Rub Rail Based Boat Washdown System
This invention shows a unique way to modify the present rub rail system to incorporate a complete boat wash down system. The system connects to a dock based water supply and performs in a few minutes a complete boat salt removal soap application and rinse.
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FIG. (7) (Use of the Invention) describes the use of the invention. A high pressure water input (1) is either mixed with a small amount of “Salt Away” (2) or soap (3) or allowed to flow free for a clear water rinse. The rub rail (4) then delivers the appropriate fluid by spraying down the hull (5) and up to wash the top of the boat (6). The sequence (7) that one would use is, first one rinses the boat, then one applies diluted “Salt Away”, then rinses again, then one applies diluted soap and finally applies a final rinse. This five minute procedure replaces about a two hour manual operation.
Claims
1. A permanent wash down system attached to a boat that when connected to a water supply would automatically wash down the boat.
2. A system as in claim 1. Wherein the mechanism for wash down is contained in a modified rub rail.
3. A system as in claim 2 where perforations in the rub rail would perform the wash down.
4. A system as in claim 3 where perforations pointed down the side of the boat.
5. A system as in claim 3 where the perforations pointed up and in board to wash the top of the boat.
6. A system as in claim 3 that incorporated claim 4 and 5.
7. A system as in claim 1 that is manually valve switched to apply soap as well as fresh water
8. A system as in claim 1 that is manually valve switched to apply “Salt Away” solution.
9. A system as in claim 7 that can valve switch to either soap, “Salt Away” or fresh water.
10. A system as in claim 6 that includes a onboard high speed pump to increase the water flow.
11. A system as in claim 1 that connects to the onboard fresh water system.
12. A fully automatic system that at the push of a button cycles through rinse “Salt Away,” rinse, soap and rinse in timed cycles.
13. A system as claim 9 that adds a water applied wax liquid to the other liquids.
14. As system as in claim 2 where perforations are replaced with insert able nozzles.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 31, 2006
Publication Date: Dec 13, 2007
Inventor: James Neumann (Boynton Beach, FL)
Application Number: 11/278,385
International Classification: B63B 59/02 (20060101);