Abstract:
The focus of the new inventions here is on safety from injury and the lessening of the current loss of life in the use and pleasure desired by the American Public from the small, motor powered, open planing hull, first introduced to the world by Ole Evinrude in 1908. Specifically, thought is introduced about people riding on the top deck of a boat rather than down in a boat. Mention is made of swing chair seating, and it&#39;s support of high safety rails, as well as the all-round good view the driver has because of having his seat and console mounted on the top deck. Furthermore, discussion is developed on the advantages and dependability of the inertia control swing pivot used under the chairs which are mounted on the frames of the swing chair system. Some mention is made of the expected nationwide use of the boat with swing chairs as ambulance and police boats. Presentations are made of the non swamp ability of the complete flat top deck, and the expected projection of the less likelihood of boats capsizing is in the offing. The less number of collisions is expected because of the high view, over all, that the driver has because of being up on the top deck.

Description:
This application is a Continuation-in-Part of Parent patent application Ser. No. 09/993,001 filed Nov. 26, 2001 entitled KELLER RIDE ON PRINCIPLE, which is now abandoned. My boat is completely flat decked, has at least four swing seats, plus, it has railings on both sides and across the transom. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The conventional practice of people riding in a planing boat has been to ride down in the boat, probably because boats were conventionally constructed to accommodate them in the lower portions of the boat. As a consequence, both the passengers and the driver rode in the lower portions of the boat. The instrument panel, console; or helm were usually mounted directly in front of the driver and most, if not all, of the passengers were located in what has been known as the “catch basin”, most of which was located at and slightly rearward of amidships. 
     As a consequence of the above, the driver in an effort to reach shelter and relative safety in a minimum of time would apply the necessary power and, in doing so, he causes the boat bow to elevate and obstruct his forward vision, which in turn, increases danger of collision with other boats, and possible passenger injuries. 
     The existence of the “catch basin” at the lowermost portions of the boat and the location of its passengers therein or closely adjacent thereto has substantially contributed to the relatively frequent “swamping” of boats in which the entire boat fills with water, frequently leading to injuries and drowning. 
     Close quarters of passengers and mixing thereof with supplies and baggage frequently lead to confusion and accidents, including injuries. My boat is designed to provide a clear deck for occupation by the passengers, to thereby obviate the problems which are an outgrowth of the conditions, as described above. I have eliminated the “catch basin” and its many disadvantages. 
     The prior confusion of people occupying the same identical space as their supplies, their seating, their currently used equipment and the lack of adequate railings for them to lean against and generally enjoy themselves without fear of falling overboard has been accepted as part of normal boating life. 
     In addition, power has been added currently to the small open planing power boat that is under the Coast Guards 26 foot length limits for such craft to the extent that the prior art seats mounted directly over a pedestal under the center of the seats&#39; base are unsafe, because the extremely high speeds that are now easily reached, subject the boat to a resultant vector force of great power when the boat smashes into unyielding high water and it can instantly jam the boat and all its firmly fastened parts directly away in the line of flight of the incoming vector. The seat goes too, out from under the sitting rider, due to the inertia of the rider&#39;s body. 
     Contrarily, my inertia controlled swing pivot mounting beneath the base of my seat uses the inertia of the rider and the base itself to swing and catch the rider safely. 
     My complete flat deck allows for no swamping or capsizing. 
     My unique high railings practically eliminate people falling overboard. 
     The high elevation of the people on my decks provide for 360 degree unobstructed vision for all, therefore, much less chance of collisions killing and maiming. 
     Attaching paneling beneath the parallel railing and its directly beneath boat side edge provide splash protection and keeps small children from crawling out under the railing. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An important advantage of my boat is the retention of substantially all of the horizontal space within the boat at the passenger level, for the passengers convenience and enjoyment. This is made possible by retaining all of the area of the lower deck for supplies, and all other objects other than ordinary supplies, while the passengers frequent only the upper deck. This upper deck extends across the entire open area at the level of the top of the sidewalls of the boat. The top of such sidewalls were frequently, in earlier years, called “gunnels”. The upper deck of my boat is clear of most everything but the console or helm, and even that area can be increased by swinging the swingable chairs (with or without the passengers therein) outwardly beyond the sidewalls of the boat. 
     The upper deck of my boat extends from bow to stern and from the upper surface of one sidewall to the upper surface of the opposite sidewall, all at the level of the upper surface of the sidewalls of the boat. This provides a relatively spacious area to accommodate the passengers and, along with the high hand rails, promotes safety. The hand rails at each side and at the rear of my boat are at least 34 inches high. The chair seats are disposed approximately 16 inches above the deck. As a consequence, the chairs can be swung outwardly of the sidewalls of the boat and the passengers may or may not remain in them at that position. Actually, if the dock height is OK, the swing seats may be used as a debarking or boarding device. Many handicapped people would like to go boating, too. 
     The most important aspect of my upper deck, however, is that it extends in a flat plane, at the level of the upper surface of the sidewalls of the boat, and continuously, from bow to stern. As a consequence, substantially all water which hits the deck flows over the outer edge of the upper deck at the side opposite that from which the water approaches the boat, and not into the lower deck and into a “catch basin” area as is so common in boats as before constructed. Thus, the possibility of my boat, as so constructed, being “swamped” is non-existent, since substantially all of such water flows across the deck and returns to the original body of water from which it originated. 
     The upper deck of my boat is continuous because the only lack of continuity which exists is provided by the very minimum of space existent between the covers of the hatches, which constitute a major portion of my upper deck. The interior of the fixed hatches is used for the storage of supplies and any other items which the passengers do not wish to retain in their immediate possession. Any seepage is disposed of by the bilge pump, a common item beneath the lower deck of substantially all boats. The only seepage which occurs is that which makes its way into the lower deck is by passing between the close-fitting hatch covers, or between the edge of the deck opening and an adjacent hatch cover. The cover and the openings are closely fitted to preclude any substantial seepage. 
     A second important feature of my boat is the provision and disposition of a plurality of swingably mounted swing chairs over the upper surfaces of the opposite sidewalls of the boat. The swingable mounting of these chairs enables the operator to clear the deck, except for the passengers, if he so desires, and thereby make room for activity. In addition, the strong high railings of my improved boat, which extend along the length of the boat above its sidewalls, provide a strong measure of safety by preventing passengers from being washed overboard in the event of heavy waters, and stumbling over something and falling overboard. 
