Ballast system for a boat and method of operating a boat

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11254391
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16118581

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A method of operating a boat to produce a surf wake includes partially filling a transverse ballast tank, moving the boat through a body of water, rolling the boat toward either its port or starboard side to shift the water in the transverse ballast tank such that at least some of the water in the transverse ballast tank moves from one side of a longitudinal centerline of the boat to the other side of the centerline, and creating a surf wake on the side toward which the boat is rolled.

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MASTERCRAFT BOAT COMPANY LLC100 CHEROKEE COVE DRIVE VONORE TN 37885

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Ekern, David F Knoxville, US 57 688
Larson, Adam D Maryville, US 1 9
Myers, Michael D Knoxville, US 46 438
Sheedy, Darren S Greenback, US 37 395

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