Watercraft with steerable planing surface
CA 2352707 A1 · Owner: Bombardier Motor Corporation Of America · Inventors: Servais, Jonathan
Overview
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A watercraft having a turnable (i.e. pivotable) planing surface, preferably with at least one skeg projecting generally vertically downward from the planing surface. This structure is designed to provide improved steering performance of watercraft, particularly jetpowered boats, while minimizing drag. The turnable planing surface is formed by a bottom surface of a steering pad mounted beneath a jet propulsion unit. In one embodiment, the water jet propulsion unit is fixed (i.e. not turnable) and the skeg-bearing planing surface is turnable relative to the water jet propulsion unit. In another embodiment, the water jet propulsion unit is turnable relative to the hull centerline (e.g. in the …
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- Filed July 9, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 9, 2021.
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