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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Mastercraft Boat Company, Llc, Vonore, TN (US);
Inventors:
Adam D. Larson, Maryville, TN (US);
Michael D. Myers, Knoxville, TN (US);
Darren S. Sheedy, Greenback, TN (US);
David F. Ekern, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC, Vonore, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 13/00 (2006.01); B63B 1/18 (2006.01); B63B 39/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 13/00 (2013.01); B63B 1/18 (2013.01); B63B 39/061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a boat to produce a surf wake includes partially filling a transverse ballast tank, moving the boat through a body of water, rolling the boat toward either its port or starboard side to shift the water in the transverse ballast tank such that at least some of the water in the transverse ballast tank moves from one side of a longitudinal centerline of the boat to the other side of the centerline, and creating a surf wake on the side toward which the boat is rolled.