     The swingable mounting of the chairs of my boat is unique in that it includes a swing mounting at the outer and inner ends of the swingable frame. Since the inner end of the swingable frame is locked firmly in one position on the axis pivot of the support pedestal the axis of the seat support swing arm at the outer distal end of the frame must go with any movement introduced in the boat by the strong wave vector. The axis pin of the inertia control swing system under the seat introduces no torque to the situation, it just must go with the boat. The seat is a different matter, in that the pin under it is disposed near the front end of the seat, and therefore, the front end of the seat must go in whatever direction the violent vector of the wave pushes the boat, but, the center of the seat, the back of the seat and the person sitting in the seat are a different matter. Their weight center is away from the pin by approximately 4 inches, and since the seat is most likely faced in any other direction than that the violent vector is going, a torque or twisting effect takes place, instantly. The pin drags the front of the seat, “down wind”, so to speak, and the off center mass, regardless of its inertia, must follow. The inertia of the seat and its occupant causes the front part of the seat to swing with the movement of the pin at the front of the chair, which brings the outside back of the chair into a position facing the power vector and the occupant facing in the direction in which the vector is moving. The inertia of the occupant&#39;s body holds the occupant within the confines of the chair, which saves lives. 
     My new boat has many new safety and convenience features. The provision of a deck which is clear except for passengers, is a vast improvement in that it substantially reduces or eliminates confusion, inconvenience, and possible injuries, and even deaths, which are much more likely to be experienced in a small boat of prior construction. The disposition of an upper deck at a level abreast of the upper surfaces of the sidewalls of the boat is a marked safety feature, in that it is impossible to swamp my new boat. This is true because almost all of any water which is directed toward the interior of my boat is shed by my upper deck, for the simple reason that the water has no free access to the boat&#39;s interior. Consequently, it is caused to run off the deck and back into the source from which it originated. Also, my boat is much more convenient, enjoyable, and safer than prior boats because there is much more room, no baggage or other objects to trip over, etc., since all supplies and other objects are disposed within the hatches under hatch covers. The covers have conforming outer edges which cooperate with each other and the opening-defined edges of the upper deck to present a substantially continuous, seepage-less surface to any on-coming water. 
     Another feature of my invention is the positioning of swinging chairs, with seats for humans which are pivotally mounted at and along the sidewalls of the boat, capable of being swung to a position outward of the sidewalls of the boat. The reason for this varies. Generally the frames of the swing chairs are locked so that they are directly in toward the center of the boat. This is the 90 degree setting as viewed in FIG. 20, and since the long swing frame can no longer move on its support pedestal, it is solidly set in its position just as much as if it had a pedestal down directly from the center of the seat. This is fine for riding around and traveling from one place to another, however, when the boat finally gets to the place where the passengers want to do something, such as cast for fish, or move around the boat for any reason, they often don&#39;t want the seat in the way. The solution to that is easy, as all they need to do is pull the locking pin out from the pivot axis of the support pedestal and the swing frame is free to swing. Then, if they just want to move the seat a short distance on deck to give them a place to stand where the seat used to be while traveling, they push the seat forward or rearward, out of the way. If, however, they don&#39;t want the chair close, at all, they just manually swing the seat out over the sidewall area or swing it all the way out of the boat, which stores it out over the water, resting, as it awaits the passenger wanting it aboard again for his seating pleasure. Flexibility is the key. 
     A further advantageous feature is the use of a swinging frame to pivotally support similar chairs to facilitate movement and comfort of the occupant of the chair while entirely clearing the deck, except for the drivers console or helm and the driver. 
     Another everyday advantage of my swing seat system is the life saving inertia control swing arm system located under the commercially purchased padded seats with arms as it rides the distal end of my locked swing frame. The high powered motor that thrusts the boat forward and up on plane can be used to show and explain how the inertia control system reacts to any violent incoming vector that is powerful enough to forcibly move the boat. The inertia of the passenger and the seat he is riding in is used to save his life and provide everyday comfort. Using the boats own power to prove the efficacy of the inertia control system makes sense because this is power we have at hand. In brief, the pin at the axis end of the under seat swing arm plate system causes a twist-swing effect which makes the seat and passenger in it, turn and follow the path that the pin is forced to take by the hole at the outer distal end of the swing frame, as the boat changes movement. More about this is explained in the Detailed Description of the Invention. 
     One surprising extra advantage from the unique high railings is the fact that railings run parallel to and directly above the side edges of the boat, and are also equidistant at each of their ends from the boat edge top surfaces. This means that rectangular paneling or canvas may be fastened to the railing above and the deck edge below. The paneling will do several things, act as spray buffer, child safety containment and surface for placing advertising message or decoration. 
     The purposes of my invention is to benefit the world by showing the advantages achieved by using my Ride on Principle, which is simply that for the small, (Under 26 feet in length), open power planing boat it is much more efficient, safe and full of joy for the passengers to ride up on top of a completely flat top deck and keep their supplies below water tight hatches while using my BOAT WITH SWING SEATING high railings. Actually, I am revolutionizing the Marine Industry on this matter. I teach that the Prior Art is wasteful in life loss, injury and joyful action for the whole family. 
     Each of the above features, as well as more limited features set forth hereinafter, are believed to be new and are known to be beneficial in the light of my past experience with boats, which has been substantial. These features described above, alone and in combination with each other, are different and beneficial to a substantial degree over boats of the prior art, as pointed out and claimed herein. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     A detailed description of the preferred embodiments of my invention, “Boat with swing seating” is hereby described with specific reference to the drawings. 
     FIG. 1 is an exploded view of my swing chair. 
     FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of my off-set pedestal about which my swing chair swings. 
     FIG. 3 is a prospective view of my pedestal shown in FIG.  2 . 
     FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the swinging frame of my invention, which swings about the pedestal shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, shown in inverted position. 
     FIG. 5 is another perspective view of the swing frame shown in FIG. 4, but in upright position and taken from above. 
     FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of the swinging frame locking pin in isolated position apart from the frame. 
     FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the inverted inertia control swing travel arm with its axis pin and bushing as seen from below, and note how the commercial seat mounting slots are not beneath the axis pin. This is not a seat pivot as of yore. 
     FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the inertia control swing travel arm, as seen from above. 
     FIG. 9 is a port side elavational view of my boat, showing the relation between the hull, console or helm, and the side rail. 
     FIG. 10 is a top plan view of one of my boats in which over 90% of the top deck consists of closely adjacent hatch covers, and the chairs have been removed. 
     FIG. 11 is the starboard view of the preferred form of my invention. 
     FIG. 12 is a rear plan view of the hull, only, of my invention. 
     FIG. 13 is a vertical sectional view of the hull, only, of my invention, taken along line A—A of FIG. 14, with the swinging chairs, console and rails removed. 
     FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the preferred form of my invention, with the swinging chairs and rails removed. 
     FIG. 15 is a vertical sectional view of the hull, taken along line B—B of FIG.  14 . 
