Patent ID: 6505573
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A towrope retriever system for a watercraft, comprising:(a) a support unit securely attached to the watercraft for substantially increasing overall height of the watercraft and for increasing acrobatic characteristics of water sport activities by a performer, wherein said watercraft further includes: i) a bow, ii) a stern, and iii) a starboard gunwale and a port side gunwale located between the bow and the stern, wherein said support unit is a tower being rigidly attached to the starboard gunwale and the port side gunwale; (b) a towrope retriever comprising: i) a main housing unit connected to the support unit; ii) an electronic control unit; iii) a reel being axially mounted on said main unit and for reeling a towrope having an attachment end attached to said reel and a handle end, said reel being axially mounted in the main housing, and said towrope; iv) a motor operatively connected to the reel and electrically controlled by the electronic control unit for providing rotational power to the reel; and v) a rope holding device for securely holding the towrope at a selected length.