Ballast boat chair for wake enhancement

A ballast chair for use in a water vessel to enhance a wake of the vessel, said chair comprising:

• a seat having a first valve and a second valve, said first valve adapted to receive a fluid therethrough to fill said seat and increase the weight of the chair;
• a back attached to said seat, said back inflatable by a fluid or a gas;
• a pair of armrests, each attached to said seat and comprising a cup holder, each of said armrests being inflatable by a fluid or a gas;
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• said chair sized to fit in a rear section of a water vessel so as to enhance the wake behind the vessel.

A method of towing an individual behind a water vessel through a body of water and enhancing a wake produced by the water vessel, comprising;

• positioning a chair in the rear of the water vessel filling at least a portion of the chair with fluid;
• maneuvering the water vessel through the water with the chair providing ballast in a rear portion of the water vessel so as to enhance the wake produced by the water vessel;
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• wherein the water vessel has a seat structure in the rear portion and wherein the method further comprises removing the seat structure from the rear portion and replacing the seat structure with said chair.

A method of enhancing the wake produced by a boat as the boat moves through water, comprising:

• filling a seat structure with a liquid;
• positioning the seat structure in the rear of the boat such that the liquid containing seat structure functions to add weight to the rear of the boat and provides a seat area for occupants within the boat to sit on;
• maneuvering the boat through the water with the liquid containing seat structure providing a ballast in the rear portion of the boat and enhancing the wake produced by the boat;
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• wherein said seating structure includes a chair having a bottom and a back.