Patent ID: 8327792

Claim:
Method for manufacturing a canoe comprising: molding a first hull section from a polymer, the first hull section having a first end of the canoe and a second end opposite the first end of the canoe, the second end having a plurality of male protrusions protruding in a longitudinal direction of the canoe, the first hull section being floatable, the first hull comprising a deck and two opposing side walls extending from the deck; molding a second hull section from a polymer, the second hull section having a second end of the canoe and a third end opposite the second end of the canoe, the second hull comprising a deck and two opposing side walls extending from the deck, the third end having a plurality of female grooves constructed to mate with the male, the first hull section being connectable to the second hull section by moving the first and second hull sections towards one another in a longitudinal direction which slides the male protrusions into the female grooves so that the decks and side walls of the first hull section contact the deck and side walls of the second hull section, the longitudinal direction being aligned with a length of the canoe, the male protrusion sized so that they protrude into the female grooves at least one tenth of a length of the second hull section when inserted into the female grooves so that the canoe can withstand substantial side forces and torsional forces and relative movement between the hull sections is restrained when the hull sections are connected together; and providing a locking arrangement constructed so that when in the locked position the male protrusions cannot be slid out of the female grooves, the locking arrangement being disposed on both side walls of the first and second hulls, and the locking arrangement comprising a clasp that locks reciprocal movement of the first and second hull sections in the longitudinal direction.