Wake enhancing structure

The combination of a boat having mounted thereon an engine of sufficient thrust to create a wake of turbulent water at the stern of, the boat as the boat moves along the surface of a body of water, and a light-weight, portable container located in said boat, said container comprising:

• a bag having resistance to abrasion and puncture but also having some permeability to the passage of liquid there through,
• a liquid-impermeable bladder positioned within said bag and as so positioned, being protected by said bag from puncture and abrasion, said bladder having at least one nozzle formed in a surface area thereof through which liquid may be supplied to or removed from said bladder, and
• means on said bag to permit said at least one bladder nozzle to be accessed while said bladder is within said bag so that liquid may be added to or removed from said bladder without removing said bladder from said bag,
• said liquid in said container having a weight sufficient to depress said boat stern as said boat moves along said surface of said body of water so that said boat leaves a wake behind it of substantially greater turbulence than the wake generated by said boat without said liquid.

The combination of a boat having mounted therein an engine of sufficient thrust to create a wake of turbulent water at the stern of the boat as the boat moves along the surface of a body of water, comprising:

• a light-weight, portable container releasably attached to the interior of said boat at the stern thereof, said container including a nylon mesh bag having considerable strength and resistance to abrasion and puncture, and an inflatable, waterproof bladder positioned within said bag and as so positioned being protected by said bag from puncture and abrasion, said bladder having at least one nozzle through which liquid may be supplied to or emptied from said bladder, said bladder having at least one dimension greater than a corresponding dimension of said bag so that as said bladder is filled with liquid and said bladder expands, said bladder at said dimension will be supported by said corresponding, lesser dimension of said bag rather than by said bladder alone to reduce the rupture stress on said bladder, said bladder having at least one nozzle formed therein through which liquid may be supplied to or removed form said supported bladder, and means on said bag to permit said at least one bladder nozzle to be accessed while said bladder is within said bag so that liquid may be added to and emptied from said bladder without removing said bladder from said bag, and
• liquid located within said container, said liquid in said container having a weight sufficient to depress said boat stern as said boat advances along the surface of said body of water so that said boat leaves behind it a wake of substantially greater turbulence than the wake generated by said boat without the weight of said liquid.