Patent ID: 6398600
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
An outboard jet drive boat comprising:a hull (11) having a transom (12); a housing (13) sealed against the intrusion of water, said housing (13) having front and rear sides, and a top and bottom and having a sealable entrance through the top thereof, and said housing (13) being removably attached to the transom (12) of said hull (11); an engine mounting platform (14) attached in said housing (13) and having a plurality of engine mounts (15) attached thereto; an engine (16) mounted in said housing (13) and supported generally horizontally on said platform (14); a jet drive unit (17) attached in said housing (13) below said platform (14) and extending generally parallel to said engine (16), said jet drive unit (17) extending from the rear of said housing (13) and being operatively attached to said engine (16) in said housing (13) above said platform (14); and a main fuel tank (33) positioned inside said hull (11) and having a fuel line (35) connecting said main fuel tank (33) to said engine (16) for the feeding of fuel from said fuel tank (33) to said engine (16), whereby an outboard jet drive (17) and engine (16) are removably attached to a boat hull (11) transom (12) and isolated in a separate housing (13).