Front-drive boat
OwnerHermann K. Cymarainventor
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Abstract
A watercraft having its propulsion machinery near the bow. The hull of the craft has a single, tapered bow section, with a drive pod under the center of the bow. The bow section is tapered up into the hull aft of the middle of the craft, while the sides of the craft are extended downward aft of the middle of the craft, forming a double hull at the rear. The drive pod is capable of freely rotating, allowing the craft to be steered by vectoring the thrust at the bow. Because the thrust is pulling the craft from the bow, rather than pushing from the stern, the craft is inherently stable in the manner of a front-wheel drive automobile.
Claims8
A watercraft hull having a bow and a stern with a body therebetween being of a generally triangular plan, wider at the stern than the bow, the hull comprising:
- a) a bow section having a generally v-shaped keel, the bow section having a fore end at the bow of the hull and an aft end located substantially centrally along the hull, deepest at a point along the keel between the bow and stern, being tapered toward the fore end, and flattened toward the aft end;
- b) two aft keels, symmetrically disposed on either side of the centerline of the hull, each having a fore end beginning at a point along the hull centrally between the bow and stern, and an aft end at the stern, the keels being deepest at the aft end, and tapering toward the fore end;
- c) a propulsion pod mounted upon and extending below the bow section of the hull, having thrust means for exerting a thrust against the water, being centrally located on the bow section, the propulsion pod being capable of swiveling to vector the thrust.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.