Patent ID: 6089932
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B63B,B63H,B63J,F01P,F02B,Y02T

Abstract:
A small watercraft comprising a hull defining an engine compartment, and having at least one air duct that places the engine compartment in communication with atmospheric air outside the hull, the engine compartment being located between a bow and a stern of the watercraft, and an engine positioned within the engine compartment and powering a propulsion device, the engine including an air intake system supplying air into the engine and a flywheel assembly having a periphery, the air duct including an opening into the engine compartment which is at a location below an upper portion of the periphery of the flywheel assembly, the air intake system having an inlet opening which is located between the opening of the air duct and the flywheel in the longitudinal direction of the watercraft.