CPC B63B 1/20 (2013.01) [B63B 1/22 (2013.01); B63B 1/26 (2013.01); B63B 34/75 (2020.02); B63B 39/061 (2013.01); B63B 34/70 (2020.02)] | 25 Claims |
1. A recreational sport boat comprising:
a hull including starboard and port sides and a transom;
a propeller positioned forward of the transom configured to accelerate water;
a wake-modifying device positioned aft of the transom and spanning from a port side of the boat's centerline to a starboard side of the boat's centerline, the wake-modifying device being pivotable between a non-deployed position and a deployed position about a pivot axis, the wake-modifying device including:
a plate-like member; and
a first downturned surface at a trailing portion of the plate-like member, wherein in the deployed position, the first downturned surface is lower than it is in the non-deployed position so as to be able to redirect the flow of water accelerated by the propeller;
an actuator operable to move the wake-modifying device between its non-deployed position and its deployed position; and
an input device including at least one user-selectable option corresponding to wake surfing, wherein the actuator is responsive to the input device to move the wake-modifying device to its deployed position when the at least one user-selectable option corresponding to wake surfing is selected.
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