Patent ID: 7931512
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A personal watercraft comprising: a floatation platform, having a buoyancy and a lateral stability such that at least one person can be supported thereon, and a separate module including a water propulsor driving crank mechanism and a keel to which the water propulsor is mounted; the separate module mounted to the platform extends at right angles to the platform with the keel and a propeller of the water propulsor extending below the platform and the propulsor driving crank mechanism extending above the platform, and the separate module being separable from the platform for storage and transport; the floatation platform being a mono-hull defining an opening through which the separate module may be inserted and fastened to the platform, and the mono-hull including a longitudinal axis extending between a bow and a stern of the hull and a through-slot is defined in the mono-hull along the longitudinal axis while the separate module includes a beam portion between the keel and the bicycle frame that fits within the slot when the separate module is installed on the mono-hull.