Patent ID: 6223674
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A shock mitigating system for a planing boat having a hull extending from a forward end to an aft end, the hull further having a centerline running from the forward end to the aft end, said shock mitigating system comprising:a one-piece adjunct hull surface pivotally coupled at one end thereof to the forward end of the hull of said planing boat, said adjunct hull surface extending along the hull of said planing boat on either side of the centerline to aft of amidships of said planing boat, said adjunct hull surface being constructed of a rigid material that has upper and lower surfaces conforming to the shape of the hull of said planing boat on either side of the centerline; anda position controller coupled to said adjunct hull surface for selectively positioning said adjunct hull surface between a first position and a second position wherein, in said first position, said adjunct hull surface rests against the hull and wherein, in said second position, said adjunct hull surface pivots at said one end and is spaced apart from the hull, said position controller further absorbing shock loads experienced by said adjunct hull surface when said adjunct hull surface is spaced apart from the hull of said planing boat.