     FIG. 16 is a perspective view of my invention, taken from above and ahead of the hull; the chair pedestals being mounted in the upper surface of the hull sidewalls. 
     FIG. 17 is a perspective view of my planing hull invention, taken from above and behind the hull, the chair pedestals being mounted on the upper deck so that their base plates are fastened broadside edge to the very edge of the top flat deck. 
     FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the T-bar caps used to fasten the T-bar railings to the posts held by the long tubular member within the support pedestal axis of my swing seats. 
     FIG. 19 is an exploded view of the T-bar caps, the eight sided (surfaces) T-bar Railing and the posts that go into the tubular center of the axis support pedestals of my swing chairs, the later, not being shown. 
     FIG. 20 is a prospective view of my invention, taken from above and ahead of the hull, the chair pedestals being mounted deep in the sidewalls of the hull, base and fastenings, not shown. The seats are shown in the 90 degree position from the sidewalls. 
     FIG. 21 is an exploded view of my swing chair system mounted directly in the sidewall, the base and anti rotation system of the pedestal axis is below deck, not show. 
     FIG. 22 is a prospective view of my invention, taken from above and ahead of the hull, the two forward seats are in the 90 degree position and the two aft seats have been unplugged from their swing frames and left home or put below deck in one of the holds, not shown and the aft swing frames have been swung under the railings and locked there. 
     FIG. 23A is the Front View of the T-bar Rail. 
     FIG. 23B is the ISO VIEW of the T-bar Rail. 
     FIG. 24A is the Top View of the Grip Tight Post Cap. 
     FIG. 24B is the Front View of the Grip Tight Post Cap. 
     FIG. 24C is the ISO VIEW of the Grip Tight Post Cap. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     My invention as shown in FIGS. 1-24C, inclusive, includes a number of novel features, the incorporation of which in a boat has already proved to have substantial merit. As shown in FIGS. 9-15, inclusive, my boat includes a hull  26  having a bow  37  and stern  38 . It includes a lower deck  36  and floatation material  35  there below. The hull  26  has opposite sidewalls  41  and  42  which have upper surfaces  41   a  and  42   a.    
     It also includes an upper deck  43  which is flat and extends between the sidewalls at a level with the upper surfaces  41   a  and  42   a , from sidewall  41  to sidewall  42  and from bow  37  to stern  38 . As shown, it has an opening  44  therein which is substantially closed off with a plurality of hatches  28 , the covers of which are configured to closely match the opening edges  44   a  and thereby preclude the entry of water into the opening and interior area beneath said opening. As a consequence, the hatch  28  covers, as shown in combination with the remainder of the upper deck  43 , the entire interior of the hull  26 , above and at the level of the upper surface of sidewalls, effectively sheds off the vast majority of the water which may reach the upper deck in the form of waves or precipitation. Thus it is impossible for my above boat to swamp since the bilge pump, which is universally a part of a small motorized boat, will easily dispose of any and all seepage water that may occur. 
     I have found it absolutely necessary to dispose the upper deck at an absolute level with the upper surfaces of  41   a  and  42   a  of the sidewalls  41 ,  42  inclusive of the hull, FIG.  17 . 
     FIGS. 16 and 17 each show a pair of swinging chair seats  4  pivotally mounted at or along the upper surfaces of the sidewalls  41  and  42 , one pair at the bow area of the sidewalls and the other pair at the stern area. Each of the chairs  4  are of the type commercially available on the market but their mountings include a pair of vertical axis pivots, as best shown in FIGS. 1-8, inclusive. It might be best understood if one considers the vertical pedestal axis about which the swing frame  2  moves as the controller of the relative place in or about the boat that the seat  4  will end up being located. This is because seat  4 , bolted to its swing arm plate  22 FIG. 8, which is plugged by its own retained axis pivot pin  24  into hole  13  at the distal end of swing frame  2  and will sit out there at the distal end of the swing radius exactly where the hole  9  of pedestal  1  or  1   x  demands when occupied by the locking pin  16  FIG.  5 . Furthermore, this location control axis is at the center of the 360 degree circle that the swing frame  2  travels and since the distance from this center to the distal end of the swing radius is 18 and ½ inches the diameter of this circle of travel is approximately 37 inches. 
     Prior art has devised vertical axes systems but, none like mine and they cannot do the aggregate job that is done on the BOAT WITH SWING SEATING. Richard W. Conant has produced three vertical axes  80 ,  120  and  140 , of his FIG. 2, but none are like mine. He has one vertical powered axis that can travel the lower arm two ways from a center line of 120 degrees each way, a total of 240 degrees and this axis is mounted to the deck in the center area of the aft fishing cockpit of a cruiser. He has another axis that totals a possible power travel of 180 degrees. None of these axes is hollow so that the center can be used for another purpose. He has another axis at the distal end of one arm which is directly under the center of a fisherman&#39;s chair that can travel a full 360 degrees. This is simply a pivot pin axis from below upon which the seat and its bearings can be spun just like a wheel on its axle. 
     In contrast, my use of axes is entirely different; my seats  4  do not have an axis of pivot directly under the center of the seat as all prior art pedestal seats do. My commercially purchased seat  4  is center mounted near the distal end  3  of swing arm  22 FIG. 1 by screws or bolts through the slots  25  and the seat having a forward side and a backward is aligned so that the forward side is directly over pin  24  and the backward side extends out over the distal end  3 , which means that the heavy weight of the passenger presses down hard on the distal end of  22  and not much over pin  24 . Since the pin  24  is imbedded deep in hole  13  of swing frame  2 FIG. 1 the front of the seat  4  must go instantly any where hole  13  is forced to go by the locked in position of swing frame  2 . This means that the inertia of the passenger&#39;s heavy body, being out away from the pivot point, will force the seat to twist and face away from the incoming vector and in the process it catches the body between the arms and brings it along. High speed sequence photos have been made of this action and are available for study. 
