Patent ID: 7357090

Claim:
A personal watercraft comprising: a hull; a deck disposed on the hull; an engine disposed between the hull and the deck to power the watercraft; a pole having a forward portion and a rearward portion, the forward portion of the pole being pivotally connected to the deck about a substantially horizontal axis; handlebars being operatively connected to the rearward portion of the pole for steering the watercraft; and a pole support to support the rearward portion of the pole above the deck, the pole support comprising: a first end connected to the pole; a second end connected to the deck; a first tube; a second tube, one of the first tube and the second tube sliding inside the other of the first tube and the second tube to permit adjustment of a length of the pole support; a plurality of apertures disposed along a length of the second tube; at least one aperture disposed on the first tube; and a pin insertable in the at least one aperture disposed on the first tube and one of the plurality of apertures disposed along the length of the second tube for setting the length of the pole support.