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AssigneeMasterCraft Boat Company, LLC
InventorsMatthew J. Huyge, Michael D. Myers, Darren S. Sheedy, David F. Ekern
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A boat includes at least three trim devices positioned aft of the boat's transom. To improve the boat's ability to get on place, each trim device is initially positioned to a deployed position. The speed of the boat is then determined as the boat gains speed. When the speed of the boat exceeds a first predetermined threshold, the first trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. When the speed of the boat exceeds a second predetermined threshold, the second trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. When the speed of the boat exceeds a third predetermined threshold, the third trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. At least one of the first, second, and third predetermined thresholds is different from the other two of the first, second, and third predetermined thresholds.
A boat comprising:
A method of operating a boat having at least three trim devices, each of the at least three trim devices being movable between a deployed position and a non-deployed position, a first one of the trim devices being a port-side trim device provided on a port side of the boat's centerline, a second one of the trim devices being a starboard-side trim device provided on a starboard side of the boat's centerline, and a third one of the trim devices being an intermediate trim device provided between the port-side and the starboard-side trim devices, the intermediate trim device being one of (i) a trim tab that, in the deployed position, extends at a downward angle such that at least a portion of the trim tab extends below a bottom edge of the transom or (ii) an interceptor including a blade that extends a distance below a bottom edge of the transom in the deployed position, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.