Patent ID: 8739723
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a boat having a hull, said hull having a bow, and a stern, said boat having a port side, and a starboard side; a bow ballast tank mounted in the bow of said hull; a port rear ballast tank mounted on the port side of said boat; a starboard rear ballast tank mounted on the starboard side of said boat; a bow ater pick up mounted on said hull; wherein said bow water pick up is mounted on said hull aft of said bow ballast tank and forward of said port rear ballast tank and forward of said starboard rear ballast tank; a port electrically activated valve mounted on the port side of said boat; a starboard electrically activated valve mounted on the starboard side of said boat; and wherein said port electrically activated valve is connected to said port rear ballast tank and to a port side water drain hose, and wherein said starboard electrically activated valve is connected to said starboard rear ballast tank and to a starboard side water drain hose.