CPC B63B 49/00 (2013.01) [B63B 59/00 (2013.01); B63B 17/0081 (2013.01); B63B 2201/18 (2013.01); G10K 11/006 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A watercraft comprising:
a hull;
a cavity along a bottom portion of the hull;
a mounting platform configured to carry a data collection system;
one or more support members suspending the mounting platform within the cavity, wherein the one or more support members are configured to allow at least a portion of the mounting platform and the data collection system to retract into the cavity in response to an external force on the portion of the data collection system; and
a retraction device connected to the mounting platform, the retraction device being manually operable to retract the mounting platform into the cavity, wherein the retraction device comprises a pull handle manually operable to pull a cord to retract the mounting platform into the cavity.
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