Boat hull
AssigneesRosalie Jean Rowan, Norpac Services Limited
InventorPhilip Ewen Rowan
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Abstract
A boat hull having a bow (11), a stern (12), a bottom (14) extending between the bow (11) and stern (12), a deck (15) and a space under the deck (15) between the bow (11), stern (12) and bottom (14) which provides buoyancy for the hull, the space above the deck (15) being bounded by bulwarks (16) which surround the deck (15), at least one panel (18) located to one side of the hull which is hingedly supported about an axis (19) substantially parallel with the deck (15) to be movable between a first position at which the panel (18) forms a portion of the side of the hull and at least a portion of the panel (18) forms a part of a bulwark (16) and a second position at which the panel (18) extends outwardly from the side of the deck (15), and is rigidly retained in the second position, said panel (18) being buoyant.
Claims7
A boat hull having a bow, a stern, a bottom extending between the bow and stern, a deck and a space under the deck between the bow, stern and bottom which provides buoyancy for the hull, the space above the deck being bounded by bulwarks which surround the deck, at least one panel located to one side of the hull which is hingedly supported about an axis substantially parallel with the deck to be movable between a first position at which the panel forms a portion of the side of the hull and at least a portion of the panel forms a part of a bulwark and a second position at which it extends outwardly from the side of the deck, to be at least partially immersed in the water and is rigidly retained in the second position, said panel being buoyant wherein the buoyancy of the panel is greater in the region of the gunwale.
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