Patent ID: 7775172

Claim:
A watercraft comprising: a rigid hull having a V-shaped bottom and oppositely disposed sides, the sides forming a chine with the V-shaped bottom; first and second stabilizing members attachable to the hull sides, the stabilizing members having a lower surface defining an inboard edge that is disposed adjacent the hull side and above the chine, each stabilizing member further comprising an elongate fin extending downwardly from a forward portion of the lower surface of the stabilizing member, the fin oriented longitudinally along the forward portion of the stabilizing member and generally uniformly spaced from the hull side to define a channel therebetween, the channel comprising an inboard side along the hull above the chine, an upper side along a bottom portion of the stabilizing member, and an outboard side defined by the fin, and further wherein the fin is positioned along a forward portion of the hull and extends along not more than 50% of the length of the stabilizing member.