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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Gruenwald, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Power Vent Technologies, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/546 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/546 ;
Abstract
The instant invention is an improved method for handling and steering vessels and the apparatus for carrying out the method. The invention relates to vessels having fixed shaft propulsion systems and particularly to those vessels in which the propeller is positioned within a tunnel beneath the vessel. The improvements in the steering and handling of such a vessel are realized by inclusion of a bow propulsion system which is integral with and whose operation is coordination with that of the main propulsion system.