Patent ID: 8075355

Claim:
A watercraft comprising: a hull; a deck disposed on the hull; an engine supported by the hull; a jet pump connected to the hull and being operatively connected to the engine; a venturi connected to the jet pump; a steering nozzle rotationally mounted relative to the venturi about a first axis, the steering nozzle having a central longitudinal axis, the first axis intersecting the central longitudinal axis; a first link having a first end rotationally mounted relative to the venturi about a second axis, the first link having a second end disposed generally rearwardly from the first end of the first link; a second link having a first end rotationally mounted to the first link about a third axis and a second end rotationally mounted to the steering nozzle about a fourth axis, the third axis intersecting the second end of the first link, the second axis and the third axis being disposed on a same side of the central longitudinal axis; a steering arm connected to the first link; and a steering assembly disposed at least in part on the deck and being operatively connected to the steering arm for rotating the steering nozzle relative to the venturi about the first axis, the first, second, third, and fourth axes being generally parallel to each other.