24 results about "Gunwale" patented technology

A Bimini top frame system is provided which is engageable to the gunwales of a water craft to provide support for a cover, such as a Bimini top on a water craft. The frame is adjustable for both width and height, and rotation of side supports will tilt the engaged fabric cover to change the shaded area provided thereby.

A vessel stabilizing apparatus comprising a frame, two extender assemblies secured to the frame parallel to each other, two elongated floats secured parallel to each other at opposite ends of the extender assemblies, and two clamp assemblies adjustably secured to the telescoping member assemblies between the frame and a respective float, the clamp assemblies having a length that spans a distance between the extender assemblies, wherein the two clamp assemblies are configured to clamp the vessel stabilizing apparatus to opposing gunwales of a vessel, thereby positioning the two elongated floats outboard of the vessel and stabilizing the vessel against capsizing and distributing the clamping forces along the vessel.

1. Name of the design product: Fishing box corner gunwale stand. 2. Use of the design product: This design product is used as a gunwale stand for a fishing box to place fishing rods. 3. Design key points of the design product: Lies in the shape. 4. Picture or photograph that best shows the design key points: Perspective view.

A detachable canoe outrigger that is removably mounted to a canoe's gunwales using a dual beam assembly having two beam member that are fastened to the canoe. The beam members include slots to allow a user to selectively adjust the distance between the canoe and the outrigger. The outrigger assembly further including a ladder connected thereon to allow users to climb back onto said outrigger member and in turn onto said canoe. A net assembly is included to provide users with a means of carrying passengers thereon or items such as a cooler while they are out on the canoe.

The utility model discloses a multi-beam depth finder suspension fixing device, which comprises two side frames, a cross rod assembly and a panel, the side frames are oppositely arranged, the cross rod assembly comprises a first cross rod, a second cross rod and a third cross rod, the first cross rod, the second cross rod and the third cross rod are all connected between the two side frames, and the panel is arranged on the side frames. The first cross rod and the second cross rod are located on the same vertical plane, the third cross rod and the second cross rod are located on the same horizontal plane, the panel is embedded between the second cross rod and the third cross rod, and any one of the side frames is provided with a multi-beam depth finder mounting structure. According to the utility model, the multi-beam depth finder can be fixed on the rubber boat, the direction of the multi-beam depth finder can be adjusted, and the multi-beam depth finder can be moved out of the water surface during transportation in a non-working state, so that the resistance is reduced, and the round-trip time is saved.

An apparatus and system for preventing sagging of a boat cover on a trailer or lift-mounted boat in order to prevent pooling of water on the cover, the apparatus and system comprising at least one flexible resilient rod adapted to span in arched configuration opposing gunwales of a boat, rod retention means for receiving opposite ends of each at least one rod, and a tie-down strap adapted for mounting across the opposing gunwales, the rod retention means being pivotally mounted to the tie-down strap.

The invention discloses a ship seaborne escape system which comprises a ship body deck, a mooring system and an escape system, the mooring system and the escape system are arranged on the side, close to a gunwale, of the ship body deck, the mooring system comprises an anchor launcher, a cable winding module and a motor module, the launching direction of the anchor launcher faces the gunwale of the ship body, and the motor module is connected with the mooring system. The two sides, in the launching direction of the anchor launcher, of the anchor launcher are connected with a mooring rope and an anchor in the cable winding module respectively, the cable winding module and the motor module are arranged on one side of the escape system, and the motor module is connected with the cable winding module through a gear assembly and used for tightening the mooring rope after the anchor is fixed to the seabed. According to the ship seaborne escape system, an escape channel is rapidly established on the sea through the mooring system, people on the ship can be rapidly and safely helped to evacuate to a safe area in cooperation with the escape system, the seaborne rescue efficiency is improved, and the success rate is increased.

