Patent ID: 6347599
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
A stabilization/power system for windsurfing and other flotation boards, said system comprising:a floating board having a top surface, a front portion, rear portion, a first edge and a second edge, a stabilization assembly being removably attached to said top surface of said floating board in a position forward of said rear portion, said assembly having a pontoon unit formed thereon, said pontoon unit having a right pontoon and a left pontoon affixed at each of the opposite ends and extending outwardly of each of said edges of said floating board, a seat affixed to said stabilization assembly, a battery on said stabilization assembly, a modified trolling motor rotatably mounted by means of a trolling motor shaft in said rear portion of said floating board, said motor having the throttle/speed control unit removed from said trolling motor and an extension affixed to said trolling motor shaft in a position perpendicular to said shaft, a bracket mounted on said stabilization assembly in a position above said first edge, and said throttle/speed control unit rotatably mounted in said bracket, for varying the speed and direction of said trolling motor, said throttle/speed control unit having a pivot point formed therein and said control unit being electrically connected to said trolling motor and said pivot point being mechanically connected to said trolling motor through a mechanical linkage to said extension affixed to said trolling motor.