Reinforced powerboat construction

A powerboat comprising

• a hull, a transom, keel, sidewalls and a gunwale,
• an engine secured to said powerboat,
• an upper generally transversely oriented structural member secured to said transom,
• a lower generally transversely oriented structural member secured in generally underlying relationship with respect to said upper generally transversely oriented structural member,
• at least one generally vertically oriented structural member secured to said transverse structural members,
• said hull having a keel and at least one stringer on each side of said keel,
• said upper generally transverse structural member being structured to transfer a transom load to said gunwales,
• said lower generally transverse structural member being structured to transfer load to said keel and/or at least one of said stringers, and
• said upper structural member having a greater longitudinal extent than said lower structural member.

A powerboat having

• a hull, a transom, sidewalls and gunwales,
• a first generally rigid elongated structural member secured to said transom in direct load transmitting relationship with respect to said gunwales,
• said hull having a keel and at least two stringers,
• a second generally rigid elongated structural member secured to said transom in load transmitting relationship with respect to said keel and/or at least one of said stringers, and
• a generally rigid third structural member secured to said first structural member and said second structural member.