Ballast apparatus for righting a capsized boat

Details Ballast apparatus for righting a capsized boat Ballast apparatus for righting a capsized boat

1983-10-31

1985-05-14

Blix, Trygve M.

Ships

Watercraft with means used in providing sailpower

Having specifically defined hull shape

114121, 114125, B63H 904

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ABSTRACT:
A ballast apparatus for aiding in righting a capsized boat comprises a container for holding a quantity of water as ballast and includes a support for securing the container full of water to a person outwardly of the boat for exerting a righting moment thereon. The container is formed of flexible sheet material and is changeable between an opened condition for receiving and holding a quantity of water as ballast and a relatively flat collapsed condition for stowage while not in use on the boat.

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UK Patent Application No. GB, 2117339, published Oct. 12, 1983, Rutten.

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