| CPC B63H 25/04 (2013.01) [B63B 49/00 (2013.01); B63H 25/46 (2013.01); B63H 2025/028 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
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1. A pontoon boat which is positionable relative to a mooring implement, the pontoon boat comprising:
a plurality of pontoons;
a deck supported by the plurality of pontoons, the deck having an outer perimeter;
a thruster system including at least one water inlet in the plurality of pontoons and a plurality of water outlets in the plurality of pontoons;
a plurality of sensors supported by the plurality of pontoons; and
at least one controller operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the thruster system, the at least one controller configured to:
automatically identify a target docking location comprising the mooring implement based on input from the plurality of sensors;
receive user input to accept the automatically identified target docking location; and
position the pontoon boat relative to the target docking location with the thruster system based on input from the plurality of sensors.
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