Stainless steel-plated boat hull system and method

Abstract

A stainless-steel boat hull system and method. Exemplary embodiments include a method of maintaining steel-hulled boats, including accessing a steel boat hull, removing surface layers of the boat hull, identifying structurally supportive layers of the boat hull, priming the boat hull, attaching pre-selected stainless steel plates to the boat hull in an overlapped arrangement and connecting adjacent stainless steel plates.

1 . A method of maintaining steel-hulled boats, comprising: 
 accessing a steel boat hull;    removing surface layers of the boat hull;    identifying structurally supportive layers of the boat hull;    priming the boat hull;    attaching pre-selected stainless steel plates to the boat hull; and    connecting adjoining stainless steel plates in an overlapped arrangement.    
   
   
       2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the surface layers include corrosion.  
   
   
       3 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the surface layers include rust.  
   
   
       4 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein removing surface layers of the boat hull includes cleaning the hull.  
   
   
       5 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein removing surface layers of the boat hull includes sandblasting the hull.  
   
   
       6 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising inspecting the hull for structurally supporting areas of the hull.  
   
   
       7 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein removing surface layers of the boat hull further includes exposing raw steel.  
   
   
       8 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the hull is primed with marine grade primer.  
   
   
       9 . The method as claimed in  8  further comprising waiting for a period of time to allow the primer to cure.  
   
   
       10 . The method as claimed in  9  further comprising selectively removing primer from the areas of the boat hull that are structurally supportive.  
   
   
       11 . The method as claimed in  10  wherein the stainless steel plates are attached to the structurally supportive areas in which the primer has been removed.  
   
   
       12 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the stainless steel plates are connected to the boat hull by welding.  
   
   
       13 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the adjoining stainless steel plates are overlapped and connected to one another by welding.  
   
   
       14 . The method as claimed in  13  wherein stainless steel is used to weld the adjoining stainless steel plates to one another.  
   
   
       15 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein attaching pre-selected stainless steel plates to the boat hull, comprises: 
 welding a stainless steel freeboard plating to an existing steel top plate of the steel boat hull;    welding the stainless steel freeboard to a stern stainless steel transom plate;    welding a stainless steel bottom plate to the stainlss steel freeboard plate and to a steel top bow plate;    welding stainless steel plates to steel stern plates;    welding a stainless steel plate to a steel aft deck plating; and welding the stainless steel stern plate to the bottom stainless steel plates.    
   
   
       16 . The method as claimed in claim  25  further comprising welding the stainless steel plates to adjoining stainless steel plates with stainless steel welds.  
   
   
       17 . The method as claimed in  claim 16  further comprising welding stainless steel plates to steel plates with stainless steel welds.  
   
   
       18 . A boat hull, comprising: 
 a steel top plate;    a stainless steel freeboard plate welded to the steel top plate;    a stainless steel transom plate connected to the stainless steel freeboard plate;    a stainless steel bottom plate connected to the stainless steel freeboard plate in an overlapped arrangement;    a steel top bow plate connected to the stainless steel bottom plate in an overlapped arrangement;    a stainless steel transom plate connected to the stainless steel bottom plate in an overlapped arrangement;    a top stainless steel plate connected to the steel stern plate;    a steel aft plate connected to the top stainless steel plate; and    a stainless steel stern plate connected to the bottom stainless steel plate in an overlapped arrangement.    
   
   
       19 . The hull as claimed in  claim 18  further comprising stainless steel welds between the connected plates.