Boat hull device
OwnerMartin Kempainventor
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Abstract
A boat hull device includes a boat that has a hull and the hull has a first vane section which is integrated into a port side of the hull. The first vane section comprises an alternating series of first peaks and first valleys to direct water to flow through each of the first valleys thereby reducing drag on the port side of the hull when the boat is traveling forwardly in the water. The hull has a second vane section which is integrated into a starboard side of the hull. The second vane section comprises an alternating series of second peaks and second valleys to direct the water to flow through each of the second valleys thereby reducing drag on the starboard side of the hull when the boat is travelling forwardly in the water.
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A boat hull device for reducing drag of water, said device comprising:
- a boat having a hull wherein said hull is configured to be submerged in water to float said boat, said hull having a first vane section being integrated into a port side of said hull, said first vane section comprising an alternating series of first peaks and first valleys being vertically distributed on said port side of said hull wherein said first vane section is configured to direct water to flow through each of said first valleys thereby reducing drag on said port side of said hull when said boat is traveling forwardly in the water, said hull having a second vane section being integrated into a starboard side of said hull, said second vane section comprising an alternating series of second peaks and second valleys being vertically distributed on said starboard side of said hull wherein said second vane section is configured to direct the water to flow through each of said second valleys thereby reducing drag on said starboard side of said hull when said boat is travelling forwardly in the water.
A boat hull device for reducing drag of water, said device comprising:
- a boat having a hull wherein said hull is configured to be submerged in water to float said boat, said hull having a first vane section being integrated into a port side of said hull, said first vane section comprising an alternating series of first peaks and first valleys being vertically distributed on said port side of said hull wherein said first vane section is configured to direct water to flow through each of said first valleys thereby reducing drag on said port side of said hull when said boat is traveling forwardly in the water, said hull having a second vane section being integrated into a starboard side of said hull, said second vane section comprising an alternating series of second peaks and second valleys being vertically distributed on said starboard side of said hull wherein said second vane section is configured to direct the water to flow through each of said second valleys thereby reducing drag on said starboard side of said hull when said boat is travelling forwardly in the water, said hull having a keel and a gunwale, said hull having a bow extending between said keel and said gunwale, each of said port side of said hull and said starboard side of said hull extending between said keel and said gunwale, said first vane section extending upwardly from an intersection between said keel and said bow toward said gunwale, said first vane section extending between said bow and a beam of said hull, said first vane section being located on a draft of said hull wherein said first vane section is configured to be submerged in the water such that the water flows through said first valleys of said alternating series of first peaks and first valleys, said second vane section extending upwardly from an intersection between said keel and said bow toward said gunwale, said second vane section extending between said bow and said beam of said hull, said second vane section being located on said draft of said hull wherein said second vane section is configured to be submerged in the water such that the water flows through said second valleys of said alternating series of second peaks and second valleys, said first vane section intersecting said second vane section at said bow, said bow having a prow extending between said gunwale and each of said first vane section and said second vane section such that said prow is located on a freeboard of said hull wherein said prow is configured to be located above the water when said hull is floating in the water, said prow angling forwardly from each of said first vane section and said second vane section wherein said prow is configured to slice through waves in the water when said boat is traveling forwardly in the water, each of first peak of said series of first peaks having an upper surface and a lower surface which angle away from each other between an intersection of said upper surface and said lower surface and a respective first valley of said series of first valleys wherein said upper surface and said lower surface of each first peak of said series of first peaks is configured to reduce turbulence of the water which flows along said hull thereby reducing a fluid flow pressure exerted against said hull which is produced by the movement of the water along said hull, said intersection between said upper surface and said lower surface of each first peak of said series of first peaks being rounded such that each first peak of said series of first peaks has a cone shape wherein each first peak of said series of said first peaks is configured to reduce turbulence of the water when the water flows over said intersection between said upper surface and said lower surface, each first valley of said series of first valleys having a bounding surface which extends between said upper surface of a respective first peak and said lower surface of a respective first peak, said bounding surface of each first valley of said series of first valleys lying on a plane being oriented at an obtuse angle with said upper surface of said respective first peak and said lower surface of said respective first peak such that each first valley of said series of first valleys defines a trapezoidal shape wherein each first valley of said series of first valleys is configured to resist capturing debris which would contribute to increased drag on said hull, each of second peak of said series of second peaks having a top surface and a bottom surface which angle away from each other between an intersection of said top surface and said bottom surface and a respective second valley of said series of second valleys wherein said top surface and said bottom surface of each second peak of said series of second peaks is configured to reduce turbulence of the water which flows along said hull thereby reducing a fluid flow pressure exerted against said hull which is produced by the movement of the water along said hull, said intersection between said top surface and said bottom surface of each second peak of said series of second peaks being rounded such that each second peak of said series of second peaks has a cone shape wherein each second peak of said series of said second peaks is configured to reduce turbulence of the water when the water flows over said intersection between said top surface and said bottom surface, each second valley of said series of second valleys having a bounding surface of each second valley of said series of second valleys which extends between said top surface of a respective second peak and said bottom surface of a respective second peak, said bounding surface of each second valley of said series of second valleys lying on a plane being oriented at an obtuse angle with said top surface of said respective second peak and said bottom surface of said respective second peak such that each second valley of said series of second valleys defines a trapezoidal shape wherein each second valley of said series of second valleys is configured to resist capturing debris which would contribute to increased drag on said hull, each first peak of said series of first peaks being aligned with a respective second peak of said series of second peaks at said bow.
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