall and a starboard side wall and said port and starboard side walls join at the forward extreme of the boat. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The boat of claim 14 wherein said forward cockpit is pie-shaped. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The boat of claim 14 also having an anchor and an anchor line and said forward cockpit has an aperture at the junction of said side walls of the forward cockpit through which the anchor line passes. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The boat of claim 16 also having an anchor line windlass mounted on said floor of said forward cockpit and the anchor line passes from the windlass to the anchor through said aperture. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The boat of claim 10 wherein the boat floats on a body of water and said forward cockpit floor also comprises a drain and said drain communicates directly between said forward cockpit and said body of water. ### Claim 19 A boat comprising a hull having a port side wall and a starboard side wall with each of said side walls having a top edge, said boat also including a raised centrally located helm station, an aft cockpit behind said helm station and including a semi-circular aft wall and a floor below said helm station, a port narrow side deck, a starboard narrow side deck, said narrow side decks being on either side of and below said helm station, inboard of said port and starboardhull top edges, and above said aft cockpit floor, and a forward cockpit having a floor below said side decks and below said hull port and starboard top edges. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The boat of claim 19 wherein said forward cockpit also comprises an aft wall, said aft wall having a central portion and port and a starboard side portions, and said aft wall central portion is located forwardly of said aft wall side portions. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The boat of claim 20 wherein said forward cockpit aft wall central portion has a top and the boat also has a substantially horizontal wall extending rearwardly from said forward cockpit wall central portion top. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The boat of claim 21 also having a cushion mounted on a portion of said horizontal wall. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The boat of claim 20 wherein said forward cockpit also has a port side wall and a starboard side wall. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The boat of claim 23 wherein said forward cockpit port side wall is immediately adjacent and inboard of said hull port side wall and said forward cockpit starboard side wall is immediately adjacent and inboard of said hull starboard side wall. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The boat of claim 23 wherein said boat also includes an anchor and an anchor line, and said forward cockpit has an aperture through which said anchor line passes. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The boat of claim 25 also having an anchor line windlass mounted on said floor of said forward cockpit and said anchor line passes from said windlass to said anchor through said aperture. ### Claim 27 A boat comprising a hull piece, and a fiberglass deck piece fabricated separately from said hull piece and comprising a forward end, an indentation near said forward end and including a floor and peripheral walls completely surrounding said indentation floor, and a substantially horizontal cabin top aft of said indentation and above said indentation floor, said hull and said deck pieces being joined along a split line located above said floor. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The boat of claim 27 wherein said boat floats on a body of water and said indentation floor also comprises a drain directly communicating between said indentation to said body of water. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The boat of claim 27 wherein said hull piece also comprises a port bottom wall and a starboard bottom wall with said port and starboard bottom walls being in a generally V relationship as seen in transverse cross-section and each of said port and starboard bottom walls having a top edge, and a port side wall and a starboard side wall extending upwardly from said top edges of said port and starboard bottom walls, each of said port and starboard side walls also having a top edge which contacts said deck piece at said split line. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The boat of claim 29 wherein said deck piece also comprises port and starboard side walls having respective bottom edges contacting said port and starboard hull side wall top edges at said split line. ### Claim 31 (depends on 27) The boat of claim 27 wherein said deck piece also comprises a helm station and said helm station is aft of and above said cabin top. ### Claim 32 A boat comprising a hull having a port bottom wall and a starboard bottom wall, said port and starboard bottom walls being in a generally V relationship as seen in transverse cross-section and each of said port and starboard bottom walls having a top edge and an aft edge, port and starboard side walls extending upwardly from said top edges of said port and starboard bottom walls, each of said port and starboard side walls having an aft edge, and a transom wall having a top portion and a bottom portion, said transom wall bottom portion being substantially vertical and extending transversely between said aft edges of said port and starboard bottom walls in a substantially flat configuration, and said transom top portion being substantially vertical and extending transversely in a substantially semi-circular arc between said port and starboard side walls. