Drive for a vehicle, watercraft having a drive of this type, method for operating a watercraft, and control device for a watercraft of this type

A watercraft, comprising:

• a drive, including:
• an internal combustion engine;
• a freewheel device,
• a drive shaft, the internal combustion engine configured for being drive-operatively connected to the drive shaft of the drive via the freewheel device, the freewheel device being configured to decouple the internal combustion engine from the drive shaft if a rotational speed of the drive shaft exceeds a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine;
• and
• a bridging device which is designed to couple the internal combustion engine to the drive shaft in at least one operating situation of the drive if the internal combustion engine is separated from the drive shaft by the freewheel device, the drive shaft being a propeller shaft of the watercraft, being configured for being drive-operatively connected with a propeller shaft of the watercraft, or being drive-operatively connected with a propeller shaft of the watercraft.

A method for operating a watercraft, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing that the watercraft includes:
• a drive, including:
• an internal combustion engine;
• a freewheel device,
• a drive shaft, the internal combustion engine configured for being drive-operatively connected to the drive shaft of the drive via the freewheel device, the freewheel device being configured to decouple the internal combustion engine from the drive shaft if a rotational speed of the drive shaft exceeds a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine;
• and
• a bridging device which is designed to couple the internal combustion engine to the drive shaft in at least one operating situation of the drive if the internal combustion engine is separated from the drive shaft by the freewheel device, the drive shaft being a propeller shaft of the watercraft, being configured for being drive-operatively connected with a propeller shaft of the watercraft, or being drive-operatively connected with a propeller shaft of the watercraft;
• and
• closing the bridging device during a braking maneuver to reduce a rotational speed of the propeller shaft, the internal combustion engine being coupled with the propeller shaft and being dragged by the propeller shaft.