Patent ID: 6223677
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
An adaptable, multi-purpose boat comprising:a. a buoyant sponson; andb. a rigid hull removably connected to the buoyant sponson, the rigid hull including a plurality of rigid ribs, each constructed from a pair of sidewall portions and a `V` angled keel portion, connected to form sides, a keel, and a `V` angled bottom interposed between the sides and the keel, the plurality of rigid ribs including a plurality of hull connectors arranged in a predetermined organized pattern, the rigid hull further including thin plates connecting the plurality of rigid ribs to form interior sides, an interior synclinal angled deck on the bottom of the boat, and an exterior surface on the angled bottom of the boat, with the sidewall portions of the rigid ribs externally protruding beyond the interior sides of the boat,wherein a variety of external components may be removably fastened to the boat using at least one of the plurality of hull connectors such that the boat is repeatedly reconfigurable to adapt to multiple post-fabrication purposes.