Multiple chine pontoon boat
The multi-chine configuration in pontoon boats, incorporating strategically positioned foils, addresses the handling limitations of traditional pontoon boats by enhancing stability and maneuverability, achieving performance comparable to hulled boats.
US20260152256A1Pending Publication Date: 2026-06-04POLARIS IND INC
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- POLARIS IND INC
- Filing Date
- 2025-10-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-04
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing pontoon boats lack the handling characteristics of hulled boats, particularly in high-speed conditions, and require improvements in stability and maneuverability.
Method used
A multi-chine configuration is implemented in pontoon boats, featuring longitudinally extending pontoons with strategically positioned foils that enhance handling, stability, and planing capabilities by mimicking the design of a hulled boat, utilizing a combination of upswept and negative foils to create a three-point planing surface.
Benefits of technology
The multi-chine configuration improves the handling and stability of pontoon boats, allowing them to perform like hulled boats, especially under heavy loads and high speeds, with enhanced banking and planing characteristics.
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Abstract
A pontoon boat is provided that includes a deck and a plurality of pontoons running longitudinally beneath the deck and providing buoyancy to the pontoon boat. The plurality of pontoons include a multi-chine configuration that increases the stability of the pontoon boat and provides handling characteristics similar to that of a hulled boat. The plurality of pontoons may include two outer pontoons and a third pontoon positioned laterally intermediate the outer pontoons. The third pontoon may include a plurality of chines, and each of the outer pontoons may include at least one chine. At least a portion of each of the at least one chines of the outer pontoons may be positioned vertically below the plurality of chines of the third pontoon. The chines on the third pontoon may extend longitudinally further than each of the at least one chines of the outer pontoons.
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