Patent ID: 6327991
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
An apparatus for use in cleaning the hull of a boat while the boat is in the water, comprising;a water-impervious basin of predetermined shape having length and width dimensions large enough to receive a boat therein, the basin having a bottom providing a nadir having a length that spans substantially the entirety of at least one of said dimensions of the basin and having a substantially uniform depth throughout its length, sides extending downwardly to the nadir, an opening allowing water to enter the basin, and a gate at the opening and movable from an open position allowing ingress and egress of boats and a closed position over the opening so as to capture a pool of water in the basin; anda water filtration system including a collector lying in and extending substantially the full length of the nadir for removing unfiltered water from the basin, and an outlet for returning filtered water to the basin.