摘要 |
<p>A boat (10) fabricated from synthetic plastic sheet. The hull (30) and deck (12) sheets are separately vacuum-formed over male and female molds. The cavity created by joining the hull and deck at the gunwale is filled with plastic foam (36) rendering the boat substantially sinkproof, and giving general panel stiffness to the hull. A composite structural framework (32) attached to the deck carries the loads applied to the boat and exploits the compressive strength of the foam to support these loads. All components (34) of the boat are attached to this framework.</p> |