Patent ID: 6568341
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A vessel for collection of water data in aquatic environments, comprising:(a) a first pontoon having a rear section and front section; (b) a second pontoon having a rear section and front section, each said pontoon having a flat top side, an outer side, an inner side, a two sided bottom, wherein said front section of each said pontoon terminates in a five sided tip and the rear section of each said pontoon terminates in a flat panel, and wherein each said pontoon front section has a vertical channel from said flat top side to said two sided bottom and a horizontal exhaust having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end intersecting perpendicular to said vertical channel and said proximal end terminating at said pontoon outer side; and (c) an open area between the front section of the first pontoon and the front section of the second pontoon, said open area being of a size and shape suitable for receiving a data collection apparatus platform, wherein said vessel has at least one transverse member for permanently holding said first pontoon and said second pontoon opposite and parallel to each other.