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Passenger boats are mounted on an undercarriage assembly that includes rail-mounted centering wheels. The passenger boats are accelerated by linear induction drive motors mounted on a guide rail structure. Thrust is applied to the racing boats by magnetically conductive reaction plates that are atta

Passenger boats are mounted on an undercarriage assembly that includes rail-mounted centering wheels. The passenger boats are accelerated by linear induction drive motors mounted on a guide rail structure. Thrust is applied to the racing boats by magnetically conductive reaction plates that are attached to the undercarriage assembly and are movable through linear flux slots formed in the induction stators of the linear induction motors. The submerged guide track structure is arranged in various closed loop courses, including "Figure-Eight," an hour-glass, serpentine and oval patterns, as well as parallel guide track structures that extend between a launch station and a return station. A dual "Figure-Eight" watercourse includes a simulated jump ramp and an underground tunnel arrangement. In the continuous loop guide structure, two or more boats are launched and separation is maintained by a safety block arrangement.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An amusement boat ride for transporting passengers through a watercourse comprising, in combination:a guide channel structure submerged in the watercourse;a passenger boat movably coupled to the guide channel structure for travel through the watercourse; and,linear indu

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An amusement boat ride for transporting passengers through a watercourse comprising, in combination:a guide channel structure submerged in the watercourse;a passenger boat movably coupled to the guide channel structure for travel through the watercourse; and,linear induction motor drive means including a stator component and a reaction component coupled to the passenger boat and to the guide channel structure for propelling the passenger boat through the watercourse.