Patent ID: 6530812
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
A watercraft comprising a hull, the hull including a lower hull portion and an upper deck portion, a handlebar assembly disposed on the upper deck portion, an engine compartment defined between the lower hull portion and upper deck portion, an internal combustion engine disposed in the engine compartment, a jet propulsion unit comprising a water inlet, a discharge nozzle, an impeller driven by the internal combustion engine, and a steering nozzle disposed on a downstream side of the discharge nozzle, the steering nozzle being configured to pivot about a substantially vertical axis, the jet propulsion unit configured to, in a first mode, discharge pressurized water from the steering nozzle in a substantially rearward direction from the watercraft, the jet propulsion unit additionally configured to, in a second mode, discharge pressurized water through at least one discharge port disposed on an outer surface of the hull, wherein the at least one discharge port is configured to discharge water at a downward angle when the watercraft is in an uprght position.