Claims
- 1. A motorized multihull vessel comprising:an upper hull platform; at least one engine capable of producing work, said engine being situated on said upper hull platform; at least two supporting struts, each of said supporting struts having a hollowed section; at least two submerged hulls, each of said submerged hulls being fixedly joined to said upper hull platform by a respective one of said supporting struts, each of said submerged hulls comprising an outer wall having a prismatic shape, an inner wall, a buoyant core material disposed between said inner wall and said outer wall, a fore end and an aft end, said inner wall having an inner surface defining a cylindrical space; a rotary propulsive means, said rotary propulsive means being housed within said cylindrical space of each of said submerged hulls; and a work translating means, said work translating means joining said engine to said rotary propulsive means, whereby work produced by said engine is translated by said work translating means into rotary movement of said rotary propulsive means.
- 2. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 1, wherein said rotary propulsive means is selected from the group consisting of a plurality of blades, a helical screw or at least one propeller.
- 3. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of said submerged hulls further comprises a pivotable rudder pivotably affixed to its said aft end.
- 4. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of said submerged hulls further comprise a stabilizing fin rigidly affixed to said outer wall and a pivotable fin pivotably attached to said outer wall.
- 5. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 4, wherein each of said submerged hulls further comprises a pivotable rudder pivotably affixed to its said aft end.
- 6. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fore end of each of said submerged hulls is provided with a plurality of slots.
- 7. A motorized multihull vessel comprising:an upper hull platform; at least one engine capable of producing work, said engine being situated on said upper hull platform; at least two supporting struts, each of said supporting struts having a hollowed section; at least two submerged hull, each of said submerged hulls being fixedly joined to said upper hull platform by a respective one of said supporting struts, each of said submerged hulls comprising an outer wall, an inner wall, a buoyant core material disposed between said inner wall and said outer wall, a fore end having an angled end and an aft end, said inner wall having an inner surface defining a cylindrical space; a rotary propulsive means, said rotary propulsive means being housed within said cylindrical space of each of said submerged hulls; and a work translating means, said work translating means joining said engine to said rotary propulsive means, whereby work produced by said engine is translated by said work translating means into rotary movement of said rotary propulsive means.
- 8. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 7, wherein said rotary propulsive means is selected from the group consisting of a plurality of blades, a helical screw or at least one propeller.
- 9. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 7, wherein each of said submerged hulls further comprises a pivotable rudder pivotably affixed to its said aft end.
- 10. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 7, wherein each of said submerged hulls further comprise a stabilizing fin rigidly affix to said outer wall and a pivotable fin pivotably attached to said outer wall.
- 11. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 10, wherein each of said submerged hulls further comprises a pivotable rudder pivotably affixed to its said aft end.
- 12. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 7, wherein said fore end of each of said submerged hulls is provided with a scalloped front.
- 13. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 7, wherein said aft end of each submerged hull is an angled end.
- 14. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 13, wherein said fore end is angled at a 45° angle.
- 15. The multihull vessel in accordance with claim 7, wherein said fore end is angled at a 45° angle.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/259,586, filed Mar. 1, 1999.
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