Patent ID: 9714075
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B63H

Claim:
1. A jet boat comprising: a hull; a jet propulsion nozzle mounted to a rear of the hull; a water intake port that supplies water to the jet propulsion nozzle; an articulating keel attached at the rear of the hull; and a connecting portion that connects the jet propulsion nozzle and the articulating keel; wherein the jet propulsion nozzle includes a first pivot axis extending vertically or substantially vertically; the articulating keel includes a second pivot axis extending vertically or substantially vertically; the first pivot axis of the jet propulsion nozzle is coaxial with the second pivot axis of the articulating keel; and the water intake port is located forward of the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis and an entirety of the connecting portion is located rearward of the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis.