Patent ID: 6338310
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
A control system for a motorized watercraft comprising a seat assembly and console arrangement for enabling said watercraft to be used with an engine having power up to a design limit for said watercraft, wherein:said seat assembly is adapted to be rotatably fixed to a deck of said watercraft for supporting an operator of said watercraft in an upright seated position, said seat assembly including a rear portion forming a back-rest, an opposed front leg-engaging portion, and opposed first and second lateral sides between said front and rear portions, said seat assembly including a locking system for allowing the operator to control the rotation of said seat assembly relative to said deck; said console arrangement having first and second side control portions disposed adjacent said first and second lateral sides, respectively, of said seat assembly to provide said operator with unobstructed frontal entry to said seat assembly, said console arrangement being within reach and view of said operator while in said seated position and at a height relative to said seated operator to avoid interfering with the seated operator's use of hand-held equipment, and remaining in a fixed position relative to said seat assembly during rotation of said seat assembly to allow said operator to hand operate said watercraft while seated; and, an engine throttle and shift controller located on said first side control portion and a steering controller located on said second side control portion to provide the operator hand operated control of the watercraft in said seated position regardless of the rotation of said seat assembly.