Hull-based watercraft with pontoons

Abstract

A watercraft having a fixed hull and a deck affixed to the fixed hull. A rear steering device is pivotally connected to the watercraft and is coordinated with pontoons that are opposite the rear steering device. When the rear steering device rotates, the pontoons rotate in the opposite direction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A watercraft comprising:
 a fixed hull having a deck affixed to said fixed hull;   a rear steering device pivotally attached to said watercraft;   a steering control coupled to said rear steering device to pivot said rear steering device with respect to said watercraft;   a pontoon rotatably affixed to said deck; and   when said steering control pivots said rear steering device, said pontoon rotates in a direction opposite said rear steering device.   
     
     
         2 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein said steering control is a steering wheel. 
     
     
         3 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of pontoons are affixed together near a bow end of said watercraft, said pontoons being rotatable together. 
     
     
         4 . The watercraft of  claim 3 , wherein each of said pontoons includes an axis corresponding to an approximate centerline of said pontoons and said rear steering device includes an axis corresponding to a flow direction of water passing adjacently past said rear steering device when said watercraft moves through said water, when said rear steering device pivots said axis of said pontoons and said rear steering device respectively align along an arcuate path. 
     
     
         5 . The watercraft of  claim 3 , wherein said rear steering device is a pivotable propeller. 
     
     
         6 . The watercraft of  claim 3 , wherein said rear steering device is a rudder. 
     
     
         7 . The watercraft of  claim 4 , wherein a linkage connects said pontoons and said rear steering device. 
     
     
         8 . A watercraft comprising:
 a fixed hull;   a rear steering device pivotally attached to said fixed hull;   a steering control coupled to said rear steering device to pivot said rear steering device with respect to said fixed hull;   a pontoon rotatably affixed to said fixed hull; and   when said steering control pivots near said rear steering device, said pontoon rotates in a direction opposite said rear steering device.   
     
     
         9 . The watercraft of  claim 8 , wherein said steering control is a steering wheel. 
     
     
         10 . The watercraft of  claim 8 , wherein a plurality of pontoons are affixed together near a bow end of said watercraft, said pontoons being rotatable together. 
     
     
         11 . The watercraft of  claim 10 , wherein each of said pontoons includes an axis corresponding to an approximate centerline of said pontoons and said rear steering device includes an axis corresponding to a flow direction of water passing adjacently past said rear steering device when said watercraft moves through said water, when said rear steering device pivots said axis of said pontoons and said rear steering device respectively align along an arcuate path.