Patent ID: 6988918
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: B63B,B63H,B63J,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An air intake structure for a small watercraft having a watercraft body with a hull constituting the lower portion thereof and a deck covering the hull, the watercraft further having an engine disposed in the watercraft body, a drive shaft extending rearwardly from the engine, a propeller driven by the drive shaft, and a turbocharger for pumping intake air to the engine; said air intake structure comprising an air cleaner case for drawing in fresh air, and a fresh air duct pipe for operatively connecting to the air cleaner case and for routing air from the air cleaner case to the turbocharger; wherein said air intake structure is constructed and arranged such that when the air intake structure is installed on a watercraft engine, the turbocharger and the air cleaner case are separately disposed at opposite areas of the engine, with the engine situated therebetween.