Fish skiff

Abstract

A fish skiff includes an inflatable floor made of high pressure drop stitch material; inflatable sides made of high-pressure drop stitch material formed at port and starboard sides of the inflatable floor, respectively; and a rigid transom formed at a rear portion of the fish skiff. The rigid transom is formed between the inflatable sides configured to have an outboard motor mounted thereon.

1 . A fish skiff comprising:
 an inflatable floor made of high pressure drop stitch material;   inflatable sides made of high-pressure drop stitch material attached to a top surface of the inflatable floor at port and starboard sides of the inflatable floor, respectively; and   a rigid transom formed at a rear portion of the fish skiff, the rigid transom being formed between the inflatable sides configured to have an outboard motor mounted thereon.   
     
     
         2 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable sides are glued or welded directly to the top surface of the inflatable floor. 
     
     
         3 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one seat detachably positioned above the inflatable floor. 
     
     
         4 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , further comprising a rigid flexible bow molded plastic cap covering the forward ends of both of the inflatable sides. 
     
     
         5 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , wherein the high pressure drop stitch material of the inflatable floor and inflatable sides comprises a polyester fabric of approximately 1000 denier. 
     
     
         6 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable floor and inflatable sides are configured to be inflated to at least 15 psi. 
     
     
         7 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable floor and inflatable sides are dimensioned to leave an open well abaft of the transom configured to receive the outboard motor. 
     
     
         8 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , wherein a hull of the fish skiff consists of three inflatable chambers, the three inflatable chambers being the inflatable floor and the inflatable sides. 
     
     
         9 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the drop stitch material used for the inflatable floor and the inflatable sides is approximately 6 inches to 12 inches. 
     
     
         10 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , wherein in a deflated state, the fish skiff is configured to rolled or folded to have dimensions no larger than 5 feet×2 feet×2 feet. 
     
     
         11 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , wherein the rigid transom is mounted to the fish skiff using transom mounts positioned on the inflatable floor and inflatable sides. 
     
     
         12 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , wherein the rigid transom is detachable from the rear portion of the fish skiff. 
     
     
         13 . The fish skiff of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one seat is a pedestal seat or a swivel seat. 
     
     
         14 . A fish skiff comprising:
 an inflatable floor made of high pressure drop stitch material and having a top surface;   inflatable sides made of high-pressure drop stitch material, the inflatable sides attached to the top surface of the inflatable floor at port and starboard edges of the inflatable floor, respectively; and   a rigid detachable transom disposed at a rear portion of the fish skiff, the rigid detachable transom attached to the rear portion using transom mounts, the rigid detachable transom being configured to have an outboard motor mounted thereon.