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Patent No.:

US 6773316 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:

Douglas A. Keehn, Jr, Merritt Island, FL (US);

Assignee:

Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/16 ;
Abstract

A modified boat hull, providing for dual, non-ventilating aft thruster tunnels. Each tunnel includes a generally tubular section which fluidly communicates with the transom outlet orifice, and a converging transition section which communicates at the extreme opposite end with a water inlet orifice which is positioned within an enhanced, vertical strake surface. The vertical strake surface is located beneath the chine of the boat, as well as beneath the water line. The modified hull also includes an inboard offset for the vertical strake surface, and a chine step to enhance hydrodynamic performance of the hull when attempting to achieve or exceed plane speed.


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