A mount adapter, comprising a base securable to a gunwale or a frame on a gunwale that may support the mounting of a combination of boating and fishing items, which may include a seat, footrest, armrest, anchor line feed, motor mount, and other various boating and fishing accessories. The mount adapter may offer a swivel intermediate the base and a seat to facilitate the seat having both an orientation to face inwardly to the boat and outwardly from the boat. The mount adapter may offer a footrest and an anchor guide that may extend outwardly from the boat.

The fishing rod holder and retainer are configured to hold and retain a fishing rod in a gunwale of a boat. A cylindrical tube is coupled to a top plate and configured to extend downwardly at an angle into the gunwale of the boat to hold the butt of the fishing rod. A rod retainer includes a retainer tether having a retainer fastener at a distal end thereof and positioned for extension at the top plate adjacent the retainer opening to couple to the fishing rod. A biasing device is coupled to the retainer tether at a proximal portion thereof and configured to bias the retainer tether downwardly. The biasing device may include a spring loaded locking spool (e.g. a brake) positioned at a bottom of the cylindrical tube and configured to store a proximal portion of the retainer tether thereon.

An apparatus and system for preventing sagging of a boat cover on a trailer or lift-mounted boat in order to prevent pooling of water on the cover, the apparatus and system comprising at least one flexible resilient rod adapted to span in arched configuration opposing gunwales of a boat, rod retention means for receiving opposite ends of each at least one rod, and a tie-down strap adapted for mounting across the opposing gunwales, the rod retention means being pivotally mounted to the tie-down strap.

[Problem] To generate a video with which a distance to a quay wall can be visually recognized with ease. [Solution] This navigation assistance device comprises a video data generation unit, an AR data generation unit, and a synthesis unit. The video data generation unit generates surrounding video data of a hull including the gunwale of the hull and the water surface outward from the gunwale. The AR data generation unit generates AR data including grid image data having a plurality of first grid lines arranged parallel to the gunwale and spaced apart from each other. The synthesis unit synthesizes the AR data and the surrounding video data so as to arrange the plurality of first grid lines on the basis of the gunwale in a region corresponding to the water surface.

The invention discloses a portable telescopic anchor observing device which comprises a telescopic rod body, and a rotatable double-sided reflective mirror is arranged at the end of the telescopic rod body. The anchor observing device is convenient to use, can be held by hand, can be operated by standing at a proper safe position of a gunwale, can be used at night and can fix a mobile phone and the like for photographing or video recording. The length of the anchor observing device can be adjusted in a telescopic mode. According to the device, the safety in the anchoring operation observation process can be improved, the observation flexibility and convenience are improved, the problem that anchor observation of part of ships is difficult is solved, and use and storage are convenient to achieve. The portable telescopic anchor observing device provided by the invention is relatively light in total weight, simple in structural principle, relatively high in reliability, convenient to use, high in applicability, high in safety and wide in application, can solve the observing problem in the anchoring process of a specific ship, does not influence ship operation, does not occupy the deck area at the deck of anchor equipment, and is convenient to use. And the safety and the economical efficiency of the ship are improved.

The invention discloses an underwater structure detection and cleaning operation system and method applied to a deepwater jacket platform. The underwater structure detection and cleaning operation system comprises a mother ship, a crane, a power repeater, an underwater operation robot and an umbilical cable. The crane is fixed to the gunwale or the stern of a deck of the mother ship, the mother ship lifts the power repeater and the underwater operation robot through an umbilical cable, the underwater operation robot and the power repeater are together laid underwater from the ship, and when the underwater operation robot and the power repeater reach a preset position, the power repeater retracts and releases the underwater operation robot through a built-in underwater winch; when the underwater operation robot works, the underwater operation robot is connected with the power repeater through the photoelectric-hydraulic integrated cable; the power repeater is adopted to play a connecting role in the system, the high-pressure water preparation device, the underwater winch and the photoelectric-hydraulic integrated cable are installed in the power repeater, various requirements for detection and cleaning of the underwater structure of the deepwater oil and gas platform are met, and the economical efficiency of underwater operation is greatly improved.

