Wake-modifying device for a boat

摘要

A recreational sport boat includes a hull, having starboard and port sides and a transom, and a pair of wake-modifying devices positioned aft of the transom. One of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a port side of the boat's centerline and another of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a starboard side of the boat's centerline. Each wake-modifying device includes a plate-like member and at least one downturned surface at a trailing portion of the plate-like member. Each wake-modifying device is pivotable between a non-deployed position and a deployed position about a pivot axis that is horizontal or inclined no more than about 35° from horizontal. When a wake-modifying device is in the deployed position, the downturned surface is lower than it is in the non-deployed position so as to be able to modify the boat's wake.

主权项

1. A recreational sport boat comprising:
a hull including starboard and port sides and a transom; and a pair of wake-modifying devices positioned aft of the transom, one of the wake-modifying devices being positioned on a port side of the boat's centerline and another of the wake-modifying devices being positioned on a starboard side of the boat's centerline, each wake-modifying device including a plate-like member and at least one downturned surface at a trailing portion of the plate-like member, each wake-modifying device being pivotable between a non-deployed position and a deployed position about a pivot axis that is horizontal or inclined no more than about 35° from horizontal, wherein in the deployed position, the downturned surface is lower than it is in the non-deployed position so as to be able to modify the boat's wake, at least one of the wake-modifying devices further including at least one fin attached to a lower surface of the plate-like member, the fin being angled obliquely relative to the pivot axis.