Patent ID: 6213825
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: F02B

Abstract:
A personal watercraft comprised of a hull defining a rider's area for accommodating a rider and not more than three passengers, an engine compartment formed within said hull, an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder bore vertically disposed and supported within said engine compartment and driving a hull watercraft propulsion device for propelling said hull through a body of water, a fuel injector supported in an upper portion of said engine for injecting fuel directly into a combustion chamber thereof formed at least in part by said cylinder bore, an air induction system for delivering an air charge to said combustion chamber, an exhaust system for discharging a burnt charge from said combustion chamber, at least a portion of one of said intake and said exhaust systems being positioned at a location vertically above and in proximity to said fuel injector for protecting said fuel injector while permitting access thereto for servicing.