Power driven underwater viewing platform

An underwater viewing sled comprising:

• an elongated flotation platform means for completely supporting a person above an upper surface of a body of water having a bow and stern and a deck portion and hull portion and comprising a rigid material;
• viewing means extending through said platform from said deck potion to said hull portion and having a leading portion located a first predetermined distance aft of said bow and a trailing portion located a second, larger, distance aft of said bow;
• propulsion means operably coupled to said platform means for propelling said viewing sled, said propulsion means mounted substantially at said stern of said platform means;
• power source means operable coupled with said propulsion means for supplying power thereto;
• cowling means attached to said deck portion and extending above part of said deck portion and said viewing means from said bow toward said stern, wherein a first portion of said cowling extends toward said stern a third distance exceeding said first distance but less than said second distance;
• actuating means comprising an actuating control having a first variable position switch for propulsion speed control and regulation of said propulsion means, said actuating means being located in a first lateral position adjacent said cowling means and substantially at one side of said platform;
• and
• directional control means for directing the course of said sled and having a steering handle located in a second lateral position adjacent said cowling means opposite said first lateral position, said cowling means extendiang aftward of said actuating control and said steering handle.