The invention relates to boat trailers and boat lifts and, more particularly, to centering provisions for assisting guidance and centering of the boat when being re-loaded onto the trailer or parked in a boat slip. The centering provisions include laterally opposed centering constrictors that transition from an OPEN state defining a passageway width allowing free passage of the boat during launching and loading operations, and, a CONSTRICTION state defining a constricted width that is narrower than the passageway width such that the centering constrictors provide guidance and centering of the boat when being loaded onto the trailer parked onto the lift by contact along the boat's rub rail, gunwale or sides at elevations lower than the top ends of the constrictors or their mounts.

A canoe end cap configured to be secured to a bow or stern of a canoe, where a stern embodiment is further configured to have an outboard motor operably coupled to the stern embodiment. The invention comprises a body, wherein the body is made of a durable rigid material. The body includes a top plate member having a first end and a second end, where a width of the top plate member is greater proximate the first end. The top plate member includes a first side edge and a second side edge. A first side support member extends downwardly from the first side edge and a second side support member extends downwardly from the second side edge. The first side support member and the second side support member are adjacent to and parallel to opposing edges of the canoe. A motor mounting assembly is configured with a motor secured to the motor mounting assembly.

The present invention includes portable, retractable systems and methods for simultaneously deploying water-based sensors and air-based sensors from a marine vessel. Embodiments of the system include a mounting frame assembly that is configured to clamp onto a gunwale of the marine vessel with both rough and fine adjustment to fit over and around any suitable gunwale thickness and surface contours. Embodiments of the system further include a retractable pole assembly that is rotationally coupled to the mounting frame assembly. The retractable pole assembly may be retracted and rotated to a horizontal position for adjustment, travel and stowing, or fully extended and rotated to a vertical position with a water-based sensor secured in the water at a bottom end and an air-based sensor secured at a top end.

A canoe end cap that is configured to be secured to either the bow or stern of a canoe wherein a stern embodiment is further configured to have an outboard motor operably coupled thereto. The present invention includes a body wherein the body is manufactured from a durable rigid material. The body includes a top plate member having a first end and a second end wherein the width of the top plate member is greater proximate the first end. The top plate member includes a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. A first side support member extends downward from the first lateral edge and a second side support member extends downward from the second lateral edge. First side support member and second side support member are adjacent to and parallel with opposing gunwales of the canoe. A motor mount assembly is configured to have a motor secured thereto.

A module for retrofitting a vessel for collecting floating biomass has a telescopic beam that spans the width of the vessel and connects to the aft ends of booms resting on the gunwale. The telescopic beam extends beyond both gunwales, allowing external net supports to be attached to it. The nets are secured and held open by net forks. The nets are at least partially submerged and fill with sargassum as the vessel moves forward. Longitudinal drag forces are resisted by chains connecting the booms to the bow. Torsion around the telescopic beam is resisted by prestressed straps that pass under the vessel and over the aft ends of the booms, extending forward to minimize strap tension and reaction force against the gunwale.The horizontal moments in the outer portions of the telescopic beam are absorbed by the inner portion of the telescopic beam.

When throwing the weight of the tackle for sabiki fishing from a fishing boat into the sea Scenes where the tackle for sabiki fishing gets entangled are often seen. 【Solution】 Attach the fishing hook to the back side of a plastic rod-shaped base plate with six neodymium magnets inserted at equal intervals Fix four suction cups for fixing the plastic rod-shaped base plate As a measure to strengthen the suction force of the suction cups on the upper surface of the gunwale of the fishing boat, use it on the back surface Attach a Teflon sheet with a waterproof double-sided tape as an accessory part When the weight is thrown from the fishing boat into the sea, the fishermen on the fishing boat, the fishing line through the rod Six sets of tackle connected through are sequentially sent to the sea from the weight side Sink in this way.

