Watercraft with tower storage
A watercraft comprising a hull and a tower assembly coupled to the hull. The tower assembly includes a cover with a front end, a rear end, a top side, and a bottom side. The tower assembly further includes a storage area with a plurality of straps coupled to the bottom side. The plurality of straps is spaced apart along a column axis that extends from the front end to the rear end. Each of the plurality of straps is elastically deformable.
1. A watercraft comprising:
a hull; and
a tower assembly coupled to the hull; wherein the tower assembly includes:
a cover with a front end, a rear end, a top side, and a bottom side; and
a plurality of straps coupled to the bottom side;
wherein the plurality of straps is spaced apart along a column axis that extends from the front end to the rear end;
wherein each of the plurality of straps is elastically deformable; and
wherein each of the plurality of straps is fixed at a first end to a side protrusion of the cover, and wherein each of the plurality of straps is fixed at a second end to a center protrusion of the cover.
2. The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein a cavity is at least partially formed by the plurality of straps and the bottom side.
3. The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of straps is equally spaced apart along the column axis.
4. The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein the cover is rigid.
5. The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein the cover is made of a composite material.
6. The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein the tower assembly includes a first support and a second support, and the tower assembly is adjustable with respect to the hull.
7. The watercraft of claim 1 , wherein the tower assembly includes a tow point.
8. A watercraft roof comprising:
a rigid cover including a front end, a rear end, a top side, and a bottom side;
a first strap coupled to the bottom side and extending along a first strap axis; the first strap coupled to the cover at a first end and coupled to the cover at a second end;
a second strap coupled to the bottom side and extending along a second strap axis, the second strap axis spaced the first strap axis along a column axis extending from the front end to the rear end; and
a third strap coupled to the bottom side and extending along a third strap axis, the third strap axis spaced from the second strap axis along the column axis;
wherein the second strap is positioned between the first strap and the third strap; wherein the first strap, the second strap, and the third strap are elastically deformable;
wherein the cover includes a side protrusion and a center protrusion on the bottom side, wherein the first strap extends between the side protrusion and the center protrusion; and
wherein the second strap extends between the side protrusion and the center protrusion; and wherein the third strap extends between the side protrusion and the center protrusion.
9. The watercraft roof of claim 8 , wherein the cover is made of a composite material.
10. The watercraft roof of claim 8 , wherein the first strap, the second strap, and the third strap are made of nylon, polyester, or a combination thereof.
11. The watercraft roof of claim 8 , wherein the cover further includes a ridge on the bottom side extending between the side protrusion and the center protrusion.
12. The watercraft roof of claim 8 , wherein the first strap includes a first planar surface and a second planar surface, opposite the first planar surface.
13. The watercraft roof of claim 8 , further including a first bracket coupling the first end of the first strap to the cover and a second bracket coupling the second end of the first strap to the cover.
14. The watercraft roof of claim 8 , wherein the second strap axis is parallel to the first strap axis.
15. The watercraft roof of claim 8 , wherein the first strap, the second strap, and the third strap are part of a first plurality of straps; and wherein the watercraft roof further includes a second plurality of straps coupled to the cover.
16. The watercraft roof of claim 15 , wherein the second plurality of straps is spaced along a second column axis extending from the front end to the rear end.
17. The watercraft roof of claim 16 , wherein the second column axis is parallel to the column axis.