Patent ID: 6953002
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: B63B,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A water craft comprising: a hull having a bow and a stern an engine of sufficient thrust to create an enlarged wake at the stern of the boat as the boat moves along the surface of a body of water, a water tight compartment essentially filled with ballast water and positioned to carry essentially all of the ballast water below the running water line of the boat, said water tight compartment being essentially astride the centerline or keel of the boat, said water tight compartment containing ballast water in an amount sufficient to lower the entire boat in the water at steady planing speed and enhance or equalize the size of the boat wake, and said water tight compartment extending from a point forward of the transom of the boat and engine, extending to a point forward of the midpoint between the bow and the stern, and terminating short of the bow, said ballast water in said essentially filled water tight compartment serving the exert downward force on the bow against the water when the water craft is underway at steady planing speed to create a larger wake and an enhanced amount of lift water for an enthusiast being towed behind the water craft on a towable water sports device.