Patent ID: 8430047
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A stabilizer for a personal watercraft, comprising: a shaft, comprising a lower portion, an intermediate portion, and an upper portion; a rudder member affixed to a front surface of said lower portion of said shaft, comprising: an adjusting member attached to said intermediate portion of said shaft; wherein said adjusting member removably and adjustably attaches said stabilizer to said watercraft such that said shaft is vertically disposed along an outer surface of said watercraft; wherein said rudder member is placed at a desired depth within a body of water based on a desired placement of said adjusting member on said shaft; wherein said stabilizer is adjustable between a deployed position and a stored position; wherein said rudder member is at least partially submerged within said body of water when said stabilizer is in said deployed position; and, wherein a user manipulates said stabilizer to direct said rudder member within said body of water when said watercraft is in motion, thereby providing a stabilizing force to said watercraft when acted upon by a force of wind.