Boat with reconfigurable running surface for wake adjustment

摘要

A watersports boat includes a hull having an underside defining a running surface that contacts water when the hull moves therein. An aft running surface section of the hull has (a) a trailing edge forming an aft-most point of the contact with water along any given buttock line of the hull when the hull is moving forward, (b) a non-repositionable aft running surface section forming a first portion of the trailing edge, and (c) a re-positionable aft running surface section forming a second portion of the trailing edge. The first portion of the trailing edge and second portion of the trailing edge meet substantially tangent to one another.

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 repositionable aft running surface section having a forward edge and first and second repositionable side edges extending aft from the forward edge at acute angles thereto; and 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 complementary angles with the forward edge.