Patent ID: 7971550
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A stabilized watercraft, comprising: a rigid hull having a transom, a pointed bow and a pair of curved sides which extend between the bow and the transom; and a rigid buoyancy tube permanently attached to the rigid hull, wherein the tube extends from the bow of the hull to a point at or past the transom of the boat, wherein the tube has a cross-section which is generally rectangular over most of the length of the tube, wherein the tube has a vertical dimension which is greater than a width dimension, and wherein the tube has an outer surface which includes a generally vertical portion which extends along at least a portion of the length of the tube and a lower surface which is generally flat and extends from a chine of the hull to said generally vertical portion, wherein a lower portion of the tube is wider than an upper portion thereof throughout an aft portion of the tube, and wherein the tube has a dead rise in the range of −45° to +25.