     The Boat with Swing Seating always uses a minimum of four (4) swing seats for the simple reason that seating is needed and the upright pedestals  1  or  1   x  are a must in order to support and hold firm the necessary high strong railings on both side edges of the boat. Choice of two of my pedestals are used. Pedestal  1  has a base plate  5  which fastens conventionally to the very side edge of the boat FIG. 17, and pedestal  1   x  which is imbedded down into the side edges of the boat  31  FIG.  10  and FIGS. 20 and 21. The axis areas of each pedestal, section  6 , has no moving parts. Each pedestal has, in the section  6  area eight (8) strategically located holes intended to be used by the locking pin  16 FIGS. 4,  5  and  6  inclusive when the rider chooses to locate his seat in a certain spot in relation to the boat. The swing arms,  2  and  22  are each able to freely travel swing a full 360 degrees. If  2  is locked, arm  22  can still swing at the distal end of swing frame  2  FIG.  5 . Hole  13  encompasses the pin  24  as bushing  23  of swing arm plate  22 FIG. 8 rides the distal end of plate  2   a  of swing frame  2 . Meanwhile, seat  4  bolted through slots  25  out at the distal end of swing arm plate  22 , rests quietly. Rotational wise, seat  4  only turns under manual or inertial impetus, but its location in the boat is governed by its hole  13  relative to the hull. Note should be taken, at this time, to the fact that arm plate  22  is actually a swing frame swinging around its axis of pivot  24 , which is a solid steel round, just as swing frame  2  swings around its axes pedestals  1  and  1   x . The distal end of swing arm  22  is edge  3  shown in FIG. 1 but the effective distal end is the back side of chair  4  which adds to the inertial load that drives the turning of pivot pin  24 . It is this offset centering of swing arm  22  that forces the inertia of the passenger&#39;s own body to swing the seat so that it faces away from the path direction of any horizontal violent vector that throws the boat about. It is possible to prove this effect by making use of the boats own powerful motor. 
     Realization should take place that the open tubular members within the pedestals  1  and  1   x  support and hold vertical the posts  32  which are fastened firmly by tight grip T-bar post caps to the railings  34   t  FIGS. 16,  17 ,  18 ,  19 ,  20 , and  22  inclusive, as all are part and parcel to the boat with swing seating. 
     Realization should take place that if the locking pin  16  is allowed to be pressed into hole  9  by spring  18  of swing frame  2  there is no longer a swing seat situation in relation to the boat. The swing frame is fused solid to its upright support pedestal,  1  or  1   x . The seat  4  location, relative to the boat, is in one place in the boat, just as it would be if it were mounted, as the prior art seats are, that have their pedestals directly under them and are fastened to the deck below, or their pedestals that go down through the top deck and are fastened below in the hold. Each of the chairs  4  can be turned manually 360 degrees there at the distal end of swing frame  2 . This is so the rider can face his seat any direction he wishes while quietly fishing or doing other work on location. In fact, he can do this seat swinging whether his swing frame  2  is locked or unlocked on its vertical axis pedestal  1  as in FIG. 17 or on its vertical axis pedestal  1   x  as in FIG. 20 or  21  inclusive. At this time, one thing should be made very clear. The passenger is not pivoting the seat, as he would be doing when changing the facing of the seat in all pedestal seats, of prior art. In said prior art, all mechanisms for fastening to whatever for ease of turning the seat, placed the pivot point directly in the center of the seat base mass. My life saving inertia control swing plate  22 FIGS. 1,  7  and  8 , inclusive, does not work in the said prior art way. My swing plate  22  does have a pin  24 FIG. 8 that goes downward through hole  13  at the distal end of frame  2 . Pin  24  does pivot. But, since it is located approximately 4 inches away from the center of mass and base of seat  4  the center of mass, of the passenger, the seat  4  and the base plate  22 , all swing, not pivot. 
     In addition, my seats  4  are offset from their pedestal axis center by more than 18 and ½ inches which means they swing in a circle of more than 37 inches. Also, it is plain to see that beneath the seats  4  the deck  43  is completely clear and open for use of any kind wanted, lunch box, tackle box or whatever. Contrariwise, prior art uses that space for pedestals or box work. You can put some stuff in box work but it still takes more space and cuts out any possible hatch covers. 
     The mounting for each of said chairs  4  includes either an opening in the sidewall  31 FIG. 10 using a pedestal  1   x  FIGS. 20 and 21 or a pedestal  1 FIG. 3 with its base plate  5 , the later of which is designed to be fixedly secured to a top deck  43 , FIG.  17 . Both said pedestals are non-rotational, with two holes  9  directly over the sidewall. The technology holding  1   x  non rotational is below deck, and is not shown. Fixedly secured to the upper surface of the plate  5  as by welding is an upstanding metal tube which constitutes the pedestal  1 , which is supported by a pair of gussets  8  which extend from the tube toward the front of the base plate  5  and are disposed at an angle of approximately 60-90 degrees to each other. The base plate  5 , is secured to the top deck in any conventional manner, as shown in FIG. 17, with the angled portion extended away from the adjacent sidewall and its straight base portion extending parallel to and along the edge of said sidewall. The mounting for each of the chairs upon the upper surface of the sidewalls of the boat, as shown in FIG. 16 is accomplished by utilizing a somewhat longer pedestal  1   x  which extends downwardly into an opening in the sidewall provided at the lower end of the pedestal and within the sidewall as shown in FIG.  21 . The swing frame  2  is shown in the exploded view of the chairs  4  and their mountings in FIG. 1, and as shown, includes a vertical cylinder  10  which fits over the metal tubular section  6  of pedestal  1 , the bottom edge of which rests and swings on bushing  7 . Bushing  7  is welded the proper distance from the top of pedestals  1  and  1   x  so that the top of cylinder  10  will smoothly conjuncture evenly with the top of the pedestal  1  or  1   x  and so that the holes  9  of the pedestals will conjuncture exactly with the locking pin  16  when presented. Tubular section  6  is that axis area of the pedestals that cylinder  10  encompasses, travels and rests on. Both pedestals are long and strong and made from the same pipe stock (Schedule  40 ). 
     The swing frame  2  as shown in FIG. 1, includes a radially outwardly extending flat horizontal platform  2   a  which is adequately supported by a pair of support plates or brackets  2   b  and  2   c . The horizontal platform  2   a  has a metal tube  12  of small rectangular cross-section welded to the outer extremity and under surface of the platform  2   a . A pivot hole  13  extends downwardly through the outer end of the platform  2   a  and through the upper and lower wall of the metal tube  12  to accommodate the reception of pivot pin  24 , which is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. 
     The swing frame  2  includes a locking pin  16  shown in FIG. 4, which carries a spring  18 , a washer  19  and a cotter key  17  and extends through an opening provided therefor through the support plate  2   b  and locking pin supporting bracket  20 . The spring  18  is arranged and functions in the conventional manner to constantly urge the locking pin  16  inwardly through the bushing  21  and the wall of cylinder  10 , to engage one of the eight (8) holes  9  which extend through the upper end of pedestal section  6 , as shown in FIG.  2 . Retaining post  14 FIG. 5 functions to hold locking pin  16  in retracted position, when desired, and is utilized only when the chair occupant desires free swinging thereof about the section  6  on either pedestals  1  or  1   x . The bushing  7  functions to facilitate such movement. It should be pointed out here, that post  14  will not permit the pin  16  from falling out of hole  9  even if spring  18  should fail. Furthermore, the handhold part of the 90 degree bent locking pin  16  is held down by gravity and vibration so that the pulling out of locking pin  16  from hole  9  is only accomplished by raising the hand hold part up over post  14  and pulling it out against the pressure of spring  18  and this is important, as all high-speed riding should be done only with the swing frame locked tight to its pedestal. 
