Patent ID: 6152065
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
Apparatus for launching and recovering a boat in water, said apparatus comprising means for providing a space into which said boat can be introduced and from which said boat can be launched by a slidable movement of said boat into and from said space, said means comprising a device for supporting the boat from below when the boat is introduced into said space, said boat being buoyant in the water, said device including buoyant elements to keep said device in floating state in the water, said buoyant elements providing seakeeping properties for said device including pitching and rolling characteristics, said boat having its own respective seakeeping properties including pitching and rolling characteristics, said buoyant elements being configured and disposed to provide said seakeeping properties of said device substantially corresponding to said seakeeping properties of the boat so that the boat and the device will have the same pattern of movement in the water while the boat is being slidably introduced into and launched from the device, said buoyant elements of said device providing reserve buoyancy for said device corresponding to the weight of said boat when fully loaded to keep the apparatus afloat when the boat has been introduced and secured in the device.