Patent ID: 7753746

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 first steering nozzle rotationally mounted relative to the venturi about a first steering axis, the first steering axis extending in a first generally vertical plane containing a central longitudinal axis of the first steering nozzle; a second steering nozzle rotationally mounted relative to the first steering nozzle about a second steering axis, the second steering axis extending in a second generally vertical plane containing a central longitudinal axis of the second steering nozzle, the second steering axis being disposed rearwardly of the first steering axis; a steering assembly disposed at least in part on the deck and being operatively connected to the first steering nozzle for rotating the first steering nozzle relative to the venturi about the first steering axis, rotation of the first steering nozzle relative to the venturi about the first steering axis in a steering direction causing the second steering axis to rotate about the first steering axis in the steering direction and the second steering nozzle to rotate relative to the first steering nozzle about the second steering axis in the steering direction; a bracket mounted to one of the jet pump, the venturi, and the hull, the first steering nozzle being rotationally mounted to one of the bracket and the venturi about the first steering axis; and a first linkage having a first end and a second end, the first end being rotationally connected to the bracket and the second end is rotationally connected to the second steering nozzle; wherein when the first and second generally vertical planes are generally co-planar, the first end is disposed on a first side of the generally vertical planes and the second end is disposed on a second side of the generally vertical planes, the second side being opposite the first side.