     As shown in FIG. 1, pivot pin  24  extends into opening  13  so that pivot pin plate  22  can swing about the longitudinal axis of pivot pin  24 , and goes downwardly into and through metal tube  12  to provide a non-tipping or rocking hold on pivot pin  24  as plate  22  swings about the longitudinal axis of pivot pin  24 . Bushing  23  extends between platform  2   a  and pivot pin plate  22  to facilitate rotation of pivot pin  24  and chair  4  which is fixedly mounted at its underside upon pivot plate  22  via slots  25  in any conventional manner. Bushing  23 , FIG. 7 and 8, extends between inertia control plate  22  and  2   a  the top of swing frame  2  to act as bushing for axis pivot  24  and as a spreader of at least one inch of space between the bottom of chair  4  and the smooth top of deck  2   a . This space is necessary because the metal arm rest forms bend around and are fastened beneath the chair bottom, and these bent metal forms stick down from the bottom of the chair by at least ¼ inch, and maybe more, as chair  4  is fixedly mounted at its under side upon swing plate  22  via slots  25  in any conventional manner. It will be noted, however, that pivot pin  24  is located adjacent one end of inertia control swing plate  22  as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 and the top side of said swing plate  22  as shown in FIG. 8 is secured to the bottom surface of each chair  4  so that pivot pin  24  is disposed beneath the front of the chair. As a direct consequence, each chair  4  swings about a vertical axis extending down from the front portion of the seat of the chair. That axis of pivot is disposed at the distal outer end of platform  2   a  which enables a chair occupant to swing about pedestal  1  and also swing about the axis of pivot pin  24  encompassed by hole  13  of frame deck  2   a . Each of the four (4) chairs are similarly mounted for movement about the vertical axis of the pivot structure provided by pedestal  1  and swing frame  2 . 
     It will be noted that the upper ends of each pedestal section  6  would be open were it not for their use as mountings for the side rails  34   t  as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17. This can best be appreciated by reference to FIG. 1, wherein the upper end of cylinder  10  and pedestal  1  are open. This opening is character number  45 . It is the whole inside tubular dimension of the pedestals  1  and  1   x  and is of 2 and ½ inch diameter. In pedestal  1  it is 16 and ½ inches deep with a ¾ inch hole in base  5  to which it is fixedly welded, and this hole is to provide access or egress with the below top deck interior. The hole in plate  5  is not shown. In pedestal  1   x , shown in FIGS. 16 and 21 the access or egress pathway  45  to the interior is much longer and the action below the side edge tops  41   a  and  42   a , not shown. As is evident in all of the boat drawings showing railings we see the railings being supported by posts  32 , FIG. 10 shows openings  31  in the sidewalls, in which the pedestals  1   x  are inserted. We see by the drawings that the posts  32 FIGS. 17 and 19 support the rails. All my boats have flat top decks  43  as shown in FIG.  17 . The bases  5 FIGS. 1,  2  and  3  are mounted with the long sides of these unique bases directly over and aligned parallel with the fore and aft line of the side edges and fastened in any of several convention ways to the top edge surfaces  41   a  and  42   a  which are perfectly level with the top deck  43 . Rail posts  32  are inserted in the openings  45  of the upright pedestal  1 FIGS. 1,  2  and  3 . Tubular member  10  of swing frame  2 FIG. 5 goes, right side up, on the section  6  of the axis pedestal  1  before mounting the tight grip post caps  33   b  as shown in FIG.  18 . They are fixedly fastened to the posts  32 . These posts  32 FIG. 19 are made of wood and encapsulated in PVC and are inserted in close-fitting relation in the otherwise open end  45  of the pedestal section  6 . Then, a railing  34   t  FIGS. 19 and 23 b  extended between and fixedly secured at its end portions to grip tight T-bar post caps  33   b  FIG. 18 located in forward and rearward positions, at each side of the boat. Thus the side railings  34   t  are mounted in a most effective protective position. Each side railing is approximately 37 inches high, which is a most effectively protective position. 
     My boat, as described above, has substantial advantages. The adoption and usage of an upper deck at a level absolutely even with the upper surfaces of the sidewalls of a small boat, so as to make same incapable of being swamped, greatly increases the safety of the boat, as well as the enjoyment and comfort of its use. It provides a substantial increase in the enjoyment of the boat, since it multiplies the space available for the usage by the passengers many fold. It effectively precludes sinking of the boat, with or without passengers. It substantially increases the amount of space made available to its passengers. It insures that substantially all of the water which strikes the area in which the passengers are located will be shed across its upper surface and discharged at the side of the boat opposite from which it approached the boat. 
     By insuring that substantially all of the water which hits the upper deck will run off the upper deck&#39;s upper surface, I have obviated the need for the area of small boats which have been designated as a “catch basin”, by disposing all of the swing seating of passengers and the boat pilot with his instrument and steering control console up on top of my all inclusive flat deck  43 FIGS. 17 and 20. As a consequence, the ride is much more comfortable and safer in my boat, since my driver and his passengers cannot find himself or anyone else sitting in a well of water that cannot drain off. Furthermore, the driver, and all of his passengers, can see everything that is going on much better than if they were down in the below of a top deck well. That goes for whether or not the small power boats are sitting quietly or moving. While both boats are moving very slowly and staying in full water displacement condition the people on my boat will still see around much better than those in the other boat because they are sitting in seats that are at least 16 and ½ inches above the top deck  43 . Then, as power is added to both boats, the bows of each boat starts to rise. Then, as power is added, the bow rise increases to the maximum difference in height between the bow and stern of each boat takes place, just before the boats go up on plane. It is this period of time in which the people in the RIDE-DOWN-IN-THE BOAT, prior art boats, are blinded by their own boat bows of everything that is out there before them. As the Coast Guard says, they must post a lookout forward. Conversely, all people riding on my invented boats, can see everything in all directions, regardless of speed. In very heavy weather, any pilot will raise his bow to the best inclined orientation that will get him home safely in as much comfort as possible. 
