Patent ID: 7188573

Claim:
A watercraft comprising a lower hull, a deck, a straddle-type seat, a supporting member configured to support the seat on the deck, a steering handlebar bar disposed in front of the seat, a space formed between the seat and the deck directly underneath the seat, extending approximately over the entire length of the seat in fore-and-aft direction of the watercraft, wherein the supporting member has an upper portion secured to the seat, a lower portion secured to the deck, and an intermediate portion connecting the upper portion and the lower portion, and wherein the intermediate portion is provided at either the front end or the rear end of the seat, the watercraft additionally comprising foot rest members installed on both lateral sides of the seat and having a predetermined height configured to be freely attachable and detachable from the deck, wherein upwardly-facing parts of the deck surface are configured to receive the foot rest members, the upwardly-facing parts being disposed lower position than a top wall of a tunnel formed on a lower portion of the lower hull.