Variable use pontoon boat system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11858601
APP PUB NO 20210024183A1
SERIAL NO

16939712

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A variable use pontoon boat configured to operate in both a high speed condition and an improved wake-profile condition is provided. The boat includes a pair of outer pontoons that flare outward in the rearward direction. A rear section of the outer pontoons has a width that is greater than its height. An inclined bottom surface is defined by the outer pontoons. The bottom surface is inclined upward in the rearward direction, and may be inclined laterally upward. The system may include a center pontoon that flares outward in the rearward direction. The center pontoon and the outer pontoons may be spaced apart at a decreased distance at the rear of the boat relative to the front of the boat, such that water is blocked at the rear of the boat and displaced downward. A pair of wake panels may be disposed at the rear of the outer pontoons, and the wake panels may be individually and selectively actuated downward into the water to enhance the wake profile and retracted upward at high speeds.

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AVALON & TAHOE MFG INC903 MICHIGAN AVENUE ALMA MI 48801

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Boyd, Greg Ryan Coral, US 5 20
Dinninger, Duane Nicholas Rockford, US 5 20
Forrest, Kris Douglas San Martin, US 5 22

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