Patent ID: 6948444

Claim:
A boat comprising: A) a hull including a keel, a starboard side and a port side; B) a system for reinforcing the hull, the system including first longitudinal support positioned starboard of the keel and a second support positioned port of the keel, each of the first and second longitudinal supports including: i) a bottom wall that extends along the hull and is bonded to the hull, the bottom wall including inner and outer ends; ii) an inner wall that extends upwardly away from the hull, the inner wall being connected to the inner end of the bottom wall; and iii) an outer wall that extends upwardly away from the hull, the outer wall connected to the outer end of the bottom wall; C) wherein the bottom wall and the inner and outer walls of the first and second longitudinal supports defining first and second channels having open sides that face in an upward direction, the first and second channels each having a length that extends in a longitudinal direction; D) and wherein the inner walls of the first and second longitudinal supports include upper ends that are interconnected by a bridge structure, the bridge structure spanning the keel and being configured to support a floor structure, the inner walls of the first and second longitudinal supports and the bridge structure defining an intermediate channel having an open side that faces in a downward direction, the intermediate channel being located over the keel.