In-water dry dock system with removable centerline insert

Details In-water dry dock system with removable centerline insert In-water dry dock system with removable centerline insert

1996-02-09

1999-01-19

Graysay, Tamara L.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Marine vessel portage, launching, or removing

Dry dock

405 3, 405 7, 114263, 114 52, B63B 3544

Patent

active

058607650

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a simple system for in-water dry docking pleasure boats using existing boat slips. The system includes a dry-dock basin having one or more ballast tanks mounted below the bottom surface of the basin. The basin is submerged along guide pipes below the boat slip where the boat is typically stored. The basin comprises a port hull half and a starboard hull half that abuttingly engage at a seam which preferably comprises an insert. The insert is preferably flexible and may be formed as a keel well.

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