Hybrid running surface boat

1. A boat including:

a deck;

a plurality of pontoons extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the deck, the deck being attached to said pontoons; and

a hull portion attached to and extending between a portion of said pontoons, said hull portion extending from an aft end of the boat forward to approximately midway of the deck and substantially less than a forward end of the deck and extending downwardly to a distance proximate the pontoons to which it is attached, said hull portion including a sloped surface that extends longitudinally toward a front of the boat.

2. The boat as set forth in claim 1 , wherein there are three pontoons including two outward pontoons and a middle pontoon, and said hull portion is attached to said middle pontoon and extending outward and attached to said outward pontoons.

3. The boat as set forth in claim 2 , wherein said hull portion includes two sloped surfaces, one of each surface located between said middle pontoon and a respective outward pontoon.

4. The boat as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the sloped surfaces extend farther to the front end of the boat toward tops of the pontoons as compared to bottoms of the pontoons.

5. The boat as set forth in claim 4 , including longitudinal extensions attached to a plurality of the pontoons.

6. The boat as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the outward pontoons each include two longitudinal extensions having a generally triangular shaped cross sectional configuration and located toward the bottom of said pontoons.

7. A boat including:

a deck;

a plurality of pontoons extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the deck, the deck being attached to said pontoons; and

a hull portion attached to and extending from a middle pontoon to outer pontoons, said hull portion and said pontoons having a rigid construction and manufactured from the same materials, and at least a portion of said hull surrounding a substantial portion of the middle pontoon to which it is attached.

8. The boat as set forth in claim 7 , wherein said hull portion extends outwardly to a distance wider than the middle pontoon to which it is attached.

9. The boat as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said hull portion extends farther rearwardly than said outer pontoons.

10. The boat as set forth in claim 7 , wherein said hull portion does not extend as far forward as said pontoons.

11. The boat as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the middle pontoon, extends rearwardly beyond said hull portion and said outer pontoons.

12. The boat as set forth in claim 7 , wherein said hull portion extends farther forward nearer said deck than at a lower area remote from the deck.

13. The boat as set forth in claim 12 , including a stiffening structure in said hull having longitudinal support members and cross members.

14. A boat including:

a deck;

a plurality of pontoons extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the deck, the deck being attached to said pontoons; and

a hull portion attached to and extending from a middle pontoon to outer pontoons, said hull portion having a front end with a sloping surface, so that said hull portion is longer at a top end thereof than at a bottom end thereof.

15. The boat as set forth in claim 14 , wherein said middle pontoon extends farther rearwardly than any of said other pontoons.

16. The boat as set forth in claim 15 , wherein said middle pontoon extends farther rearwardly than said hull portion.

17. The boat as set forth in claim 16 , wherein there are three pontoons including said two outer pontoons and said middle pontoon, and said hull portion is attached to all of said pontoons.

18. The boat as set forth in claim 17 , wherein a rear end of said hull portion is angled so that outer ends of said rear end of said hull portion do not extend as far back from a front of the boat than a middle of the rear end of said hull portion.

19. The boat as set forth in claim 14 , wherein said outer pontoons have extensions extending longitudinally thereon.

20. The boat as set forth in claim 19 , wherein each outer pontoon has two extensions having a generally triangular shaped cross-section and the extensions are located proximate a lower end of said pontoons.