Patent ID: 8534214
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A boat configured to produce a first wake when traveling through water and configured to produce a second wake different from said first wake when a wake surfer is surfing said second wake behind said boat; the boat comprising: a hull; an operator control; at least one wake modifier oriented substantially vertically, wherein, when the boat is in said water, said wake modifier is oriented substantially perpendicular to a surface of said water; an actuator operably coupled to said wake modifier wherein actuation of said actuator moves said wake modifier between a first position and a second position, wherein one of said first position and said second position comprises said wake modifier being in a neutral position and the other of said first and said second position comprises said wake modifier being in an engaged position to form said second wake, said second wake comprising one of a left side surf wake or a right side surf wake different from said left side surf wake; a rudder configured to track said boat in a straight line through said water when said boat is traveling at least at a speed suitable for surfing with said water diverter in said engaged position; and an electronic controller configured to regulate said actuator responsive to electronic signals received by said electronic controller from said operator control, said electronic signals responsive to input into said operator control by an operator.