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US 6,158,375 AGranted
Boat wake enhancer
OwnerKenneth L. Stuart, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A boat wake enhancer is described comprising a water tank mounted at the rear of an inboard motor boat, wherein the tank can be filled and emptied while the boat is in use. When filled, a more desirable wake is provided for water skiing and when emptied, the boat will plane more easily and generate a smaller wake.
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A wake tank comprising
- a mounting section adapted to position the wake tank rearward of a transom of a ski boat;
- a fluid containing cavity having an upper first closeable opening and a second closeable opening positioned lower on the fluid containing cavity so that the second opening is below the water line when the tank is mounted on a resting ski boat.
A method of increasing a boat wake comprising the steps of:
- (a) mounting a wake tank having a fluid containing cavity having an upper first closeable opening and a lower second closeable opening rearward of a transom of the ski boat, such that the second opening is below the water line;
- (b) opening said first and second openings while the ski boat is at rest and allowing over 200 pounds of water to enter the fluid containing cavity;
- (c) closing at least said second closeable opening;
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- (d) accelerating the ski boat to skiing speed.
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A wake tank comprising:
- a forward wall adapted to be mounted rearward of the transom of a ski boat;
- a fluid containing cavity rear of said forward wall, said fluid containing cavity having a top surface defining a wing on each side of a relatively narrower deep section below said top surface;
- an upper first closeable opening communicating with the fluid containing cavity;
- a lower second closeable opening positioned underwater when the ski boat is at rest and in communication with the fluid containing cavity;
- wherein said fluid containing cavity has a volume sufficient to hold at least 200 pounds of water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.