An apparatus for protecting the hull of a watercraft

摘要

An apparatus (10) for protecting the hull (12) of a watercraft. The apparatus includes a support (52) and a submersible barrier assembly (14) connected to the support and displaceable with respect to the support between an inoperative, submerged position and an operative surface position, the barrier (36) being configured to cover at least a submerged portion of the hull in the operative position. A drainage sheet (40) of a woven material in positioned to bear against the hull when the barrier assembly is in the operative position. A displacement mechanism is operable on the barrier assembly to displace the barrier assembly between the inoperative and operative positions.