Patent ID: 9156534
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A semirigid inflatable watercraft including an outboard motor installed thereon and an apparatus for moving the outboard motor, the watercraft comprising bottom boards forming a walkable surface of said watercraft, and a transom extending upwardly from the bottom boards, the apparatus for moving the outboard motor comprising a panel, which is slidably connected and rotatably articulated to the bottom boards at a position adjacent to said transom, said apparatus further including engagement elements supporting said motor, wherein said panel, by virtue of articulation means being slidably connected and rotatably articulated to the bottom boards, being movable from a first configuration for navigation, wherein said panel is partially superimposed on said transom and extending upwardly therefrom and rigidly coupled thereto, to a second configuration for housing the watercraft, wherein said panel is rotated substantially at right angles to said transom, in said second configuration said panel being substantially parallel to a plane of the bottom boards of the watercraft.