Patent ID: 9517826
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B63B,B63H

Claim Text:
1. A method of decelerating a watercraft, the watercraft having a hull, a deck disposed on the hull, a seat disposed on the deck, a motor connected to at least one of the hull and the deck, a jet propulsion system operatively connected to the motor, and a reverse gate connected to at least one of the hull and the jet propulsion system, the reverse gate being movable between at least a stowed position and a deceleration position, the method comprising: receiving a deceleration signal; moving the reverse gate toward the deceleration position in response to receiving the deceleration signal; as the reverse gate is moving toward the deceleration position, increasing a thrust request at an intermediate position of the reverse gate, the intermediate position being intermediate the stowed and deceleration positions; and increasing the speed of the motor in response to increasing the thrust request.