Patent ID: 6766756
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: B63B,B63C

Abstract:
A towing assembly for use with a towing boat to aid the towing boat in towing a stranded boat, the towing boat and the stranded boat each having a stern portion and a bow portion, the stern portion having a pair of eye hooks, and the bow portion having one central eye hook, comprising:a yoke, the yoke having a top plate, a leading point, and a pair of trailing points, wherein the leading point is located between and forward of the trailing points on the top plate; a leading bar, the leading bar pivotally secured to and extending outward from the yoke leading point, said leading bar having an attached end secured to the yoke and a free end for selectively attaching to the stranded boat, the free end having an attachment means for securing the leading bar to the stranded boat; and a pair of trailing bars, the pair of trailing bars pivotally secured to and extending outward from the yoke trailing points, wherein the trailing bars are positioned in an opposite direction from the leading bar, said trailing bars each having an attached end secured to the yoke and a free end for selectively attaching to the towing boat, each free end having an attachment means for securing the trailing bars to the towing boat.