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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1999
Robert B. Whitesides, Murrysville, PA (US);
Janet C. Swearingen, Delmont, PA (US);
Frank A. DiCocco, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A powerboat has a hull, keel, a transom, sidewalls, and a gunwale. The hull has at least one stringer on each side of the keel. An upwardly generally transversely oriented elongated structural member is secured to the transom. A lower generally transversely oriented structural member is secured to the transom in generally underlying relationship with respect to the upper generally transversely oriented structural member. At least one generally vertically oriented structural member is secured to the upper and lower transversely oriented structural members. The upper transversely oriented structural member serves to transfer a load from the transom to the gunwales. The lower transversely oriented structural member serves to transfer load from the transom to the keel and stringers. The powerboat may be a performance boat having the hull composed of outer and inner layers of aluminum skin with an interposed resinous foam material or a single plate.