The present application relates to a nacelle-type propulsion unit and a ship. The nacelle-type propulsion unit comprises a propulsion unit body (1), a traversing mechanism (2), and a lifting mechanism (3). The traversing mechanism (2) is provided on the deck (101) of the hull (10), the propulsion unit body (1) being movably mounted on the traversing mechanism (2), the traversing mechanism (2) being capable of driving the propulsion unit body (1) to extend from the outside of the gunwale or retract to the inside of the gunwale. The lifting mechanism (3) is provided on the traversing mechanism (2), the lifting mechanism (3) being drivingly connected to the propulsion unit body (1). When the engine body (1) is extended from the outside of the gunwale, the lifting mechanism (3) drives the engine body (1) to rotate relative to the traversing mechanism (2) into a working position.The nacelle-type engine allows for rapid installation of the engine body on a ship through the traversing mechanism. The ship does not need to be towed into a dry dock for conversion, reducing the difficulty and cost of engine body retrofitting and improving the efficiency of the engine body retrofit.

A ski tower that adjusts the tow angle of a rope for pulling water sports riders behind a boat. The ski tower comprises a pair of telescoping leg supports, a sports top, and a telescoping power shade. The pair of leg supports mount to the boat deck as well as the top surface of the boat gunwales. Each of the pair of leg supports comprise a telescoping leg actuator, which enables the sports top to automatically rise to an extended upper position. The sports top houses a navigation light and specifically angled speakers to provide optimal sound quality. Further, the sports top provides overhead coverage and multiple tow attachment points to allow individuals performing water sports to ride behind a boat. Additionally, the power shade provides an extended overhead coverage for the boat occupants below. Thus, the ski tower provides versatility for individuals performing water sports.

The invention provides a cutter suction dredger bridge frame fixing device. The cutter suction dredger bridge frame fixing device comprises a bridge frame fixing plug pin seat, a portal frame fixing plug pin seat, a fixing plug pin and a driving assembly. The bridge frame fixing bolt seat is arranged on the outer side of the bridge frame and is connected with the bridge frame; one side, close to the gunwale, of the bridge fixing bolt seat is provided with a bridge fixing seat which protrudes outwards and is used for fixing a fixing bolt; the door frame fixing bolt seat is arranged on the inner side of the door frame and is connected with the door frame; the side, close to the inboard, of the portal fixing bolt seat is provided with a portal fixing seat which protrudes outwards and is used for fixing a fixing bolt. In the process that the bridge frame is lifted to the horizontal position from the water bottom, when the bridge frame fixing base is aligned with the portal frame fixing base, the driving assembly can drive the fixing plug pin to connect and fix the bridge frame fixing base and the portal frame fixing base. According to the invention, efficient and convenient fixation and release between the bridge and the ship body can be realized.

A control system for an outboard engine of a powerboat, in which the position of a handlebar (19) is converted into yaw of the engine (11) about a vertical axis via a tube arrangement (1–5), a rotary joint (4), and a support‑and‑bearing assembly (30) fixed to a boat reference structure (31) (transom, gunwales, hull bottom or seat—individually or in combination). A handlebar twist grip (13) actuates the throttle via cables (14). In variant A (tiller engine) throttle actuation is provided in two alternatives: (I) the cables (14) cooperate with a tiller twist grip (15), from which cables (24) run to a throttle lever (23), or (II) after minor modifications the cables (14) are routed directly to the lever (23), bypassing the tiller twist grip (15), analogously to variant B (no tiller). A dual push‑pull cable arrangement is preferred; a single cable with a resilient return is admissible. The assembly (30) provides a stiff rotation axis and a horizontal pass‑through for the third tube (5), facilitating adaptation to various boat types.

A vessel stabilizing apparatus comprising a frame, two extender assemblies secured to the frame parallel to each other, two elongated floats secured parallel to each other at opposite ends of the extender assemblies, and two clamp assemblies adjustably secured to the telescoping member assemblies between the frame and a respective float, the clamp assemblies having a length that spans a distance between the extender assemblies, wherein the two clamp assemblies are configured to clamp the vessel stabilizing apparatus to opposing gunwales of a vessel, thereby positioning the two elongated floats outboard of the vessel and stabilizing the vessel against capsizing and distributing the clamping forces along the vessel.