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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2003
Yves Berthiaume, Mont St-Hilaire, CA;
Sam Spade, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Yves Berthiaume, Mont St-Hilaire, CA;
Sam Spade, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc., Valcourt, CA;
Abstract
A watercraft is disclosed that includes a hull, a deck supported by the hull, a propulsion system that is mounted to at least one of the hull and the deck, and a helm that is connected to the deck and configured to control the direction of the watercraft. A pole is mounted to the deck and a compensation device is operatively connected to at least one of the deck and the hull. A controller is in communication with the compensation device, and a sensor is operatively connected to the pole and in communication with the controller. The sensor is configured to sense a pulling force exerted on the pole and communicate a signal regarding the force to the controller. The controller is configured to send a signal to the compensation device based on the signal from the sensor to reposition the watercraft.