US 11,945,565 B1
Marine vessels and methods of making marine vessels providing air flow for an engine compartment
Prasad Dhananjay Deole, Winter Springs, FL (US); Matthew P. Klausky, Port Orange, FL (US); Paul E. Olvera, Edgewater, FL (US); and Zachary M. Handziak, Columbia, TN (US)
Assigned to Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed by Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/369,379.
Int. Cl. B63J 2/06 (2006.01); F24F 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC B63J 2/06 (2013.01) [F24F 7/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A marine vessel comprising:
a hull extending horizontally from a bow to a stern with a midpoint therebetween, the hull having opposing walls that extend upwardly, wherein the opposing walls have inner sides that face inwardly toward each other and outer sides that face outwardly, wherein a first of the outer sides defines a first opening therein, and wherein the first opening is horizontally closer to the midpoint than to the stern and horizontally closer to the midpoint than to the bow;
an engine compartment configured for positioning an engine therein; and
a first conduit fluidly coupling the first opening and the engine compartment for at least one of ventilating and exhausting the engine compartment, wherein at least a portion of the first conduit extends horizontally and/or vertically within at least one of the opposing walls between the inner side and the outer side thereof;
wherein the first opening is positioned to prevent water from entering the first conduit.