Steering mechanism for a boat having a planing hull

摘要

A boat includes a planing hull, a propeller, a main rudder, and a pair of flanking rudders. The planing hull has port and starboard sides, a transom, a hull bottom, and a centerline running down the middle of the boat, halfway between the port and starboard sides. The propeller is positioned forward of the transom and beneath the hull bottom. The main rudder is positioned aft of the propeller. The main rudder has a rotation axis about which the main rudder rotates. The flanking rudders are positioned forward of the propeller. One of the flanking rudders is positioned on the port side of the centerline, and the other flanking rudder is positioned on the starboard side of the centerline.

主权项

1. A boat comprising:
a planing hull including a port and starboard sides, a transom, a hull bottom, and a centerline running down the middle of the boat, halfway between the port and starboard sides; a propeller positioned forward of the transom and beneath the hull bottom; a main rudder positioned aft of the propeller, the main rudder having a rotation axis about which the main rudder rotates; and a pair of flanking rudders positioned forward of the propeller, one of the flanking rudders being positioned on the port side of the centerline, and the other flanking rudder being positioned on the starboard side of the centerline, each flanking rudder having a rotation axis about which that flanking rudder rotates.