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A collapsible boat includes two center deck panels and two outer deck panels, all of the deck panels being hingedly secured together. When the boat is in uncollapsed position all of the deck panels are disposed horizontally. When the boat is collapsed and the outer deck panels move toward one anothe

A collapsible boat includes two center deck panels and two outer deck panels, all of the deck panels being hingedly secured together. When the boat is in uncollapsed position all of the deck panels are disposed horizontally. When the boat is collapsed and the outer deck panels move toward one another, the two center deck panels raise to a vertical orientation.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A collapsible boat comprising, in combination:a boat deck comprising a plurality of boat deck panels including first and second center deck panels disposed side-by-side and first and second outer deck panels, said first outer deck panel being disposed alongside said first

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A collapsible boat comprising, in combination:a boat deck comprising a plurality of boat deck panels including first and second center deck panels disposed side-by-side and first and second outer deck panels, said first outer deck panel being disposed alongside said first center deck panel and said first center deck panel being positioned between said second center deck panel and said first outer deck panel, said second outer deck panel being disposed alongside said second center deck panel and said second center deck panel being positioned between said first center deck panel and said second outer deck panel;panel mover means for selectively moving said first and second outer deck panels either toward or away from one another, said first and second center deck panels moving from a substantially horizontal orientation to a substantially vertical orientation when said first and second outer deck panels move toward one another to reduce the width of said boat deck; andguide means for guiding movement of said first and second outer deck panels, said panel mover means being operatively associated with said first and second outer deck panels to move said first and second outer deck panels along said guide means, and said first and second center deck panels moving responsive to movement of said first and second outer deck panels.