Patent ID: 8167668

Claim:
An air-thrusted vehicle, comprising: a hull having upwardly extending hull sides; an air-thrusting propulsion unit configured for detachable mounting on the hull sides, said propulsion unit comprising an engine, a propeller operationally connected to the engine, a drive unit mounted between the engine and the propeller, a muffler operationally connected to the engine and a base assembly configured to move between a retracted position and plurality of expanded width positions for accommodating various width hulls, said base assembly comprising a base frame having elongated tubular side members secured in a substantially parallel relationship to each other and hull mount members telescopically engageable with said side members, said hull mount members being configured to rest on and hingedly engage the hull sides, said hull mount members comprising a generally U-shaped body having a pair of parallel slide members, a cross bar secured between the slide members and a hull mount bracket hingedly secured to the cross bar, said base assembly further comprising an arched leg secured to and extending upwardly from, each of said side members, a base plate positioned on arched legs, and an engine mount plate for supporting the engine on the base plate, said engine mount plate being provided with a means for absorbing vibration of the engine wherein said means for absorbing vibration of the engine comprises a plurality of flexible resilient members mounted in cylindrical receivers, said cylindrical receivers being fixedly attached to the engine mount plate.