Pontoon boat wall and method of manufacture

摘要

A pontoon boat including at least two pontoons and a deck supported on the pontoons. A wall assembly is anchored to the deck and extends generally upwardly therefrom to present an interior space for accommodating passengers. The wall assembly is composed of a plurality of wall segments, each including an open framework of extruded hollow beam members with an open area between the beam members. Each wall segment also includes at least one panel covering at least a portion of the open area, and the panel is secured by an adhesive along at least three of its edge regions to the beam members.

主权项

1. A pontoon boat comprising:
at least two pontoons; a deck supported on said pontoons; a wall assembly mounted on said deck and extending generally upwardly therefrom, said wall assembly including at least one wall section formed of an open framework of extruded hollow beam members with at least one open area between said beam members; at least one panel covering at least a portion of said at least one open area, said panel being secured by an adhesive along at least three edge regions to associated ones of said beam members; and wherein each of said beams has a generally mushroom-shaped cross section with an enlarged head portion and a relatively narrower body portion with two outer side surfaces that are laterally inset from said head portion and including an L-shaped step in transition between said head portion and each of said outer side surfaces of said body portion.