| 摘要 |
A combination boat 10 and distressed boat flotation apparatus 20, a distressed boat flotation apparatus 20, and methods of installing and using a boat flotation apparatus 20 are provided. The combination preferably includes a boat 10 including a boat hull 12 and a plurality of flotation containers 25 positioned to substantially surround the boat hull 12 and positioned to be inflated with a gas responsive to the boat hull 12 being in a distressed condition so that the boat 10 is prevented from sinking by the inflated plurality of flotation containers 25. The apparatus of the combination also preferably includes a plurality of moisture sensors 30 each positioned in the boat hull 12 to sense the distressed condition and a distressed condition controller 35 positioned in communication with the plurality of moisture sensors 30 and the plurality of flotation containers 25 to control the inflation of the plurality of flotation containers 25 responsive to at least one of the plurality of moisture sensors 30 sensing the distressed condition.
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