Wake enhancement assembly

A wake enhancement assembly to vary a configuration of a wake, said assembly comprising:

• a boat having a hull for creating the wake;
• a first fluid chamber disposed within said hull;
• at least one first conduit mounted to and in fluid communication with said first fluid chamber for selectively filling and draining said first fluid chamber;
• a second fluid chamber disposed within said hull separated from said first fluid chamber;
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• at least one second conduit mounted to and in fluid communication with said second fluid chamber for selectively filling and draining said second fluid chamber;
• said assembly characterized by a manifold having at least one inlet and a plurality of outlets with each of said outlets having a valve disposed in fluid communication therewith, each of said first and second conduits being connected to a respective outlet such that said valves of said manifold may control a flow of fluid to and from said first and second fluid chambers independently of each other, thereby controlling the selective filling and draining of said first and second chambers for varying the configuration of the wake produced by the hull of the boat.

A method of modifying a wake produced by a hull of a boat utilizing a wake enhancement assembly having a first fluid chamber, a second fluid chamber, and a manifold, the manifold includes at least one inlet and first and second outlets with each of the outlets having a valve, the first and second chambers are connected to the first and second outlets, respectively, said method comprising the steps of:

• opening the inlet to supply fluid to the manifold;
• actuating one of the valves to open the valve and provide fluid communication between the inlet and the first outlet;
• filling the first fluid chamber with the fluid through the first outlet for providing additional weight to a first portion of the hull of the boat, thereby modifying the wake produced by the hull;
• actuating another valve to open the valve and provide fluid communication between the inlet and the second outlet independently of the fluid communication with the first outlet;
• filling the second fluid chamber with the fluid through the second outlet for providing additional weight to a second portion of the hull of the boat, thereby further modifying the wake produced by the hull.

A manifold for use within a hull of a boat wherein the hull includes a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber which can be selectively filled and drained for varying a configuration of a wake produced by the hull of the boat, said manifold comprising:

• at least one inlet for supplying fluid to said manifold;
• a plurality of outlets for dispensing the fluid into at least one of said first and second fluid chambers;
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• a valve disposed in fluid communication with each of said outlets for controlling the dispensing of the fluid to the first and second fluid chambers independently of each other, thereby controlling the selective filling and draining of the first and second chambers.