Patent ID: 9611008
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B63B

Claim:
1. An extendable multihull boat, comprising: an upper deck having an underside frame extending from a bow to a stern; a pair of abeam hulls located beneath the upper deck and fixedly connected to the underside frame of the upper deck; a pair of longitudinally elongated guide rails fixedly connected to the underside frame of the upper deck between the abeam hulls; a lower deck located below the underside frame of the upper deck between the abeam hulls, wherein the lower deck longitudinally translates relative to the upper deck, the abeam hulls, and the elongated guide rails between a stowed position and a fully extended position, wherein the lower deck is positioned beneath the upper deck in the stowed position, wherein the lower deck extends forward of the bow of the upper deck in the fully extended position, and wherein the lower deck is further comprised of a laterally expandable deck surface with a pair of laterally reciprocating panels moving between a closed position and an open position; and an amidships hull located beneath the lower deck and fixedly attached to the lower deck through a plurality of fasteners, wherein the amidships hull is longitudinally arranged between the abeam hulls and longitudinally translates with the lower deck relative to the upper deck, the abeam hulls, and the elongated guide rails between the stowed position and the fully extended position, wherein the fasteners hold the amidships hull in a fixed position relative to the lower deck when the amidships hull and the lower deck are in the stowed position and in the fully extended position, and wherein the amidships hull provides buoyant support to the lower deck in the stowed position and in the fully extended position.