Patent ID: 6309263
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
A human powered watercraft apparatus comprising:a single hull having a central longitudinal axis;a keel pivotally mounted to a bottom of said hull adjacent a forward end of said hull, said keel having a pivot axis extending across said central longitudinal axis of said hull;a propeller mounted to a shaft extending horizontally through said keel such that propeller rotates adjacent a rear of said keel;a bicycle frame affixed centrally along said longitudinal axis of said hull, said bicycle frame having a saddle at a top thereof, said bicycle frame having a handlebar pivotally supported thereon, said handlebar being linked to said keel such that a pivoting of said handlebar causes a corresponding pivoting of said keel; anda pedal crank rotatably mounted on said bicycle frame, said pedal crank being linked by a transmission to said shaft of said propeller such that a rotation of said pedal crank causes a corresponding rotation of said propeller.