Patent ID: 6684808
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: B63B,B63C

Abstract:
A device for providing stability, reduced drift and improved directional control to a boat, comprising:(a) a flexible water container for being attached to and deployed from opposing sides of predetermined quadrants of the boat, and including: (i) opposing sides for attachment directly to the boat without a tether for maintaining the water container in close proximity to the boat; (ii) a top and a bottom, wherein the top is adapted for being attached to the boat at or above a water level; (iii) a relatively large forwardly-directed mouth opening, including top outboard extensions for capturing a predetermined large quantity of water at a predetermined rate; (iv) a relatively small aft-directed drain in the opposite end of the container for discharging aft a quantity of water at a rate substantially lower than the rate at which water is captured by the mouth for thereby maintaining a weight of water in the water container sufficient to counteract an upward thrust of the boat; (b) first attachment means carried by the water container proximate a bottom portion of the mouth for securing the device in close proximity to the boat by attachment to at least one forward attachment point carried by the boat with the mouth in an open condition for capturing water therein; and (c) second attachment means carried by the water container proximate a top side of the mouth for securing the container to the boat.