Patent ID: 6959660
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: B63B,F16J

Abstract:
1. A jet propelled watercraft, comprising: a hull including a bottom hull and a top deck secured over the bottom hull, the hull defining an engine compartment sized to contain an internal combustion engine for powering a jet propulsion unit, the jet propulsion unit including a steerable water discharge nozzle, the top deck having an inner wall, an outer wall, a raised, longitudinally extending seat adapted to accommodate an operator in straddle fashion and at least one access opening therein, the access opening having a lip and an exposed edge; and an access opening seal affixed to the opening, the access opening seal comprising an annular gasket sized and configured to conform to the shape of the opening, the gasket having a top portion and a side portion, the two portions cooperating to define an exterior surface and an interior surface, the top portion of the gasket being positioned around and attached to the lip of the opening with the interior surface of the top portion abutting the outer wall and the side portion positioned along and covering the exposed edge; and a storage compartment disposed in the access opening, the storage compartment having a flange that rests on the gasket, wherein a water tight seal is formed when the compartment is disposed in the access opening; and optionally an attachment means attached to the interior surface of the gasket.