Method for storing and deploying ahardtop roof on a boat

Abstract

A vessel may include a bow having a recess located between a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A vessel may include a panel configured to cover at least a portion of the recess. A vessel may include a console. A vessel may include at least one support structure, the at least one support structure having a first end located opposite a second end, the first end of the at least one support structure is pivotably connected to the console, the second end of the at least one support structure is pivotably connected to the panel, wherein the panel is configured to be positioned in a first orientation when the panel covers at least a portion of the console, wherein the panel is configured to be positioned in a second orientation when the panel covers at least a portion of the recess of the bow.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vessel, comprising a hull, the hull has a first sidewall located opposite a second sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall have a gunwale;
 a bow, the bow having a recess, the recess is located between the first sidewall and the second sidewall;   a panel, the panel is configured to cover at least a portion of the recess;   a console; and   at least one support structure, the at least one support structure having a first end located opposite a second end, the first end of the at least one support structure is pivotably connected to the console, the second end of the at least one support structure is pivotably connected to the panel, wherein the panel is configured to be positioned in a first orientation when the panel covers at least a portion of the console, wherein the panel is configured to be positioned in a second orientation when the panel covers at least a portion of the recess of the bow.   
     
     
         2 . The vessel of  claim 1  wherein the at least one support structure is configured to telescope from a first length to a second length. 
     
     
         3 . A method of converting a hard-top roof of a vessel to a deck of the vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing the vessel comprising a hull, the hull has a first sidewall located opposite a second sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall have a gunwale;
 a bow, the bow having a recess, the recess is located between the first sidewall and the second sidewall; 
 a panel, the panel is configured to cover at least a portion of the recess of the bow; 
 a console; and 
 at least one support structure, the at least one support structure having a first end located opposite a second end, the first end of the at least one support structure is pivotably connected to the console, the second end of the at least one support structure is pivotably connected to the panel; 
   positioning the panel in a first orientation when the panel covers at least a portion of the console; and   positioning the panel in a second orientation when the panel covers at least a portion of the recess of the bow.