A trolling motor assembly for use with a watercraft and for wirelessly communicating marine data with a remote electronic device. The assembly includes a trolling motor housing coupled to a second end of a main shaft and having mounted therein a propulsion motor for providing propulsion power to the watercraft and a sonar transducer assembly for generating marine data about an underwater environment relative to the watercraft, and a main housing coupled to a first end of the main shaft and having mounted therein a processor for processing the marine data received from the sonar transducer assembly, and a wireless module for wirelessly transmitting the marine data to the remote electronic device.

A gyroscopic roll stabilizer for a boat includes an enclosure mounted to a gimbal for rotation about a gimbal axis and configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure, and a flywheel assembly including a flywheel and flywheel shaft, with the flywheel assembly rotatably mounted inside the enclosure for rotation about a flywheel axis. The gyroscopic roll stabilizer also includes a motor operative to rotate the flywheel assembly and disposed inside the enclosure. A motor cooling circuit is configured to transfer heat away from the motor. The motor cooling circuit has a closed fluid pathway for recirculating cooling fluid therein. The fluid pathway includes a fluid channel jointly defined by the motor and the enclosure and having the cooling fluid therein. The gyroscopic roll stabilizer is configured to transfer heat away from the motor to the cooling fluid. Related methods are also disclosed.

A marine vessel maneuvering apparatus performs maneuvering of a marine vessel by wireless communication, and includes an operator to move the marine vessel in an operating direction of the operator, a recorder to record location information of a place where fishing is performed using the marine vessel that is moved by operating the operator, and a controller connected to at least the recorder.

Implementations of improved watercraft comprising a hull with a portion of the bottom face of the hull having a greater displacement from the top face of the hull at a first forward position and a second portion of the bottom face of the hull having a lesser displacement from the top face of the hull at a second rearward position, such that the forward portion of the bottom face does not lift out of the water when a load is placed toward the rear of the watercraft. The watercraft may incorporate additional desirable features such as non-slip standing surfaces, drainage structures, equipment storage, and stability increasing structures.

A status monitoring system and the devices used for the status monitoring system is disclosed. The status monitoring system includes a controller device, a plurality of rod monitoring devices, and a motor monitoring device which works together to provide a layered approach to securing the boat. The controller device is configured to communicate with a smart device via cellular network. The controller device triggers an alert once it detects unexpected events on the boat or receives intrusion notifications from other devices in the status monitoring system. Unexpected events can include the boat moving out of the geofence, boat vibration, and unexpected starting of the vehicle. A method for monitoring the status of the boat is also disclosed. The method can include receiving an activation signal, receiving a GPS signal, receiving vibration signals, energizing the siren and transmitting notification and boat location to the cloud when detecting at least one trigger.

A sonar system for a watercraft, including a shaft defining a top and a bottom end. The system includes a first attachment operatively connected to the top end of the shaft, and a second attachment operatively connected to the bottom end of the shaft including a transducer assembly. The first attachment defines a first member pivotably connected to the top end of the shaft, and a handle member rotatably attached about the first member. The second attachment defines a second member pivotably connected to the bottom end of the shaft, and a bracket member rotatably attached about the second member. The system comprises a first connector extending between the first and second members and configured to cause reciprocal movement between the first and second members. The system comprises a second connector extending between the first and second members and configured to cause reciprocal rotation between the first and second members.

Many different types of systems are utilized and tasks are performed in a marine environment. The present invention provides various configurations of castable devices that can be operated and/or controlled for such systems or tasks. One or more castable devices can be integrated with a transducer assembly, such as a phased array, that emits sonar beams and receives sonar returns from the underwater environment. Processing circuitry may receive the sonar returns, process the sonar returns, generate an image, and transmit the image to a display.

The invention relates to a watercraft comprising an at least partly elastic and preferably inflatable casing (1), in particular a casing which surrounds an inner region. The watercraft has a base (2), an energy storage device (6), and a drive device which is secured to the base and comprises a drive unit (4) that is located in the water during operation, the flow of water produced by the drive unit during operation being controllable by means of a controller. The drive device is releasably secured to the base as a module comprising the energy storage device (6), which is designed as part of the module, such that the module can be removed as a structural unit.

The presently disclosed boat anchoring system may include a first section and a second section. The first section may include a first proximal end region and a first distal end region. The second section may include a second proximal end region and a second distal end region. The first section may at least partially surround the second section. A geologic anchoring system may include a body section, a boring section and a lock. The body section may include a first proximal end region and a first distal end region. The boring section may include a second proximal end region and a second distal end region. The first section may least partially surround the second section. A lock may be included on the second section. The lock may engage the first section at an infinite number of contact points on the first section.

Live bait container assemblies for mounting on a seat pedestal of a watercraft seat on a watercraft may include a bait container having a container bottom panel. A plurality of container corners may be carried by the container bottom panel. A plurality of recessed container side panels may extend between the plurality of container corners. A plurality of container handles may extend between the plurality of container corners in spaced-apart relationship to the plurality of recessed container side panels, respectively. A container top panel may be carried by the plurality of container corners and the plurality of recessed container side panels. A container interior may be formed by the container bottom panel, the plurality of container corners, the plurality of recessed container side panels and the container top panel. A container neck having a neck opening may extend from the container top panel in communication with the container interior. A container lid assembly may be removably carried by the container neck and closing the neck opening. The container lid assembly may include a container lid rim detachably carried by the container neck, a dish-shaped inner lid portion detachably carried by the container lid rim and a container lid handle carried by the inner lid portion. Container lid assemblies for a container are also disclosed.