Patent ID: 7195527

Claim:
A watercraft comprising a hull, an engine being supported by the hull and including at least one throttle, a jet propulsion unit driven by the engine, the jet propulsion unit comprising a steering nozzle configured to direct a jet of water exiting the jet propulsion unit, a throttle actuator mechanism comprising a user-operable lever coupled with the throttle, and a control lever mounted adjacent the user-operable lever and cooperating with the throttle actuator mechanism, the control lever being selectively positioned in at least first and second positions, the control lever being actuatable to assume either of the first and second positions independently of a steering condition of the watercraft, the first position of the control lever being arranged such that the throttle actuator mechanism rests in a first position and the second position of the control lever being arranged such that the throttle actuator mechanism rests in a second position, the throttle having a first position when the throttle actuator mechanism rests in its first position and having a second position when the throttle actuator mechanism rests in the second position, wherein the second throttle position provides a larger opening degree than the first throttle position.