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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Robert J. Mcdonough, Bangor, ME (US);
Geoffrey Michael Bergmark, Bangor, ME (US);
Mathew Sewell Cardinali, Bangor, ME (US);
Geoffrey P. King, Old Town, ME (US);
Steven J. Zajicek, Greenbush, ME (US);
Robert J. McDonough, Bangor, ME (US);
Geoffrey Michael Bergmark, Bangor, ME (US);
Mathew Sewell Cardinali, Bangor, ME (US);
Geoffrey P. King, Old Town, ME (US);
Steven J. Zajicek, Greenbush, ME (US);
Johnson Outdoors Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A watercraft system is provided. The watercraft system includes a hull and a plurality of removable pods. Each pod has a different operational characteristic to alter the configuration of the watercraft depending on which pod is inserted. The hull has a pod opening for receiving a selected one of the removable pods. A method and apparatus for transitioning various ones of the pods between different positions is also provided.