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A hydrofoil wing structure is disclosed to be employed as an accessory for a marine propulsion device, to be disposed above and mostly aft of the propelling means of such a device, to contour and concentrate the kinetic energy in the hydrodynamic vortex created by the propelling means; to reduce tur

A hydrofoil wing structure is disclosed to be employed as an accessory for a marine propulsion device, to be disposed above and mostly aft of the propelling means of such a device, to contour and concentrate the kinetic energy in the hydrodynamic vortex created by the propelling means; to reduce turbulence, vibration and noise by reflecting acoustic energy downwardly from the surface of the water; to increase the efficiency of such a device powered by an electric battery; to improve the steering and maneuverability of the vessel by providing a rudder for the device; and to serve as a guard preventing the propelling means from entanglement in vegetation or its damage from submerged objects, and to similarly shield a sonar transducer or other instrument used in conjunction with the device for finding fish or gauging the depth of the water.

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A hydrofoil accessory for a marine propulsion device which has propeller means, comprising: a wing having a rigid center surface, two rigid side surfaces opposite each other and extending downwardly from the center surface, and two rigid rudder surfaces opposite each other and extending downwardly f

A hydrofoil accessory for a marine propulsion device which has propeller means, comprising: a wing having a rigid center surface, two rigid side surfaces opposite each other and extending downwardly from the center surface, and two rigid rudder surfaces opposite each other and extending downwardly from the side surfaces; the center surface having a front end and a rear end, the center surface being substantially parallel to the surface of the water when the wing is in use; the side surfaces being substantially mirror-images of each other, disposed on either side of and continuously connected to the center surface, each side surface extending downwardly from the surface of the water when the wing is in use; the rudder surfaces being substantially mirror-images of each other, disposed on either side of and continuously connected to the side surfaces, each rudder surface being substantially perpendicular to the surface of the water when the wing is in use; and means for adjustably attaching the front end of the center surface of the wing to the marine propulsion device, with the front end of the center surface disposed above and forward of the propeller means, and with the side and rudder surfaces extending aft of the propeller means and downwardly from the surface of the water, whereby the hydrodynamic effect of the wing is to redirect and concentrate the kinetic energy of the vortex as it flows under the wing and to reflect acoustic energy downwardly, and whereby the rudder surfaces aid in steering and maneuvering the vessel.