Patent ID: 6016762
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A planing foil apparatus for use with a pontoon boat having a pair of spaced pontoons and a deck therebetween supported by deck supports, said apparatus comprising:a planing foil having a lower planing face presenting a longitudinal center line; andmounting structure including a plurality of spaced structural ribs reinforcing said planing foil including structurefor connecting said foil with the deck supports of the boat in depending relationship therewith,for positioning said planing face between and spaced from the pontoons with said longitudinal center line generally aligned amidships and straddling the transverse center line of the boat, andfor positioning said planing face between the waterline and the lower surfaces of the pontoons when the boat is in the water at rest,said planing face being configured for rising toward a planing position on the surface of the water as the boat is propelled therealong and for lifting the boat and the pontoons as a whole in order to reduce drag.