     The use of the pivotal mounting of the chairs adjacent to the front of the chair provides a valuable safety feature in that as a result of such mounting, lives are saved. This is due to the inertial reaction of the passenger&#39;s body mass, the chair  4 &#39;s body mass and the swingable body mass of the plate  22  itself. When the boat is struck with a violent external force (resultant vector) of such magnitude that the inertia of the boat itself is overcome, the boat and everything in it, that is fastened tightly to it, will move in the direction of the vector. Since the swing frames of all of the chairs in the boat FIG. 20 are locked in the 90 degree position from the sidewalls, the holes  13 , holding the pins  24  of the inertia control swing plates  22 , which are fastened to the bottoms of the chairs  4 , must travel too, in the direction of the vector. In such travel they take along the pins  24  and the front of the chairs  4 . The aforesaid body masses, must comply and go along too, but not instantly, as the inertia of these masses forces the plate  22  system to twist and then follow the vector. In the process of doing so, the outside surface of the backs of the chairs will face the incoming vector and the passenger in between the arms of the chair will face forward away from the incoming vector. Of course, the incoming vector may be very harsh but of short duration, and in such a case, my inertial control will turn, just enough to catch the passenger before he falls onto the floor or out of the boat. Now, a manufactured proof of the validity and efficacy of my inertia control swing pivot can be done with the boats own power. First, take the boat shown in FIG. 20, making sure that the four swing frames are locked in the 90 degree position as shown, then, manually, face the seats toward the center of the boat, with or without people in them. Then, ask the pilot to advance the throttle quickly in order to bring the boat from its displacement position in the water up to a planing position on top of the water. The thrust necessary to do this, will be a vector from the rear that will force the seats, with or without occupancy, to turn smoothly and face forward, down the line of travel of the boat. The pilot may make any turns that he wishes and the seats will always follow the thrust (vector). 
     A short dissertation here on my inertia control system, how it is built and how it works, is called for. FIGS. 7 and 8 are the drawings of it. FIG. 8 is the right side up one, just as it fits and is bolted to the seat  4  through its slots  25 . If you were to draw two intersecting lines that each went through two of the slots, the intersection would be the center point of the seat base that is bolted above it. That center point of the seat base, is approximately 4 inches away from the center point of the pin  24  which goes downwardly through hole  13  of swing frame  2 . The center point of the seat base is also the center point of the mass, (the passenger) above it. Therefore, the only turning action of pin  24  is caused by manually turning the seat or by inertia acting on arm plate  22 , the seat  4  and the passenger. Hole  13  provides location. The inertia of the passenger, acting at the distal end of swing arm plate  22  saves him. 
     Conversely, the dead center seat of the seat that was mounted, in prior art, directly and firmly to the deck is always thrust instantly in the line of travel of any large vector that is strong enough to jam the boat a foot or more. That thrust kicks the seat right out from under the sitter. The sitter can land in the boat and sustain injury or land completely out of the boat, it depends on the strength of the vector. 
     Further contribution to safety is provided by my boat by mounting side railings upon the sidewalls of the boat. By mounting side rails upon the pedestals, I have provided adequate protection for the passengers, against being washed overboard by unusually large waves. By utilizing the chair pedestals as mountings for the side rails, I have maximized the area available to he passengers of the boat for their freedom and comfort. 
     A further contribution to safety is provided by my boat by mounting side rails  34   t  FIG.  19  and ISO VIEW FIG. 23 b  above the sidewalls of the boat. One of the unique features of my swing seating is that the pedestals have within them the large strong tubular members  45 FIGS. 1,  2  and  3 , which strongly hold and support firmly the laminated posts  32 FIG. 19 shown on boats FIGS. 16 and 17. These posts are  32  inches long and they are fixedly fastened to the  34   t  railings by a unique grip hold fastener  33   b  FIG.  18  and they meet the T-bar railings  34   t  FIG. 19 in a tight fitted relation. This relation is unique in that the T-bar tight grip post cap is closely form fitted to grip firmly the two lower vertical surfaces,  56  and  55  and then be fastened conventionally to the two mid horizontal surfaces  53  and  54 . They should be bolted first to the posts  32  and then to the  34   t  railing. The  34   t  railing has eight (8) running surfaces, each of which can be called on for certain needs. The front view of the rail, FIG. 23A shows the character numbers given to each surface. The top horizontal surface  50  is smooth, comfortble and safe for body support when reaching far overboard. The top vertical outboard surface  51  is in good position for common canvas or netting fastening. The mid horizontal outboard surface  53  is also good for common canvas or netting fastening. The lower vertical outboard surface  55  is good for fastening canvas, netting or panels. The bottom horizontal surface  57  is excellent to receive, hold and support heavy screw hooks and other common means of attachment. Life preservers and many other, need-to-be handy items, will go well there. The lower inboard vertical surface  56  handles hanging materials well too. The mid horizontal inboard surface  54  can be left bare or used. The top vertical inboard surface  52  should be kept smooth and bare. 
     Note, none of the preceding paragraph would be possible without the use of the unique big tubular member  45  which sleeps inside the pedestals  1  and  1   x . This circular member has strong sidewalls, which are the same as the pedestals, but the inside of which is used to do the job of holding and supporting the posts  32 . By using the inside and the outside of pedestals  1  and  1   x  I have managed to maximize the area available to the passengers of the boat for their freedom and comfort. 
     The position of the console and the drivers seat in the bow area are both contributions to safety in that they are located up on the deck  43  in the forward corner of the this effectively enlarged deck  43  area as mentioned in the preceding paragraph. Safety is achieved because of several things. One factor is that no one aboard can normally be in front of the driver and partially block his forward view. Another safety plus is that the driver sits high, 16 and ½ inches above deck  43 , and thus, even if he puts his bow up to handle the wave situation, he can always see all around and forward. There is no such thing as bow rise blindness for him. There is little likelihood of his having a collision. That is left for the prior art. 
     The earlier mentioned increased space and flat deck top deck  43  is a big assist for my BOAT WITH SWING SEAT being used for police or EMT work. The clear wide open flat top deck  43  can provide the space and smoothness to lay a person out for resuscitation work. The holds can supply the carrying space for supplies and the railings are handy to hang whatever drip is needed. 
