Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364484 | Toy airboat A toy airboat (10) having a negative trim element (38) and an adjustable positive trim element (44) for selectively controlling the performance of the craft in varying environmental conditions such as wind speeds and wave heights. The negative t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7318389 | Device and method for controlling trimming flaps on a watercraft, as well as a watercraft having a corresponding device A device for controlling trimming flaps (12, 13) of a watercraft (10), preferably having two trimming flaps (12, 13) and in each case at least one hydraulically operated for adjustment of the inclination angle (15) of the associated trimm... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7143711 | Trim tab shape control system A trim tab shape control system for a boat with a transom according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a flexible plate and a trim tab control system. The flexible plate has a forward end attached to the transom, a rearward end, and an operative bott... | 12/05/2006 |
| 5058520 | Apparatus for influencing the position of a boat in water An apparatus for influencing the position of a boat in water, with trim flaps disposed on either side of the longitudinal axis of the boat, the flap angles of said trim flaps always being adjustable by a drive with a control device, which acts upon all th... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4538539 | Deformable shrouded water foil An underwater appendage for sailboats, such as a keel or rudder, is fitted with an external shell-like shroud, which is placed around a core portion of the appendage such that the outer shroud forms a deformable water foil which is fastened on both sides ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4494477 | Boat hull A boat hull having water engaging parallel hull portion separated by a bridge portion and an intermediate water-engaging hull portion disposed between adjacent parallel hull positions and underneath each bridge portion. An expandable and compressible plen... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4351262 | Boat hull A boat hull having a pair of water engaging parallel hull sections separated by a bridge portion, an intermediate water-engaging hull section being disposed between the parallel hull sections and underneath the bridge portion. An expandable bag being disp... | 09/28/1982 |
| 3977349 | Boat positioning device A boat is equipped with a positioning device for adjusting its depth position in response to the load of the boat and a pressure space such as a flexible bag is disposed between oppositely arranged trim tabs, the position of the trim tabs being controlled... | 08/31/1976 |
