Patent ID: 8091534

Claim:
A watercraft comprising: an engine compartment including an opening; an engine disposed in the engine compartment and accessible through the opening thereof, the engine including a crankshaft and an engine body including a front end and a rear end from which power is outputted via the crankshaft; and an installation structure mounting a compressor thereon, the installation structure including an installation mount extending outward directly from the front end of the engine body and a mounting surface mounting the compressor thereon; wherein the mounting surface extends in a direction substantially parallel to the crankshaft such that the compressor is mounted to and detached from the mounting surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to the crankshaft; and the mounting surface is arranged to face toward the opening of the engine compartment; wherein the installation structure includes a gear train arranged to couple a drive shaft of the compressor with the crankshaft, the gear train including a drive gear and an intermediate gear, the intermediate gear being arranged to mesh with the crankshaft and the drive gear to transmit a driving force from the crankshaft to the drive gear.