WATERCRAFT WITH FUEL RESERVOIR

1 . A watercraft comprising:

a hull having a keel;

a deck supported by the hull;

a compartment defined between the hull and the deck;

a fuel reservoir disposed in the compartment and extending longitudinally over the keel, the fuel reservoir comprising an external hollowed portion; and,

at least one battery at least partially disposed in the hollowed portion.

2 . The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein the external hollowed portion is a recess extending laterally inward from a lateral wall of the fuel reservoir.

3 . The watercraft of claim 2 , wherein the recess is disposed longitudinally centrally along the lateral wall of the fuel reservoir.

4 . The watercraft of claim 2 , wherein the at least one battery is disposed in the recess and laterally inwardly from the lateral wall.

5 . The watercraft of claim 1 , further comprising a support frame disposed in the external hollowed portion, wherein the at least one battery is connected to the support frame.

6 . The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein the fuel reservoir is laterally centered about the keel.

7 . The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein:

the fuel reservoir comprises a bottom left side surface and a bottom right side surface; and

the bottom left and right side surfaces define a generally V-shape.

8 . The watercraft of claim 7 , wherein:

the hull is a V-shaped hull; and

the generally V-shape of the fuel reservoir is angled substantially similar to the V-shaped hull such that the fuel reservoir lays flat on the hull.

9 . The watercraft of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of fasteners fastening the keel to a bottom surface of a hull body of the hull; and

wherein a bottom surface of the fuel reservoir defines a longitudinally extending groove, the groove is sized for avoiding contact between the fasteners and the bottom surface of the fuel reservoir.

10 . The watercraft of claim 1 , further comprising a hatch door;

wherein:

the deck defines a hatch disposed above the at least one battery; and

the hatch door is configured to selectively close the hatch.

11 . The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein:

a longitudinal distance between a rear face of the fuel reservoir and a rear end of the hull is less than a longitudinal distance between a front face of the fuel reservoir and a front end of the hull.

12 . The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein the fuel reservoir is disposed laterally centrally in the hull.

13 . The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one battery comprises two batteries; and

the two batteries are disposed within the external hollowed portion of the fuel reservoir.

14 . The watercraft of claim 13 , wherein one of the two batteries is disposed in front of another one of the two batteries.

15 . The watercraft of claim 1 , further comprising a power cable, the power cable connected to a terminal of the at least one battery and extending along a top of the fuel reservoir.

16 . The watercraft of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of: an above-deck side compartment and an above-deck rear compartment.

17 . The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein:

the hull has a first pontoon, a second pontoon, and a central portion disposed laterally between the first and second pontoons;

the keel is a first keel of the first pontoon;

the second pontoon has a second keel;

the central portion has a third keel;

the compartment is a first compartment defined between the first pontoon and the deck;

the fuel reservoir is a first reservoir disposed in the first compartment; and

the at least one battery is at least one first battery disposed in the first compartment.

18 . The watercraft of claim 17 , wherein a second compartment is defined between the second pontoon and the deck; and

the watercraft further comprises:

a second fuel reservoir disposed in the second compartment and extending longitudinally over the second keel, the second fuel reservoir comprising a second external hollowed portion; and

at least one second battery at least partially disposed in the second external hollowed portion.

19 . The watercraft of claim 18 , wherein:

the at least one first battery comprises two first batteries; and

the at least one second battery comprises two second batteries.

20 . The watercraft of claim 19 , further comprising a first hatch door and a second hatch door,

wherein:

the deck defines a first hatch disposed above the two first batteries and a second hatch disposed above the two second batteries;

the first hatch door being configured to selectively closes the first hatch; and

the second hatch door being configured to selectively closes the second hatch.