A prop wash straightening apparatus for increasing the efficiency of
propeller-driven watercraft. An elongated outer tubular member open at
each end thereof is adapted for connection to the boat or vessel to
position said outer member immediately downstream of the propeller and in
substantially longitudinal fixed alignment with the direction of axial
thrust produced by the propeller. A plurality of elongated hollow
open-ended inner tubular members are positioned in closely packed fashion
within, and generally coextensive with a substantial portion of the
length of the outer tubular member. A proximal or forwardly end of the
inner tubular members is positioned in close proximity to a trailing
plane of the propeller. The outer tubular member extends from the
proximal end of the inner tubular members to surround the blade tips of
the propeller to direct substantially all prop wash from the propeller
into the inner tubular members.