Patent ID: 11945552
Assignee: MASTERCRAFT BOAT COMPANY, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. An inboard watersports boat comprising:
a hull including a bow, a stern, a transom, and port and starboard gunwales;
a motor positioned in the stern of the boat, forward of the transom and along a centerline of the boat;
a propeller operatively connected to the motor, the propeller being located under the hull and forward of the transom;
a tow point for towing a watersports performer;
a plurality of aft-facing seats positioned in the stern of the boat, aft of the tow point, the plurality of aft-facing seats including an aft-facing seat positioned port of the centerline of the boat and an aft-facing seat positioned starboard of the centerline of the boat, each of the port and starboard aft-facing seats including:
(i) a seat bottom movable from a first position to a second position, a portion of the seat bottom being positioned over the transom; and
(ii) a seatback that joins the seat bottom at a location forward of the transom and below the gunwales; and

a plurality of compartments including:
a port compartment positioned on a port side of the motor and associated with the port aft-facing seat, a portion of the port compartment being located under the seat bottom of the port aft-facing seat when the seat bottom is in the first position and a portion of the port compartment extending forward of a forward-most part of port aft-facing seat, the seat bottom of the port aft-facing seat being movable to the second position to allow access to the portion of the port compartment under the seat bottom; and
a starboard compartment positioned on a starboard side of the motor and associated with the starboard aft-facing seat, a portion of the starboard compartment being located under the seat bottom of the starboard aft-facing seat when the seat bottom is in the first position and a portion of the starboard compartment extending forward of a forward-most part of starboard aft-facing seat, the seat bottom of the starboard aft-facing seat being movable to the second position to allow access to the portion of the starboard compartment under the seat bottom.