Chassis for a pontoon boat

Abstract

A novel and advantageous chassis for a pontoon boat is provided. The chassis includes two outer tubes and a center tube. The outer tubes include lifting strakes on a surface facing the center tube. The center tube has two side walls and a bottom surface with one or more chines provided along the bottom surface. The bottom surface may have be V-shaped or may have a flat central surface. Riding surfaces may be provided between the outermost chines and the side walls of the center tube.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tritoon chassis comprising:
 two outer tubes, each out toon having a spray deflector on an inner side thereof;   one center tube, wherein the center tube comprises:
 a nose cone at a forward end of the center tube; 
 chines extending along a bottom surface of the center tube, proximate side walls of the center tube; 
 a V-shaped hull. 
   
     
     
         2 . The tritoon chassis of  claim 1 , wherein each outer tube comprises a lifting strake along a surface facing the center tune. 
     
     
         3 . The tritoon chassis of  claim 2 , wherein each outer tube further comprises a spray deflector on a surface of the outer tune opposite the surface on which the lifting strake is positioned. 
     
     
         4 . The tritoon chassis of  claim 1 , wherein the chines are integrated along a shape of the center tube, extend along a bottom surface of the center tube, and extend along the nose cone of the center tube. 
     
     
         5 . The tritoon chassis of  claim 4 , wherein the bottom surface comprises the V-shaped hull and a principally flat plane. 
     
     
         6 . The tritoon chassis of  claim 2 , wherein the nose cone is upwardly tapered. 
     
     
         7 . The tritoon chassis of  claim 1 , wherein the center tube further comprises a ski locker, and a fuel shelf. 
     
     
         8 . The tritoon chassis of  claim 7 , wherein the nose cone, the ski locker, and the fuel shelf are modular.