Surf wake system for a watercraft
AssigneeMalibu Boats, LLC
InventorsDaniel Lee Gasper, Adam Andrew McCall, Wayne Richard Wilson, Rachael Marie Green, Jeffrey Lee Predmore, Timothy Michael Lopes
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Abstract
An adjustable surf wake system enhances a wake formed by a watercraft travelling through water. The system may include a flap for deflecting water traveling past the stern of the watercraft, and/or a positioner operably connected to the flap for positioning the flap relative to a longitudinal axis of the watercraft between a neutral position and an outward position. Positioning a port flap in its extended position enhances a starboard surf wake, and positioning the starboard flap in its extended position enhances a port surf wake.
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A boat configured to generate a starboard side surf wake for at least right-foot-forward wake surfing and a port side surf wake for at least left-foot-forward wake surfing, said port side surf wake different from said starboard side surf wake, the boat comprising:
- a port side upright water diverter movable between a first and second position, wherein one of said first and second positions produces said starboard side surf wake;
- a starboard side upright water diverter movable between a first and second position, wherein one of said first and second positions produces said port side surf wake;
- a controller responsive to user input into an input device;
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- one or more actuators responsive to said controller to move said port side water diverter from one of said first and second positions to the other of said first and second positions, and move said starboard side water diverter from one of said first and second positions to the other of said first and second positions, wherein when said port side water diverter produces said starboard side surf wake for right-foot-forward wake surfing, a port side wake is substantially unsuitable for left-foot-forward wake surfing and when said starboard side water diverter produces said port side surf wake for left-foot-forward wake surfing, a starboard side wake is substantially unsuitable for right-foot-forward wake surfing.
A boat configured to produce a right side surf wake and a left side surf wake different from said right side surf wake, both said right side surf wake and left side surf wake different from a wake of said boat moving through water without water diverters engaged, said boat comprising:
- a memory storing information including a plurality of wake surf settings;
- a controller responsive to said information stored in said memory;
- one or more actuators responsive to said controller;
- a right side upright water diverter operably connected to at least one of said actuators to move between a first and second position, wherein one of said first and second positions produces said left side surf wake;
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- a left side upright water diverter operably connected to at least one of said actuators to move between a first and second position, wherein one of said first and second positions produces said right side surf wake, wherein when said right side upright water diverter produces said left side surf wake, a right side wake is not said right side surf wake, and when said left side upright water diverter produces said right side surf wake, a left side wake is not said left side surf wake.
A boat configured to create an asymmetrical wake suitable for wake surfing, said boat comprising:
- first and second upright wake modifiers, said first wake modifier configured to engage to form a right side asymmetrical wake, said second wake modifier configured to engage to form a left side asymmetrical wake, each of said right and left side asymmetrical wakes different from a non-surf wake of said boat moving through water without said first and second wake modifiers engaged;
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- a controller responsive to one or more safety features to override engagement of said first or second upright wake modifiers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.