Patent ID: 6158368
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: B63B,F02B

Abstract:
In a small planing personal watercraft including a hull and a straddle-type seat on the hull, a four cycle engine located internally of the hull, the engine having a cylinder head with intake valves and at least one intake tube extending to the head, at least one carburetor in the intake tube for supplying fuel to engine intake air, the carburetor including an upper side and a throttle valve pivotally mounted for rotation about a throttle valve pivot axis for controlling air flow through the intake tube, said carburetor including an integrated fuel pump on one side of the carburetor; the improvement comprising:an access opening in an upper portion of the hull above the engine;said intake tube extending approximately horizontally transversely in the hull when the hull is in its normal flotation position;said throttle valve pivot axis oriented vertically in the carburetor; andsaid fuel pump located on the upper side of the carburetor, whereby the pumps can be easily accessed through the access opening for maintenance.