Patent ID: 8393287
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: B63B,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A sponson for a watercraft comprising: a mounting rail; a sponson body fastened to the mounting rail, the sponson body having a front end, a rear end, a top edge and a bottom edge; and a vane connected to a side of the sponson body and extending away therefrom, the vane having a front end and a rear end, the front end of the vane being disposed closer to the bottom edge of the sponson body than the rear end of the vane, the mounting rail having an inner surface adapted to abut a hull of the watercraft and an outer surface abutting the sponson body, the outer surface being angled relative to the inner surface such that the top edge of the sponson body is disposed closer to the inner surface than the bottom edge of the sponson body.