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The boat of claim 32 wherein said bottom portion of said transom wall extends between said aft edges of said port and starboard bottom walls in a plane. ### Claim 34 A boat comprising a hull having a port bottom wall and a starboard bottom wall, said port and starboard bottom walls being in a generally V relationship as seen in transverse cross-section and each of said port and starboard bottom walls having a top edge and an aft edge, port and starboard side walls extending upwardly from said top edges of said port and starboard bottom walls, each of said port and starboard side walls having an aft edge, and a transom wall having a top portion and a bottom portion, said transom wall bottom portion being substantially vertical and extending transversely between said aft edges of said port and starboard bottom walls in a substantially shallow outwardly bending arc, said transom top portion being substantially vertical and extending transversely in a substantially semi-circular arc between said port and starboard side walls. ### Claim 35 A boat comprising a hull having a port bottom wall and a starboard bottom wall, said port and starboard bottom walls being in a generally V relationship as seen in transverse cross-section and each of said port and starboard bottom walls having a top edge and an aft edge, port and starboard side walls extending upwardly from said top edges of said port and starboard bottom walls, each of said port and starboard side walls having an aft edge, and a transom wall having a top portion and a bottom portion, said transom wall bottom portion being substantially vertical and extending between said aft edges of said port and starboard bottom walls in an outwardly V shape as seen from above, and said transom top portion being substantially vertical and extending transversely in a substantially semi-circular arc between said port and starboard side walls. ### Claim 36 A boat comprising a hull having a port bottom wall and a starboard bottom wall, said port and starboard bottom walls being in a generally V relationship as seen in transverse cross-section and each of said port and starboard bottom walls having a top edge and an aft edge, port and starboard side walls extending upwardly from said top edges of said port and starboard bottom walls, each of said port and starboard side walls having an aft edge, a transom wall having a top portion and a bottom portion, said transom wall bottom portion being substantially vertical and extending transversely between said aft edges of said port and starboard bottom walls, and said transom top portion being substantially vertical and extending transversely in a substantially semi-circular arc between said port and starboard side walls, and an aft swim platform extending rearwardly from intermediate said transom top portion and said transom bottom portion. ### Claim 37 A fiberglass recreational boat comprising a fiberglass hull piece comprising a port bottom wall having an aft edge, a starboard bottom wall having an aft edge, said hull bottom walls being in a generally V relationship as seen in transverse cross section, each of said bottom walls having an aft edge, said hull piece also comprising, and a substantially vertical hull transom wall extending transversely between said bottom wall aft edges, a fiberglass deck piece comprising a port side wall having an aft portion, a starboard side wall having an aft portion, and a substantially vertical deck transom wall extending between said aft portions of said deck side walls in a substantially semicircular arc, said hull piece and said deck piece being joined along a split line. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) The boat of claim 37 wherein said bottom portion of said transom wall extends between said aft edges of said port and starboard bottom walls in a substantially shallow outwardly bending arc. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The boat of claim 38 wherein said bottom portion of said transom wall extends between said aft edges of said port and starboard bottom walls in a plane. ### Claim 40 (depends on 38) The boat of claim 38 wherein said deck piece also has an indentation at its forward end, said indentation having a floor and peripheral walls, with said indentation floor and walls being unitary in said deck piece and said peripheral walls completely surrounding said indentation floor. ### Claim 41 (depends on 38) The boat of claim 38 wherein said deck transom wall also comprises a centrally located door. ### Claim 42 A boat comprising a hull piece, a deck piece, and a split line, with said hull piece and said deck piece joined at said split line, said hull piece comprising a port and a starboard bottom wall, said hull bottom walls being in a generally V relationship as seen in transverse