V20 patent

[bigshrimpin]

Here it is . . . . Clear as MUD.


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Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 17:40:20 -0400
From: "Harry Schoell" <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Information on the Step V Hull
To: "William BARBER" <[email protected]>


They made a misprint in the book and if you look further in the history of fiberglass, book, it is stated that he is the inventor.

The next thing to me is that Harry is an inventor and not an advertiser. If someone ask you why boats have two steps I tell them because if they have one and it works it would be infringing on his mechanical patent.

Thanks for asking.


-----Original Message-----
From: William BARBER [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 2:18 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Information on the Step V Hull


Hello!!
This might be an odd request . . . more like old
boat trivia for Wednesday May 5th, but I am interested
in knowing about the Step "V" Hull designed by Harry
L. Schoell Pat. 3117544.

I am curious to know more about the disparity between
Wellcraft's claim in their literature that the
steplift hull was designed by C. Raymond Hunt, yet
patent 3117544 belongs to Harry L Schoell. What's the
story here??

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1971 Wellcraft Catalog:
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...33/page004.jpg

1973 Wellcraft Catalog:
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...m18/page11.jpg

Yet:

Patent number 3117544 appears on the Wellcraft
Steplift Decals

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...lcraft_v20.jpg

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Thanks,
Tim Barber