Patent ID: 7422499

Claim:
An operation device for a water-jet propulsion watercraft comprising: a first and a second rotational shaft provided parallel to each other in a hull of the watercraft; a first link rotatable about the first rotational shaft and a second link rotatable about the second rotational shaft; a bridging link coupling a rotational end of the first link with a rotational end of the second link such that an imaginary straight line connecting the rotational end of the first link to the first rotational shaft is parallel to an imaginary straight line connecting the rotational end of the second link to the second rotational shaft when viewed along a rotational axis of the first rotational shaft, the bridging link having at least an operator's seat side end and a portion near the operator's seat side end extending approximately parallel to an imaginary straight line connecting the rotational ends and capable of moving in parallel; and a holding section provided on the bridging link to be held and operated by an operator of the watercraft; wherein a reciprocating movement of the holding section is transmitted to an engine output control device or a propelling direction changing device through the bridging link, the first link, and the second link.