cross section, each of said bottom walls having an aft edge, said hull piece comprising a substantially vertical hull transom wall extending transversely between said bottom wall aft edges, said deck piece also comprising a port and a starboard side wall with said port and starboard side walls having aft edges, and a substantially vertical deck transom wall including a top portion extending between said deck side walls in a substantially semicircular arc, and a bottom portion extending between said aft edges of said port and starboard bottom walls in an outwardly V shape as seen from above. ### Claim 43 A boat comprising a hull having port and starboard side walls with each of said walls having a top edge, and a fiberglass deck piece fabricated separately from said hull and comprising an aft cockpit, a raised helm station located forwardly of said aft cockpit, a central cabin located forwardly of said helm station and having a cabin top and port and starboard cabin side walls, a port side deck below said cabin top and between said cabin port side wall and said port hull top edge and including an aft end, a starboard side deck below said cabin top and between said cabin starboard side wall and said starboard hull top edge and including an aft end, a stair extending downwardly from said aft end of one of said side decks, and a forward cockpit located forwardly of said cabin and having a floor below said port and starboard side decks. ### Claim 44 A boat comprising a hull having port and starboard side walls with each of said walls having a top edge, and a fiberglass deck piece fabricated separately from said hull and comprising an aft cockpit, a horizontally extending platform surface located rearwardly of said aft cockpit, a raised helm station located forwardly of said aft cockpit, a central cabin located forwardly of said helm station and having a cabin top and port and starboard cabin side walls, a port side deck below said cabin top and between said cabin port side wall and said port hull top edge, a starboard side deck below said cabin top and between said cabin starboard side wall and said starboard hull top edge, and a forward cockpit located forwardly of said cabin and having a floor below said port and starboard side decks. ### Claim 45 A boat comprising a hull having port and starboard side walls with each of said walls having a top edge, and a fiberglass deck piece fabricated separately from said hull and comprising an aft cockpit, a raised helm station located forwardly of said aft cockpit, a central cabin located forwardly of said helm station and including port and starboard cabin side walls and a cabin top having a forward portion, a port side deck below said cabin top and between said cabin port side wall and said port hull top edge, a starboard side deck below said cabin top and between said cabin starboard side wall and said starboard hull top edge, and a forward cockpit located forwardly of said cabin, having a floor below said port and starboard side decks, and having a rearward wall extending vertically between said floor and said forward portion of said cabin top and from said port side deck and said starboard side deck, whereby at least a part of said forward portion of said cabin top provides a seating surface. ### Claim 46 (depends on 45) A boat in accordance with claim 45 including a cushion on said forward portion of said cabin top adjacent said rearward wall of said forward cockpit. ### Claim 47 (depends on 45) A boat in accordance with claim 45 wherein said forward portion of said cabin top includes a forwardmost part, and wherein said forward cockpit has areas located rearwardly of said forwardmost part and in front of each of said port and starboard side decks. ### Claim 48 (depends on 45) A boat in accordance with claim 45 wherein said forward cockpit also has a port sidewall and a starboard sidewall, and said port and starboard sidewalls join at the forward extreme of the boat. ### Claim 49 A boat comprising a hull having port and starboard side walls with each of said walls having a top edge, and a fiberglass deck piece fabricated separately from said hull and comprising an aft cockpit, a horizontally extending platform surface located rearwardly of said aft cockpit, a raised helm station located forwardly of said aft cockpit, an inverted U-shaped arch extending upwardly and rearwardly from said helm station, a central cabin located forwardly of said helm station and having port and starboard cabin side walls, and a cabin top extending forwardly from said helm station and including a forward portion, a port side deck below said cabin top and between said cabin port side wall and said port hull top edge and including an aft end, a starboard side deck below said cabin top and between said cabin starboard side wall and said starboard hull top edge and including an aft end, a stair extending downwardly from said aft end of one of said side decks, and a forward cockpit located forwardly of said cabin, having a floor below said port and starboard side decks, and having a rearward wall extending vertically between said floor and said forward portion of said cabin top and from said port side deck and said starboard side deck, whereby at least a part of said forward portion of said cabin top provides a seating surface.