Patent ID: 8177592

Claim:
A personal watercraft comprising: an engine mounted in a body; a water jet pump configured to be driven by the engine to generate a water jet to apply a propulsive force to the body; a reverse bucket mounted at a periphery of the water jet pump and movable between a forward driving position and a reverse driving position, the reverse bucket being configured to permit the water jet to be directed rearwardly in the forward driving position and to direct the water jet in a forward direction in the reverse driving position; a driving power operation member configured to be operated by a rider to control a driving power of the engine; a reverse driving operation member configured to be operated by the rider to change a position of the reverse bucket from the forward driving position to the reverse driving position; and a deceleration operation member provided separately from the reverse driving operation member and configured to be operated by the rider to change a position of the reverse bucket; wherein the reverse bucket is in the forward driving position when the deceleration operation member and the reverse driving operation member are not operated; and wherein the reverse bucket is in a deceleration position between the forward driving position and the reverse driving position when the deceleration operation member has been operated and the reverse driving operation member is not operated.