Take apart water craft

Abstract

A water craft comprises two or more sections with mating bulkheads and a tensioning device extending from bow to stem and passing through said bulkheads such that the tensioning device holds the sections together for use on the water. The mating bulkheads have inwardly and outwardly tapering ridges which guide the bulkheads into locking engagement as the tensioning device draws the sections together. The tensioning device is a strap which is attached internally to the bow and stem of the craft and is tensioned by a ratchet.

1 . A water craft comprising two or more sections with mating bulkheads and a tensioning device extending from bow to stern and passing through said bulkheads such that the tensioning device holds the bulkheads together for use on the water. 
   
   
       2 . The water craft of  claim 1  in which the mating bulkheads have inwardly and outwardly tapering ridges which guide the bulkheads into locking engagement as the tensioning device draws the sections together. 
   
   
       3 . The water craft of  claim 1  in which the tensioning device is a strap which is attached internally to the bow and stern of the craft and is tensioned by a ratchet. 
   
   
       4 . The water craft of  claim 1  in which the tensioning device is a cable attached internally to the bow and stern of the craft. 
   
   
       5 . The water craft of  claim 1  in which the tensioning device is attached by hooks or shackles at each end of the strap or cable which engage brackets attached to the inside of the bow and stern of the craft. 
   
   
       6 . The water craft of  claim 1  in which the tensioning device is tensioned by a threaded turnbuckle or over-centre load binder. 
   
   
       7 . The water craft of  claim 1  in which the tensioning device passes through holes in the bulkheads which are above the waterline of the floating craft. 
   
   
       8 . The water craft of  claim 1  in which the sections have a floor which prevents the entry of water from above to below the waterline of the craft 
   
   
       9 . The water craft of  claim 1  the sections of which are molded from fiberglass or polyethylene. 
   
   
       10 . A water craft comprising two or more sections with mating bulkheads and a tensioning device extending from bow to stern external to the hull of the craft and retained at the level of the centre of buoyancy of the craft.