Steerable towcraft

Details Steerable towcraft Steerable towcraft

1997-01-24

1998-10-13

Basinger, Sherman

Ships

Towing or pushing

Towing by means of cable

441 65, B63B 2156

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058196803

ABSTRACT:
Steerable towcraft having a buoyant body upon which a person can ride, a towline attached to body and adapted for connection to the pulling vessel, a fin on the under side of the body for guiding the body through water, and a steering line connected to the towline at a point spaced from the body. By pulling on the steering line, a person riding on the body can change the angle of the fin relative to the towline, and thereby control the direction in which the towcraft is moving.

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