CPC B63B 1/22 (2013.01) [B63B 1/286 (2013.01); B63B 1/32 (2013.01); B63B 39/061 (2013.01); B63B 34/70 (2020.02); B63B 79/10 (2020.01)] | 38 Claims |
30. A method of operating a boat having at least three trim devices, a first one of the trim devices being a port-side trim device provided on a port side of the boat's centerline, a second one of the trim devices being a starboard-side trim device provided on a starboard side of the boat's centerline, and a third one of the trim devices being an intermediate trim device provided between the port-side and the starboard-side trim devices, the method comprising:
determining the speed of the boat;
if the port-side trim device is in a deployed position, moving the port-side trim device from the deployed position to a non-deployed position when it is determined the speed of the boat exceeds a first predetermined threshold;
if the starboard-side trim device is in a deployed position, moving the starboard-side trim device from the deployed position to a non-deployed position when it is determined the speed of the boat exceeds a second predetermined threshold; and
if the intermediate trim device is in a deployed position, moving the intermediate trim device from the deployed position to a non-deployed position when it is determined the speed of the boat exceeds a third predetermined threshold,
wherein the third predetermined threshold is less than the first and second predetermined thresholds, and
wherein the deployed position is a position in which the respective trim device creates an upward force on the boat as the boat moves through the water.
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