Boat activated wake enhancement method and system

A method for improving the quality and size of a wake created behind a boat, comprising:

• extending two elongated sections substantially from the boat's hull, said elongated sections each being substantially hollow and having an exterior surface that extends substantially longitudinally along said section to increase the effective width of the boat;
• providing an opening on the forward portion of each of said sections such that during operation water is able to enter into said sections through said openings;
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• causing the boat to travel through a body of water, wherein as the boat travels through the water, water is introduced under pressure into said sections through said openings to increase the effective weight of said boat, and create a downward force that acts on said boat, wherein the elongated sections cause additional water to be displaced and build up along the sides of the boat, to help create additional wake effects.

A method for improving the quality and size of a wake created behind a boat, comprising:

• providing one or more openings on said boat's hull, said one or more openings extending below the water line of said boat and being adapted such that during operation water is able to enter through said one or more openings into one or more cavities extending within said hull;
• causing said boat to travel through a body of water, wherein as the boat travels through said body of water, water is introduced under pressure into said one or more cavities through said one or more openings, wherein said water in said one or more cavities increases the effective weight of said boat, and creates a downward force that acts on said boat while said boat is traveling through said body of water;
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• causing said boat to slow down and/or stop such that said pressure is reduced and water in said one or more cavities is allowed to drain out through said one or more openings by gravity alone.

A wake enhancement device for use with a boat, comprising:

• a boat hull having an exterior surface thereon and one or more cavities therein;
• one or more openings on said boat hull, said one or more openings extending below the water line of said boat and being adapted such that when said boat travels through a body of water, water is introduced under pressure through at least one of said one or more openings into said one or more cavities, thereby increasing the effective weight of said boat, and creating a downward force that acts on said boat while said boat is traveling through said body of water, wherein the quality and size of the wake created by said boat can be enhanced;
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• wherein said one or more cavities are adapted such then when said boat slows down and/or stops, the pressure is reduced, and water in said one or more cavities is allowed to drain out through at least one of said one or more openings by gravity alone.