Ships inventions 06/06

20060137585 - Steering and propulsion arrangement for ship: The present invention relates to a steering and propulsion arrangement in a large ship suited for transoceanic traffic, which arrangement comprises a number of propulsion devices situated partly at the rear and partly at the forebody of the ship. The forebody of the ship is provided with one or more...

20060137586 - Small planing watercraft: A small planing watercraft can have a hull, an engine, and a steering assembly. The steering assembly can be configured to be translatable in the fore and aft direction, as well as pivotable about a generally horizontal axis so as to provide more flexibility in accommodating different. Optionally, a watercraft...

20060137587 - Low cost components for use in motorcycle, marine, and racing applications manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials: Motorcycle, marine, and racing components are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The percentage by weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a...

20060137588 - Boom vang for sailboats: A vang assembly for manipulating a sailboat boom which is hingendly connected to the lower portion of a sailboat mast (12). The vang assembly includes a rigid and unextensive vang (strut) (20) connected both to the mast (12) and to the boom. The first end portion is hingendly attached to...

20060137589 - Boat fender and method of protecting floating objects: A fender includes an inflatable body that is partially filled with water, a port sized to receive the water into the body and a plug adapted to seal the port. The partially filed fender floats in the water with a lower portion extending and remaining below the water even during...

20060137590 - Vessel with deep water transfer system: A deep-water intake system includes a water intake duct (7) which is connected to a turret (4) of a turret-moored vessel (1). The turret (4) is used as a swivel for the large-diameter deep-water intake duct (7) while the vessel can freely weathervane around the turret....

20060137591 - Watercraft hull with adjustable keel: A watercraft hull having a pair of laterally spaced propulsion tunnels located on opposite sides of its keel, with said tunnels being open downwardly towards the water, includes a movably mounted keel section located between said propulsion tunnels to prevent water crossflow between said tunnels and increase dynamic lift on...

20060137592 - Watercraft hull with entrapment tunnel: A watercraft hull has at least one bent entrapment tunnel with an aft portion whose tunnel ceiling is at a higher elevation than portions of the tunnel ceiling immediately in front of it to provide a negative angle of attack with the free surface at design planing speeds....

20060137593 - Watercraft cover: The invention relates to an improved watercraft cover, as well as its method of use. In some embodiments, the watercraft cover's support structure is normally irreversibly integrated into or retained by a sheet of the watercraft cover, and the support structure and the sheet are collapsible together for portability without...

20060137594 - Protective platform for a boat: A protective platform is disclosed that includes a panel that moves from a first position to a second position. In the second position, the protective platform may protect swimmers from the rotating propeller of the boat and provides a way for swimmers to enter and/or exit the boat. The protective...

20060130724 - Multiply hinged sundeck for pontoon boat: An engine compartment cover for watercraft incorporates first and second pivots The cover can be rotated from an adjacent engine compartment in a first direction to a second location to provide a convenient access to the engine from the stern of the watercraft. Alternately, a portion of the cover can...

20060130725 - Pontoon frame and adjustable motor mount: A float structure having a mainframe and pontoons is described. The mainframe includes floor support beams transversely attached to pontoon connector beams. The pontoon connector beams are operatively connected to the pontoons such that there are no weak points in the mainframe. A motor mount is removably mounted to the...

20060130726 - Variable width watercraft hull for trailer transport: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a variable width watercraft hull that includes a hull body, a first side panel movably mated to the hull body and a second side panel movably mated to the hull body in which the first side panel and the second side panel are...

20060130727 - Illuminated dock bumper: The illuminated dock bumper is formed of a semi-rigid and translucent plastic shell and contains a self-contained, independent electrical lighting system therein. The translucent plastic shell may be white or may be tinted as desired, e.g., red or green for navigational purposes, etc. A solar cell charges a battery during...

20060130728 - Mooring system for offshore fish production: A flexible fish cage system for open sea aquaculture using a mono-buoy plus special frame design to absorb the wave energy. The system includes a flexible construction holding the fish nets. The system is submersible by an air pumping mechanism which displaces water out of water fillable tanks....

20060130729 - Dynamic positioning connection: A method of providing for the dynamic positioning of a vessel comprising providing a dynamically positioned service boat, linking the service boat to the vessel by a rigid link with a first connection between the link and the vessel, a second connection between the link and the service boat, the...

20060130730 - Methods and apparatus for assembling docks: A method of assembling a dock is provided. The method includes positioning a first dock module adjacent a second dock module wherein each dock module includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of sidewalls extending therebetween. Each top surface includes at least one channel extending between opposed...

20060130731 - Hull with propulsion tunnel and leading edge interceptor: A boat hull has at least one ventilating propulsion tunnel formed therein open to the water forward of the hull's transom and adapted to contain a propeller of the propulsion system. The tunnel has a leading edge forward of the transom and an interceptor plate projects downwardly from the hull...

20060130732 - Hardtop structure for boat and method for making the structure: A hard top structure to provide a cover over the operation station of a boat is disclosed....

20060124042 - Power boat with improved hull: A power boat having an improved hull including concave aft sections, and which hull is capable of operations at a wide range of speeds with low relative horsepower for vessel weight and improved fuel economy is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the boat is a 38 foot power boat having...

20060124043 - Watercraft steer-by-wireless system: A watercraft steer-by-wireless control system including: a directional control system responsive to a directional command signal for steering a watercraft, the directional control system including a rudder position sensor to measure and transmit a rudder position signal, and a helm control system responsive to a helm command signal for receiving...

20060124044 - Vessel provided with a foil situated below the waterline: Non-planing vessel with single hull (2). A foil (10) is fitted below the waterline at the place where the greatest flow constriction exists, in other words at the transition from the relatively broad part (9) to the narrowing part. This foil is situated at a distance from the hull (2)...

20060124045 - Boat: A cockpit (2) at the stern of a boat may be covered in two stages. Firstly, a first canopy system (3) of the bimini type is deployed. Then a second canopy system (4) is deployed and has a frame member (411) which can be pivoted rearwardly over the deployed first...

20060112869 - Pull-up cleat with infinite position adjustment: A lift-up cleat assembly having a base member adapted for mounting on a mounting surface with the base having at least one downwardly depending hollow cylindrical guide tube which extends through the mounting surface and is connected to a liquid drainage conduit system. The cleat assembly includes a cleat member...

20060112870 - Actuating device for a towing device on a tugboat: The invention relates to the actuating device for a towing device, which can be rotated through 360 degrees in the horizontal plane, on a tugboat. The installation has a circular, flexible guide body, which is supported by one or more guide supports, around the axis of rotation of the towing...

20060112871 - Mooring system: A mooring system (10) is described for mooring a vessel to a floor portion of a body of water. The system (10) comprises a substantially rigid, elongate support member (12) having a connecting point (14) adjacent an upper end to which a vessel can be connected and being coupled adjacent...