Boat with reconfigurable running surface for wake adjustment

摘要

A watersports boat includes a hull having an underside extending from a forward bow to an aft transom along a longitudinal centerline. The underside defines a running surface that contacts water when the hull moves therein. The underside includes one or more features that enhance the boat's performance.

主权项

1. A watersports boat comprising:
a hull having an underside extending from a forward bow to an aft transom along a longitudinal centerline, the underside defining a running surface that contacts water when the hull moves therein, an aft running surface section of the hull having:
a re-positionable aft running surface section having a forward edge and first and second repositionable side edges extending aft therefrom;a non-repositionable aft running surface section located forward of the re-positionable aft running surface section and having first and second non-repositionable side edges meeting the first and second repositionable side edges at the forward edge;wherein the first repositionable and non-repositionable side edges and the second repositionable and non-repositionable side edges both form supplementary angles with the forward edge; andwherein the re-positionable aft running surface section includes opposed port and starboard longitudinal edges extending between a forward end and an aft end thereof angled inwardly along the centerline from the forward end to the aft end; andan opposed pair of extendable plates configured to move between a stowed position and an active position wherein, in the stowed position, a terminal edge of each stowed extendable plate is located aft the transom such that it does not substantially redirect water flowing past the transom, and, in the active position, the terminal edge of each extended extendable plate extends beneath the aft running surface section such that it redirects water flow leaving the aft running surface section.