Patent ID: 6477971
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: B07C,B65B

Abstract:
A bilge drainage system comprising:a stopcock and a pipe, said stopcock having a valve, an entry point, and an exit point, said stopcock forming an unobstructed passageway when said valve is open, said entry point being located near the lowest point of the interior of a boat when said boat is traveling on a plane, said exit point being attached to said pipe, said pipe having an unobstructed passageway and extending at least to an unobstructed opening through the lower portion of the rear transom of said boat to form an unobstructed passageway from said entry point to the external terminus of said passageway, said valve being actuable to an open position when said boat is on a plane and to a closed position when said boat is not on a plane, such that water within the interior of said boat may be drained through said unobstructed passageway by gravity flow when said boat is on a plane.