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Spirit of America Corporation

Ralph Fern White

Bill P Skandaliaris

Nickolas M Peterson

A tunnel-hulled boat that has a high degree of maneuverability at low and high speeds with decreased hydrodynamic drag is disclosed. The tunnel-hulled boat is maneuverable in shallow water and when proceeding in reverse. The tunnel-hulled boat is comprised of a hull having a generally rounded tunnel that extends from proximate amidships to the aft with the depth of the tunnel increasing from its nose end to its aft end. The tunnel has a generally rounded twin entry nose and has a notched aft. A first set of bevels having increasing diameter extend along each side of the tunnel while a second set of bevels are each disposed within a respective one of the first set of bevels proximate the transom of the boat. A pair of sponsons are attached to the transom on each side of the tunnel.

Tunnel-hulled boat

A tunnel-hulled boat that has a high degree of maneuverability at low and high speeds with decreased hydrodynamic drag is disclosed. The tunnel-hulled boat is maneuverable in shallow water and when proceeding in reverse. The tunnel-hulled boat is comprised of a hull having a generally square-nosed and notched aft and generally concave tunnel disposed from proximate amidships to the aft, with the concavity increasing as the tunnel proceeds aftward. A first set of bevels having increasing diameter extend along either side of the tunnel while a second set of bevels are each disposed within a respective one of the first set of bevels proximate the transom of the boat. A pair of sponsons are attached to the transom on either side of the tunnel.

A multiple hull boat is disclosed including a pair of elongate, generally parallel hull members and a collapsible and expandable apparatus for connecting the hull members. There is a central deck section located generally above and between the hull members and having a pair of side edges that extend generally longitudinally of the respective hull members. First and second deck extension sections are mounted to respective hull members and the central deck section is supported relative to the deck extension sections for transverse movement relative to at least the first deck extension section. The hull members are selectively moveable apart such that the deck extension sections are extended at least partly beyond the respective side edges of the central deck section to expand the boat and are moveable together such that at least the first deck extension section is retracted at least partly within a respective side edge of the central deck section to collapse the boat.

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Blountstown, FL, United States of America

Ralph Fern White