Modular pontoon boat

Abstract

A modular pontoon boat includes two pontoons, each having a plurality of first engagement structures and a plurality of second engagement structures, a plurality of joists connectable with the first engagement structures to removably couple the two pontoons, a plurality of floor panels positionable on the joists; and a plurality of wall panels connectable to the floor panels, the plurality of wall panels being engageable with the second engagement structures to removably secure the wall panels to the pontoons.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A modular pontoon boat, comprising:
 two pontoons, each having a plurality of first engagement structures and a plurality of second engagement structures;   a plurality of joists connectable with the first engagement structures to removably couple the two pontoons;   a plurality of floor panels positionable on the joists; and   a plurality of wall panels connectable to the floor panels, the plurality of wall panels being engageable with the second engagement structures to removably secure the wall panels to the pontoons.   
     
     
         2 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein the first engagement structures comprise leg pockets, and some of the wall panels comprise legs that are inserted into the leg pockets. 
     
     
         3 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 2 , wherein each of the floor panels comprises leg through-holes through which the legs of the wall panels pass. 
     
     
         4 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the joists comprises leg pockets, and at least one of the wall panels comprises legs that are inserted therein. 
     
     
         5 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein the second engagement structures comprise slots in which ends of the joists are inserted. 
     
     
         6 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein each of the pontoons comprises a plurality of third engagement structures, and the floor panels engage with the third engagement structures. 
     
     
         7 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 6 , wherein the third engagement structures comprise a plurality of pins that are inserted into pin holes formed in the floor panels. 
     
     
         8 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein one of the floor panels comprises a motor cutout configured to accommodate a motor therethrough. 
     
     
         9 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein one of the wall panels comprises a motor cutout configured to accommodate a motor therethrough. 
     
     
         10 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 9 , wherein a ridge is formed on a top surface of the cutout that thicker than a remainder of the wall panel on which the cutout is formed, the cutout being configured to support the motor. 
     
     
         11 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein the wall panels comprise side panels that are disposed parallel with the pontoons. 
     
     
         12 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein each of the side panels comprises a first leg and a second leg, the first leg being disposed through a leg through-hole of one of the floor panels and second leg being disposed through a leg through-hole of another of the floor panels. 
     
     
         13 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein one of the floor panels comprises a quick connect structure that is configured to connect to a battery or a motor box. 
     
     
         14 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein the two pontoons are structurally identical. 
     
     
         15 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein each of the two pontoons comprises a mounting platform configured to support the floor panels. 
     
     
         16 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 15 , wherein the mounting platform comprises a leg aperture, and one of the wall panels comprises a leg that is inserted into the leg aperture. 
     
     
         17 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 15 , wherein the first engagement structures comprise slots extending from an inner side of the mounting platform, and the second engagement structures comprise leg pockets that extend from an outer side of the mounting platform. 
     
     
         18 . The modular pontoon boat of  claim 1 , wherein each of the wall panels is removable from the floor panels, the joists, and the pontoons in an upward direction, each of the floor panels is removable from the pontoons in the upward direction, and each of the joists is removable from the pontoons in the upward direction. 
     
     
         19 . A modular pontoon boat comprising:
 two pontoons that are structurally identical and arranged in parallel, each of the pontoons comprising:
 a mounting platform having leg apertures formed therein, 
 a plurality of joist slots on an inner side of the mounting platform, 
 a plurality of leg pockets on an outer side of the mounting platform, and 
 a plurality of floor pins disposed on or near the outer side of the mounting platform; 
   a plurality of joists extending between the pontoons, the end of each of the joists being inserted into the joist slots, and at least one of the joists comprising leg pockets; and   a plurality of floor panels comprising pin through-holes through which the floor pins of the pontoons pass, and a plurality of leg through-holes;   a plurality of wall panels, each of the wall panels having legs that pass through the leg through-holes of the floor panels and are inserted into the leg apertures, the leg pockets of the pontoons, or the leg pockets of the joists.   
     
     
         20 . A method comprising:
 transporting pontoons, joists, floor panels, and wall panels to a destination proximate to a body of water;   subsequent to the transporting, aligning the pontoons relative to one another, inserting the joists into joist slots on the pontoons;   mounting the floor panels on the pontoons and the joists, the floor panels being removable from the pontoons and the joists after mounting; and   mounting the wall panels on the floor panels, the wall panels being removable from the floor panels.