Patent ID: 6276290
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A small watercraft comprising a hull including a lower hull portion and an upper deck, the upper deck including a bow portion and a rider's area position on an aft side of the bow portion, a raised pedestal provided on the hull in the rider's area, a seat assembly supported by the raised pedestal and including a seat configured to accommodate at least one rider, a container affixed to the upper deck and having an upper inner perimeter edge, an access opening formed in the upper deck and opening into the container, said opening having a smaller area than the area defined by the upper inner perimeter edge of the container, and a hatch movably coupled to the upper deck so as to be moved between a closed position, in which the hatch covers the opening, and an open position, in which the hatch permits access into the container through the opening.