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US 3,982,493 AGranted
Skid control mechanism for boats
OwnerCharles W. Cronininventor
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Abstract
The invention is a skid control mechanism for a power boat and particularly for racing craft, comprising longitudinally hinged flaps mounted to opposite sides of the boat bottom and operable by steering mechanism or otherwise to deflect into an open, water-engaging position to prevent side slippage of the boat when making high-speed turns.
Claims5
A skid control means for a boat having a steering mechanism comprising:
- a. a pair of rigid flaps longitudinally hinged to opposite sides of the bottom of said boat and deflectable on the hinges thereof from a neutral position substantially flush with the bottom of said boat to an open, water-engaging position;
- b. power means for moving said flaps between said neutral position and said water-engaging position;
- c. said power means being positively and directly operated by said steering mechanism such that upon steering to the left, one of said flaps is activated, and upon steering to the right, the other of said flaps is activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.