     It is noteworthy that each of the chairs  4  is capable of being swung outwardly, away from the boats centerline, to thereby clear the upper deck  43  for any of many reasons, some of which were mentioned in the previous paragraph. There are three lock positions for the swing frame over the area of swing within the boat. There are two lock positions over the boat side edge and there are three lock positions outside the boat. These positions are a matter of choice and purpose. Prior art boat seats have one location, and that is it. One of the great choices is to get rid of any seat not wanted at a given time by simply unlocking its present position and putting it somewhere else. You can even store it completely outside of the boat, until you want it again. It should be noted that my swing seating machine is made up of three parts. Each part is a unit in itself. Unit  1  is the commercially purchased padded seat with strong arm rests  4  bolted to my inertia controlled swing pivot arm plate  22 FIGS. 7 and 8, at its distal end through the slots  25  thereof. Unit  2  is the swing frame machine  2 FIG. 1 that supports and holds seat  4  and plate  22  out at its radial distal outer end by its hole  13  which encompasses the pin  24  of the seat  4  and plate  22  at its axis and said machine  2  is supported by its tubular member  10 FIG. 5 on the axis section  6  of support pedestal  1 FIGS. 1,  2  and  3  or pedestal  1   x  FIGS. 16,  20 ,  21  and  22 . The unit  2  has many parts,  5  of them are moveable. The unit three of the three unit combination is the vertical axis pedestals  1  and  1   x . Pedestal  1  is the pedestal which is welded to base plate  5  and gussets  8 FIGS. 1,  2  and  3 , which is made to be fastened to any boats deck, as used on my deck  43 FIG. 17, whereas pedestal  1   x  FIGS. 21 and 22 does the same job as pedestal  1 FIG. 17 does but it has no base plate  5 . It is constructed of the same tubular stock and has the same section  6 FIG. 3 construction. It is about a foot longer and is vertically set in the sidewalls of boats FIGS. 21 and 16. 
     Earlier note has been made of the locking capability of the swing frame machine  2 FIG. 5 but coverage of how plate  5 FIG. 17 is fastened to the deck  43  has been slight. First, there are many standard commercial fasteners that may be used, but choice of which may be governed by the situation. For the FIG. 17 boat, it is well to fasten plate  5  by using stainless steel metal screws that are at least 1 and ½ inches long if the deck is carpeted ¾ inch marine plywood with a sheet of metal beneath it. The holes  39  in the unique deck plate  5  are ¼ inch diameter so size  14  screws will be used. Pilot holes of not larger than ⅛ inch diameter may be used in the holes  39 . The large majority of the holes  39  of plate  5  are much farther away from their pedestal  1  than the holes of prior art bases are from their pedestal. Therefore, fasteners used in the holes  39  of my plates  5  will be more effective than those used in the holes of prior art bases. In addition, base plate  5  has more fastener holes  39  than the number of fastener holes of any known prior art base. Therefore, push pull effect on base plate  5  fasteners will be less than that effect placed on fasteners used in prior art bases. Now we come to the torsion effect that fasteners in holes  39  of plate  5  are submitted to. Prior art bases have zero such rotational twist submitted to them. Their whole test is push pull. 
     Visualize my boat FIG. 17 with its base plates  5  mounted at the very deck  43  edges and with the seats locked in the  90  degree positions just as they are shown in FIG.  20 . Now, they are not swing seats anymore. Seats  4  are positioned in holes  13  of the swing frames  2 . Which, by inserting locking pin  16  into the proper hole  9  of pedestal  1 , hole  13  was fused to non-rotational pedestal  1 , making the location of seats  4  set, in relation to the boat, just as much as if they were mounted on prior art pedestals that go directly down from their seats and are fastened to the deck. Any shock to the hull will be felt instantly by their holes  13 . This means that the thrust of our own powerful motor can be used to provide, at the driver&#39;s command, a violent vector from the rear and the load in the seats, at the time, will produce torque at the pedestals. Torque at the pedestals is reflected, instantly, out at the holes  39  of plate  5 . The load we are referring to out at the swing ends of the locked frame  2  is naturally inertia reflected directly at the vector thrust of the big motor. The larger the load, the more the torque. This torque is a good thing. The seats on the starboard side of the boat will attempt to turn the base plates  5  in a counter clockwise direction and the seats on the port side of the boat will attempt to turn the base plates in a clockwise rotation. In both cases, the load passes to the pedestals and since the pedestals are welded to the base plates by gussets and other welds the twisting rotational torque is reflected instantly, and in unison at the holes  39  and thus to the fasteners. The stainless steel screw fasteners are instantly, together, pressured sideways. The force attempts to drive the top half of the screws one direction and the bottom half of the screws in the opposite direction. Since the screws are strong and stiff, the top half of the sharp threads bite into the material they are screwed into in one direction and at the same instant the bottom half of the screws bite into the material in the opposite direction. This stress is pressed against all of the screws together at the same instant. There is no such thing as force being able to attack the fasteners in any sequence, as a result nothing happens. 
     Flexibility, is perhaps the key to the superiority of my boat with swing seating in that so many new things can be done safely. FIG. 22 shows us two of the swing frames hidden beneath the rails, locked in just over and along the side rails which has them there, out of the way. See plainly hole  13  of frame  2 FIG. 5 which also shows us the three members of sheet steel penetrated to act as hold and bushing to pin  24 FIGS. 7 and 8 and of the inertia control swing arm  22 FIGS. 7 and 8. The rectangular tube  12 FIG. 4 has two sheets penetrated and swing frame deck  2   a  of the swing frame  2 FIG. 5 has one of the ¾ inch penetration. This is a very strong hold and does not allow pin  24  to wobble in the least as it sits or pivots. It can be used for other things than just to support and handle pin  24 . In addition to the view seen in FIG. 22 where the frame is locked just forward of the aft post supporting the rail on both sides of the boat, the frames can be locked just aft of the same supporting posts and three places outboard. Holes  9 FIG. 2 are placed every 45 degrees of the 360 degree circle of swing. The swing frames may be swung and locked at three outboard locations and the holes  13  therein may be used for various plug-in uses. One use is a Coleman cook plate mounted on a ¾ inch short rod. The public will find much more. 
     The Coast Guard guidlines for small open power boats is just under  26  feet in length. Which still provides room for additional swing seats, in addition to the two swing seats on each side which are necessary to hold up and support the railings. For the bigger of the small open power boats, the railings would preferrably be between 20 feet in length and 24 feet in length. These longer  34   t  railings still need post  32  support near their ends, just as the shorter ones did. In this case, the boat owner may want to install more swing seating between the swing seats already supporting the railings on each side of the boat. 
     Added seats, may or may not have, a post  32  in their access and egress pathway  45  to aid in the support of the railings. The strong pathway can egress many things from the hidden supply deck below the top deck  43 . One thing very usable is 12 volt DC power. Another usable item is compressed air, for various uses. Pathway  45  is there, and I don&#39;t want to limit its uses by making further suggestions. In the case of pedestal  1  and plate  5 , there is a one inch hole in plate  5 FIGS. 1,  2  and  3  right in the center of pathway  45 . The hole, was put there to provide drainage to the bilge of any moisture from rain or otherwise and to provide access and egress to the between decks area for pathway  45 . The hole is not shown in the drawings. The pedestal  1   x  FIG. 21, provides an interior tubing, pathway  45 , that is 2 and ½ inches in diameter and goes deep into the boats interior. 
