Hull with deck supporting posts

Abstract

A personal watercraft (PWC) is provided with a hull having an inner surface. An engine and jet propulsion unit are mounted to the hull and constructed and arranged to propel the PWC. A starboard support post extends generally upwardly from a starboard side of the inner surface of the hull and provides a starboard deck supporting surface. A port support post extends generally upwardly from a port side of the inner surface of the hull and provides a port deck supporting surface. A deck, which is constructed and arranged to support a rider in an operative riding position thereon, is mounted atop the hull with port and starboard supported portions of the deck engaging the port and starboard deck supporting surfaces, respectively, such that at least a portion of a weight of the rider is transferred to and borne by the deck supporting posts.

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