Patent ID: 6168481
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
In a jet powered boat comprising a hull, a fluid jet conduit having an intake along the bottom of the hull, and a jet outlet at the rear of the hull, a drive motor for propelling water from the intake through the conduit to the jet outlet, and an operator control station within the hull, wherein the operator control station contains controls for the drive motor and the jet outlet, the improvement comprising: an outlet water monitor mounted on the top of the hull, wherein the water monitor is movable to direct a stream of water in one of a plurality of directions; a hull opening through the bottom of the hull; a water conduit connecting the hull opening to the outlet monitor; and a pump engine connected to the conduit for drawing water substantially vertically through the hull opening and the conduit to the outlet monitor, wherein: the hull has a length and a beam; along the rearmost two-thirds of the length of the hull, the hull is formed with a plurality of longitudinal segments; and each of the longitudinal segments, except the second longitudinal segment from the longitudinal centerline, is angled laterally with respect to horizontal at a smaller angle than the adjacent longitudinal segment nearer to the longitudinal centerline.