Patent ID: 11858601
Assignee: AVALON & TAHOE MFG., INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 25:
26. A method of varying a wake profile of a pontoon boat, the method comprising:
propelling a pontoon boat having two outer pontoon floats that support a separate platform;
positioning wake panels attached to the two outer pontoon floats which are each moveable between a downwardly deployed position and an upwardly retracted position;
operating the pontoon boat in a first state in which the at least one of the wake panels is positioned in the downwardly deployed position;
generating a first wake profile when operating the pontoon boat in the first state;
positioning the wake panels in a retracted position in which the wake panels are raised relative to the deployed state;
operating the pontoon boat in a second state in which both wake panels are positioned in the retracted position;
generating a second wake profile when operating the pontoon boat in the second state, wherein the second wake profile is reduced relative to the first wake profile, and
wherein the pontoon floats are each tubular and have generally flat bottom inclined surfaces at their aft ends which are tilted upwardly and outwardly.