Patent ID: 6325683
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A fishing boat having a deck and defining a fore portion, a stern portion, a port side and a starboard side, said boat comprising:a single piece hull with a plurality of cavities integrally formed therein below a water line, each said cavity having an intake end and an outtake end along a major axis, the major axis of each said cavity angled less than 90.degree. relative to a longitudinal axis of said hull; andan electric, unidirectional thrust device disposed in each one of said cavities between the intake end and the outtake end so as to produce a thrust parallel to the major axis of said cavity, each said thrust device having an associated switch for actuating said thrust device, wherein said switches can be actuated alone or in combination to produce a resultant thrust to maneuver said boat.