Patent ID: 6588360
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B63B,Y02T

Abstract:
A detachable planing enhancement system for an inflatable sportboat having a transom, a port and a starboard side tube and an outboard motor, with a lower drive unit, comprising:a rigid plastic planing plate with a smooth flat bottom surface and an integral strength member on the top surface and a centrally attached diagonal pivotal support strut used for support, with said rigid plastic planing plate extending to fill the area between said side tube and said lower drive unit and extends aft of said side tube; an attachment means for quick attachment and detachment of said rigid plastic plate and said support strut, each attachment pivotally to said transom of said inflatable sportboat thereof; an air ventilation means to ventilate said rigid plastic planing plate with air along the leading edge of said rigid plastic planing plate and said ventilation means is comprised of a gap between the leading edge of said rigid plastic planing place and said transom.