Patent ID: 6477976
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A recreational water sled comprising:an elongated boat body having a side, a starboard side, a bow, a stern and a longitudinally extending x-axis; said boat body having a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall, and a top wall having a top surface; a buoyancy chamber is formed between said top wall, said bottom wall, said front wall and said rear wall; and elongated port side hull and a starboard side hull are laterally spaced from each other and they extend downwardly from the bottom wall of said boat body; a superstructure extending upwardly from the top surface of said boat body; said superstructure having a rider seat portion; a nose portion having a rear end having a left side wall and a right side wall; and said nose portion having a dashboard located on its rear end; means for detachably connecting a tow line to the bow of said water sled comprising: a longitudinally extending quick release housing having an open front end; said quick release housing being mounted in the bow of said boat body; a tongue assembly having a front end, a rear end, a left side end, a right side end, attachment means for detachably securing the front end of said tongue assembly to said quick release housing; hand actuation means for releasing said attachment means from the front end of said tongue assembly.