Ballast tank decontamination system and method for watersports boats
AssigneeCorrect Craft IP Holdings, LLC
InventorKris Forrest
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Abstract
One or more spray nozzles are positioned in the ballast tanks of watersports boat to allow application of a hot water spray to the internal surfaces thereof. A water conduit leading between the spray nozzles and a hull connection facilitates supply of water thereto. A pump and heater can be provided on the watersports boat connected in the water conduit to produce the hot water for decontamination onboard. A controller can be used to automate the decontamination regimen.
Claims26
A watersports boat comprising:
- a hull;
- a first ballast tank carried by the hull having a first internal surface;
- a ballast tank decontamination system system including:
- a first water connection;
- a first water conduit extending from the first water connection to the first ballast tank;
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- at least one first spray nozzle connected to the first water conduit and positioned in the first ballast tank, the at least one first spray nozzle being configured to spray water from the first water connection over the first internal surface;
- a controller configured with program instructions to operate the ballast tank decontamination system to deliver the water spray through the at least one first spray nozzle according to a predetermined regimen and at a temperature sufficient to decontaminate the first ballast tank, and to generate a decontamination indication after delivering the water spray.
A watersports boat comprising:
- a hull;
- a first ballast tank carried by the hull having a first internal surface;
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- a ballast tank decontamination system including
- a first water connection,
- a first water conduit extending from the first water connection to the first ballast tank,
- a hot water tank coupled inline with the first water conduit and configured to hold a predetermined volume of water at a temperature sufficient to decontaminate the first ballast tank, and
- at least one first spray nozzle connected to the first water conduit and positioned in the first ballast tank, the at least one first spray nozzle being configured to spray water from the hot water tank over the first internal surface after draining the first ballast tank.
A ballast tank decontamination system for a watersports boat comprising a hull and a first ballast tank by the hull having a first internal surface, the system comprising:
- a first water connection;
- a first water conduit extending from the first water connection to the first ballast tank;
- a hot water tank coupled inline with the first water conduit and configured to hold a predetermined volume of water at a temperature sufficient to decontaminate the first ballast tank;
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- at least one first spray nozzle connected to the first water conduit and positioned in the first ballast tank, the at least one first spray nozzle being configured to spray water from the hot water tank over the first internal surface after draining the first ballast tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.