FR1 Lite Sport Pedal Fishing Boat

Abstract

A lightweight, one person, square or pointed stern, canoe style fiberglass boat that is rigged for fishing and engineered to use an electric trolling motor having pedal steering and a roomy and comfortable cockpit with a padded seat, hands free tiller control pedals, a built in live well and an insulated cooler.

1 . A lightweight, one person, fiberglass boat that is rigged for fishing comprising:
 a shallow draft fiberglass hull has a square transom, an electric trolling motor mounted underneath the transom, a steering system of cable and pulley design with starboard and port foot pedals, a padded seat mounted forward of the transom, wherein an operator's feet reach the pedals from a seated position, wherein the pedals are situated adjustably on each side of a rectangular, insulated live well tank, wherein the live well tank is situated forward of the seat, further comprising a battery box is situated aft of the seat, further comprising hand controls in a control box situated on the port side for controlling the motor, wherein the control box includes a throttle knob, a gear lever for shifting the motor into Forward, Reverse, and Neutral.   
     
     
         2 . The boat of  claim 1 , further comprising a removable ice chest or cooler located immediately forward of the live well tank. 
     
     
         3 . The boat of  claim 1  wherein the stern is square. 
     
     
         4 . The boat of  claim 1  wherein the stern is pointed. 
     
     
         5 . The boat of  claim 1  further comprising a stern light and a bow light, and further comprising an on/off switch located on the control box for turning the running lights on and off. 
     
     
         6 . The boat of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more molded cup holders. 
     
     
         7 . The boat of  claim 1 , further comprising two or more rod holders spaced at intervals along each gunwale. 
     
     
         8 . The boat of  claim 1 , further comprising a floor comprising marine plywood wherein the floor is removable. 
     
     
         9 . The boat of  claim 8 , wherein the floor is covered with indoor outdoor carpeting. 
     
     
         10 . The boat of  claim 8 , wherein the floor is a trapezoid shape and measures approximately 38 inches in width at its widest point, tapering to approximately 36 inches at its narrowest point, and is approximately 32 inches in length. 
     
     
         11 . The boat of  claim 1  wherein the boat measures approximately nine and one half feet in Length Over All or LOA, forty seven inches in beam, and fourteen inches in keel to gunwale depth at her deepest point. 
     
     
         12 . The boat of  claim 1 , further comprising a boat paddle, a Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation Device or life jacket, a Coast Guard approved throwable boat cushion, a manual bilge pump and a bow line with snap shackle. 
     
     
         13 . The boat of  claim 1  wherein the motor is a Minn Kota Endura C2 30 trolling motor. 
     
     
         14 . The boat of  claim 1 , wherein the live well tank measures approximately twenty four inches in length, twelve inches in width and twelve inches in depth.