Patent ID: 7552721
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: F01B,F01L,F01M,F01N,F01P,F02B,F02F,F02M,F05C,F16H,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A personal watercraft, comprising: a hull; a deck disposed on the hull; a bow; a transom; an engine compartment defined between the hull and the deck; a four stroke internal combustion engine disposed in the engine compartment, the engine comprising: a propulsion unit operatively coupled to the crankshaft; at least one air intake manifold fluidly connected to the at least one air intake passageway; a flame arrester fluidly connected with the air intake manifold; and a supercharger for boosting air to the at least one air intake manifold fluidly connected with the at least one air intake manifold; and wherein one of the supercharger and the at least one air intake passageway is disposed closer to the bow than at least a portion of the flame arrester; and wherein the other of the supercharger and the at least one air intake passageway is disposed closer to the transom than at least the portion of the flame arrester.