Patent ID: 7004805
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: B63H,F01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for directing a boat's engine exhaust away from a person behind the boat to reduce exposure of the person to the engine exhaust, the boat having a engine with at least one exhaust manifold, the apparatus comprising: a port side exhaust outlet connected by a first exhaust conduit to the at least one engine exhaust manifold of the boat; a starboard side exhaust outlet connected by a second exhaust conduit to the at least one engine exhaust manifold of the boat; and valve means connected to said first and second exhaust conduits for directing the engine exhaust out of one of the port and starboard exhaust outlets, the valve means including a first valve connected to the first exhaust conduit for controlling flow of engine exhaust through the first exhaust conduit to the port side exhaust outlet, and a second valve connected to the second exhaust conduit for controlling flow of engine exhaust through the second exhaust conduit to the starboard side exhaust outlet, and a connector rod forming a mechanical linkage between said first and second valves for reciprocal motion so that opening of one of the first and second valves simultaneously closes the other of the first and second valves, such that the engine exhaust is directed out of one of the port or starboard side exhaust outlets.