Watercraft drogue system

Abstract

A watercraft drogue system including a line deployable in the water to be intercepted by the lower unit of the watercraft's engine, at least a first drogue on one end of the line, a length of stretchable line adjacent the drogue, and at least a first length of slack line secured by a frangible tie. The frangible tie of the watercraft drogue system is designed to break when the drogue is deployed. The length of stretchable line of the drogue system expands in length in order to reduce the tension in the line to prevent kick up of the lower unit of the watercraft's engine and thus arrest the watercraft.

1 . A watercraft drogue system comprising:
 a line deployable in the water to be intercepted by the lower unit of the watercraft engine;   at least a first drogue on one end of the line;   a length of stretchable line adjacent to the drogue; and   at least a first length of slack line secured by a frangible tie configured to break when the drogue is deployed and the length of stretchable line expands in length to reduce the tension in the line to prevent kick up of the lower unit and thus arrest the watercraft.   
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1  in which there is a second drogue on the other end of the line. 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2  in which there are two lengths of slack line each secured by a frangible tie on each end of the line. 
   
   
       4 . A watercraft drogue system comprising:
 a line deployable in the water to be intercepted by the lower unit of the watercraft's engine;   a drogue on one end of the line imparting a first force on the line when deployed; and   an entanglement payload on the other end of the line imparting a second, lesser force on the line so the drogue, when deployed causes the line to urge the entanglement payload into contact with the lower unit of the engine of the watercraft to arrest the watercraft.