Patent ID: 7137350

Claim:
A catamaran, which comprises: (a) a pair of spaced-apart pontoons, each having a forward tapered end and a rearward end; (b) an underwing affixed to said pontoons and spanning therebetween, said underwing having a forward end and a rearward end; (c) a platform pivotally connected to one or more of said underwing forward end or said underwing rearward end; (d) a deployable extension ramp carried by said platform forward end and formed from a pair of spaced-apart floating pontoons with a walkway extending between the floating pontoons; (e) an extension movable from a stowed position to an extended position and being pivotally connected to said platform forward end, wherein said extension is under water when extended and said platform lowered; and (f) a power assembly connected to said platform for one or more of moving said platform from a stowed position to a plurality of working positions, and for retracting said platform back to said stowed position.