Patent ID: 6874441
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A boat adaptable for producing different wakes in water, the boat comprising: a hull having a longitudinal axis and a trailing end; the lower surface of the hull being curved towards the axis of the boat from an area spaced from the trailing end to the trailing end; and a plate pivotally mounted to the trailing end and extending rearwardly from the trailing end with its width being less than the width of the hull; the plate being adapted for movement between a first position in which it extends from the trailing end downwardly at an angle to the axis for reaction with the water so that the trailing end attains a relative high attitude in the water and produces relatively small wakes in the water, and a second position in which it extends from the trailing end upwardly at an angle to the axis so that the trailing end attains a relative low attitude in the water and produces relatively large wakes in the water.