Patent ID: 7117806
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A body structure of a water-jet propulsion personal watercraft, comprising: a body having an inner space defined by a hull and a deck; an engine mounted within the inner space of the body; a water jet pump placed behind the engine and configured to be driven by the engine; and a bulkhead placed behind the engine and configured to separate the inner space of the body into an engine room on a front side within which the engine is contained, and a closed rear space on a rear side which surrounds the water jet pump from above and laterally; wherein a first drain hole is provided in the closed rear space of the body so as to communicate with an outside of the watercraft to cause water to be discharged from within the closed rear space to the outside; and wherein the first drain hole is formed in a rear end portion of the hull and configured to communicate with a groove formed in an inner bottom surface of the hull and inside of a chine extending along a longitudinal direction of the body on a bottom surface of the hull, the groove being configured to extend along the chine and to open into the closed rear space.