Pontoon boat with below deck speakers

Abstract

A boat includes plurality of hulls. The boat may be a pontoon boat and the plurality of hulls may be a plurality of pontoons. A channel is defined between two hulls of the plurality of hulls. The boat includes a speaker positioned to direct sound emanating from the speaker into the channel. The speaker may be a subwoofer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pontoon boat comprising:
 a plurality of pontoons including a port-side pontoon and a starboard-side pontoon;   a deck supported by the plurality of pontoons, wherein a channel is defined between two pontoons of the plurality of pontoons and the deck; and   a speaker positioned to direct sound emanating from the speaker into the channel.   
     
     
         2 . The pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein the speaker is located in the aft third of the pontoon boat. 
     
     
         3 . The pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein the speaker is one of a plurality of speakers, and each speaker of the plurality of speakers is positioned to direct sound emanating from the speaker into the channel. 
     
     
         4 . The pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein the channel is defined between the port-side pontoon and the starboard-side pontoon. 
     
     
         5 . The pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pontoons includes an intermediate pontoon positioned between the port-side pontoon and the starboard-side pontoon in a port and starboard direction of the pontoon boat, and
 wherein the channel is defined between the intermediate pontoon and one of the port-side pontoon or the starboard-side pontoon.   
     
     
         6 . The pontoon boat of  claim 5 , wherein the speaker is a port-side speaker, and the channel is a port-side channel defined between the intermediate pontoon and the port-side pontoon, and
 wherein the pontoon boat further comprises a starboard-side speaker connected to the deck and positioned to direct sound emanating from the speaker into a starboard-side channel defined between the intermediate pontoon and the starboard-side pontoon.   
     
     
         7 . The pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein the speaker is a subwoofer. 
     
     
         8 . The pontoon boat of  claim 7 , wherein the subwoofer is a first subwoofer, and the pontoon boat further comprises:
 a passenger area on the deck; and   a second subwoofer positioned to direct sound emanating from the second subwoofer into the passenger area.   
     
     
         9 . The pontoon boat of  claim 7 , further comprising an audio system including a plurality of speakers located on the pontoon boat, the subwoofer being one of the plurality of speakers. 
     
     
         10 . The pontoon boat of  claim 9 , further comprising a passenger area on the deck, the plurality of speakers including one or more outboard-facing speakers located on the pontoon boat to direct sound emanating from the one or more outboard-facing speakers away from the passenger area and outboard of the pontoon boat. 
     
     
         11 . The pontoon boat of  claim 10 , wherein at least one outboard-facing speaker of the one or more outboard-facing speakers is an aft-facing speaker. 
     
     
         12 . The pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein the speaker is directly attached to an underside of the deck. 
     
     
         13 . The pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein deck includes an opening to the channel and the speaker is positioned to direct the sound emanating from the speaker through the opening into the channel. 
     
     
         14 . The pontoon boat of  claim 13 , further comprising furniture supported by the deck, the speaker being located within the furniture. 
     
     
         15 . The pontoon boat of  claim 13 , wherein the speaker is positioned without overlapping the opening by being offset from the opening in a least one of a port direction, a starboard direction, a forward direction, or an aft direction. 
     
     
         16 . The pontoon boat of  claim 13 , wherein the speaker is positioned to project sound in a downward direction. 
     
     
         17 . The pontoon boat of  claim 13 , further comprising a port to acoustically connect the speaker with the opening and guide the sound emanating from the speaker to the opening. 
     
     
         18 . The pontoon boat of  claim 17 , wherein the port is a duct. 
     
     
         19 . The pontoon boat of  claim 18 , wherein the duct has an L-shape. 
     
     
         20 . The pontoon boat of  claim 18 , wherein the deck includes a flooring layer and a portion of the duct is positioned under the flooring layer. 
     
     
         21 . The pontoon boat of  claim 13 , wherein the opening includes a central axis perpendicular to the opening and the speaker includes a central axis, and the speaker is positioned with the central axis of the speaker offset from the central axis of the opening. 
     
     
         22 . The pontoon boat of  claim 21 , wherein the central axis of the speaker is offset from the central axis of the opening in a least one of a port direction, a starboard direction, a forward direction, or an aft direction. 
     
     
         23 . A boat comprising:
 a plurality of hulls, wherein a channel is defined between two hulls of the plurality of hulls; and   a speaker positioned to direct sound emanating from the speaker into the channel.   
     
     
         24 . The boat of  claim 23 , wherein each hull of the plurality of hulls is a pontoon.