     Further understanding of deck usage and efficiency is aided by the knowledge that each hole  9 , in section  6 , of either pedestal  1  or  1   x  is directly opposite from the hole  9  on the other side of the pedestal. In other words, they are separated by  180  degrees and, in addition, each hole  9  is 45 degrees away from either of its neighboring holes  9 . Also, when the pedestal was welded to the unique base plate  5  it was made sure that its bottom end was welded so that two of the holes  9 , opposite from each other, would be oriented so that a line between them would be exactly parallel with the long side of base  5  so that when the base is mounted on the boat deck  43  with its long side edge on over and parallel to the fore and aft line of the boat side edge, the line between the holes  9  then will also lie over and parallel to the fore and aft line of the boat&#39;s side edges. One hole  9  will lie directly over the boats side edge on the forward side of the pedestal and the other will lie directly over the aft side of the pedestal. The rider may lock his seat on a hole  9  that presents his seat directly out from the sidewall as far as it will go. Which locks the seat at 90 degrees from the sidewall fore and aft line. Four seats  4  locked in the 90 degree position are shown in FIG.  20 . The rider of each seat has two other settings of choice at which he can lock his seat. If he wishes to move his seat aft 45 degrees he must raise the hand hold of pin  16  up high enough to clear holding peg  14  and pull pin  16  out from the hole  9  it was locked in. He can then manually move his seat  4  slightly aft and let go of pin  16 . He then, manually pushes his seat further aft and the pin  16  will seek and find the hole  9  that is 45 degrees aft of the hole  9  of the 90 degree setting. Gravity holds down the hand-hold part of the 90 degree bent pin  16  so that it can&#39;t work up over peg  14  and unlock the new setting. To move and lock his seat  4  foreword of the 90 degree setting, the procedure is the same, except the need to push the seat manually forward and lock it. When not traveling up on plane at high speed it is often comfortable and sensible to unlock the swing frames from the pedestals. Then, while fishing or doing other on-location activity, it is so easy to push the seats out of the way. It is not possible to do the same with prior art pedestal seats. Prior art pedestal seats are in the way all day, in use or not. 
     Explanation of the new life saving inertia control swing arm base plate  22  bolted to the base of chair  4  and plugged into hole  13  by its pivot pin  24 FIGS. 7 and 8 which is located at the distal end of swing frame  2 FIG. 5 is important. Any sharp shock, strong enough to knock the seat out from under the rider of a prior art pedestal seat, will still not be felt as shock in my inertia control swing arm seat. It will be felt as a firm twist, push and grab as he ends up between the arms of the seat and facing away from a long duration incoming vector. 
     Real importance should be given to FIG. 11, the starboard view of the preferred form of my invention, because it shows clearly how high is the relationship of the railings  34   t  and the console  27  to the hull  26 . We can see how both ends of the railing  34   t  are equidistant from the hulls  26 , and therefore, since the railing  34   t  is attached to the tops of the vertical posts  32  by the tight grip T-bar post caps FIG. 18, and the posts bases are directly over the boats flat and straight side edge  42 , the railings are parallel to the hull  26 . Therefore, the area encompassed by the railing, the posts and the flat top edge of hull  26  is a parallelogram. Since the posts are shorter than the railing, the area is a rectangle. Hardboard and canvas are easily cut into such a shape for the making of a filler for the area. 
     Why fill the open area beneath the railings of my boat with swing seating? There are several reasons. One is that the boat owner may have small children that he wants to take out fishing or whatever. The hardboard panels, netting or canvas, firmly fastened beneath the railings, should help keep them aboard. A second reason is dryness. Even though his passengers are much less likely to get soaked from spray than those people riding down in a prior art boat, the situation can be improved by filling the space beneath the railings. A third speculative reason could be that the owner might like to sell advertising space on the high riding long panel. 
     Mounting of the above panel, netting or canvas is made extremely easy and effective because of the unique design of my  34   t  railings. FIGS. 19,  23 A and  23 B show the  34   t  railing. FIG. 23A shows the front view with the eight numbered surfaces of railing  34   t . Character number  55  is the outboard lower vertical surface to which the panel or canvas should be fastened. The mid horizontal outboard surface  53  overhangs and protects anything mounted on surface  55 . Market attachments are available for use on surface  55  as well as for use on surface  42   a  FIG.  17 . 
     Inboard lower vertical character number  56 FIG. 23A is a valued surface for hanging items needed for immediate use, such as the throw life preserver now required by law. 
     Special note should be made here that front view FIG. 23A of the railings  34   t  is a shape and design limitation only. The railings may be made of hard wood, other material or be completely hollow in the interior as when constructed of extruded aluminum. When combining my swing seat open member  45 , with the carrying capacity of railing support posts  32  and the capability of the motor to provide anti freeze laden hot water, we can have railings that don&#39;t become overloaded with ice. Many small open power boats are taken to sea in cold weather in search of food. Proper railings with adequate spray and water deflecting panels should make the job less killing. 
     Heretofore, we have been thinking and discussing the boat with swing seating competitive advantages in the horizontal field of action. However, now we should realize my swing seats capability to provide more comfort on the water in the form of softer ride, which is in the vertical action field. The inertia control swing arm plate  22  is also a form of lever. The weight of the person sitting in chair  4  presses down vertically to the distal end  3  FIG.  1 . Bushing  23 FIGS. 7 and 8 permanently separates seat  4  from plate  2   a  of swing frame  2 FIG. 5 but in doing so also acts as a fulcrum for that length of swing arm  22  between it and the distal end  3  of  22  as the seat weight of the rider presses vertically downward on it. This leverage attempts to remove axis pin  24 FIGS. 7 and 8, out of hole  13 FIG. 5 at an impossible angle. This is a very stressful twist. Swing frame  2  can withstand it, without distortion, as long as the longitudinal axes (axis to distal end of each) of swing frame  2  and swing arm  22  are aligned and parallel. But, when the forward side of seat  4  and the backward side of seat  4  are faced directly across the longitudinal length of swing frame  2 , the longitudinal length of swing arm  22  is directly crosswise and torque begins. Plates  2   a ,  2   b ,  2   c  and square tubular member  12  work together to fight the distortion. Temporary distortion does take place. The torsion takes place between tubular member  10  of swing frame  2  and distal hole  13  FIG.  5 . This springing action softens, somewhat, the vertical upward blows of the boat hull. 
     An added advantage of my invention is that its construction is compatible with all conventional mechanized power means for propulsion. 
     It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts without departing from the scope of the invention which comprises the matter shown and described here and set forth in the appended claims.