US 9,540,074 B1 · Devices mounted within and/or on boat hulls for manipulating wakesurf and wakeboard wakes

Abstract

Wakesurf and wakeboard boats are provided which include a component positioned along and/or within the hull and an actuator coupled to the component for moving an end of the component outward from the hull and retracting the end of the component to be in proximity with the hull. In some embodiments, the component is spaced forward of a vertical plane comprising the forwardmost point of the transom. Methods for creating a wake behind a boat are also provided which include listing a boat to one side via a listing component disposed on such a side and moving a component disposed within or coupled to an exterior surface of the hull on the opposing side of the boat. The component is moved outwardly from the exterior surface of the hull such that a distal free end of the component is spaced from the exterior surface when the boat is listed.

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Dependent claims

A boat, comprising:

an inboard engine, wherein the boat is void of a sail mast and a sail for independently propelling the boat;
a recess disposed within a sidewall and along a bottom of a hull of the boat, wherein the recess is spaced from a center longitudinal axis of the boat and spaced at least 6 inches from a transom of the boat;
a component disposed within the recess in the sidewall and the bottom of the hull of the boat;
and
an actuator coupled to the component for:
extending an end of the component outward from the recess, such that the end of the component extends outward from the sidewall of the hull to yaw the boat and extends downward from the bottom of the hull to list the boat;
and
retracting the end of the component within the recess so that the end of the component is disposed entirely within the recess.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Devices mounted within and/or on boat hulls for manipulating wakesurf and wakeboard wakes

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Devices mounted within and/or on boat hulls for manipulating wakesurf and wakeboard wakes

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Abstract

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