Patent ID: 6733351
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B63B,F02M

Abstract:
A watercraft comprising a hull defining an engine compartment, a steering mechanism configured to affect a direction of travel of the watercraft, an internal combustion engine disposed within the engine compartment, the engine including an engine body defining at least one combustion chamber, an air induction system including an air intake chamber having an inlet, at least one throttle body having an inlet end in fluid communication with the air intake chamber and at least one throttle valve providing selective fluid communication between the inlet end and the at least one combustion chamber, an air intake bypass device configured to connect the air intake chamber and the at least one throttle body at a point downstream from the at least one throttle valve in a direction of air flow from the air intake chamber to the at least one combustion chamber, and a user-operable switch that is actuatable independently from the steering mechanism, the air intake bypass device being configured to adjust an amount of air passing therethrough based on an output of the user-operable switch.