Seat arrangement for a watercraft

A watercraft comprised of a hull having a forwardly tapering bow in top plan view with a substantially wider rear hull area, a passengers' area formed in the upper area of said hull comprising a first portion extending transversely thereacross, and containing a bench-type seat sized to accommodate at least three adult passengers seated in side-by-side fashion, said passengers' area further comprising a second, forward portion formed at the bow of said hull and comprising a pair of spaced-apart passenger seats, each adapted to accommodate at least one adult passenger, and a pass-through portion formed in said hull by a pair of inwardly extending portions that extend into the passenger's area from the sides of said hull for connecting said first and said second passenger area portions with a common floor extending therebetween for passage between said second portion and said first portion, said pass-through area being no greater than substantially the same width as one of the seats.

A watercraft comprised of a hull having a forwardly tapering bow in top plan view with a substantially wider rear hull area, a passengers' area formed in the upper area of said hull comprising a first portion extending transversely thereacross, and containing a bench-type seat sized to accommodate at least three adult passengers seated in side-by-side fashion, said passengers' area further comprising a second, forward portion formed at the bow of said hull and comprising a pair of spaced-apart passenger seats, each adapted to accommodate at least one adult passenger, and a pass-through portion formed in said hull by a pair of inwardly extending portions that extend into the passenger's area from the sides of said hull for connecting said first and said second passenger area portions with a common floor extending therebetween for passage between said second portion and said first portion, said pass-through area being no greater than substantially the same width as one of the seats, each of said pair of inwardly extending portions forming a foot rest for a rider seated in a respective side of the bench-type seat.

A watercraft comprised of a hull having a forwardly tapering bow in top plan view with a substantially wider rear hull area, a passengers' area formed in the upper area of said hull comprising a first portion extending transversely thereacross, and containing a bench-type seat sized to accommodate at least three adult passengers seated in side-by-side fashion said passengers' area further comprising a second, forward portion formed at the bow of said hull and comprising a pair of spaced-apart passenger seats, each adapted to accommodate at least one adult passenger, and a pass-through portion formed in said hull by a pair of inwardly extending portions that extend into the passenger's area from the sides of said hull for connecting said first and said second passenger area portions with a common floor extending therebetween for passage between said second portion and said first portion, said pass-through area being no greater than substantially the same width as one of the seats, a propulsion unit for the watercraft disposed to the rear of the passenger's area, said propulsion unit comprising an internal combustion engine and a jet propulsion device driven by said engine a selectively openable cover disposed above the propulsion unit for accessing the propulsion unit.

A watercraft comprised of a hull having a forwardly tapering bow in top plan view with a substantially wider rear hull area, a passengers' area formed in the upper area of said hull comprising a first portion extending transversely thereacross and containing a bench-type seat sized to accommodate at least three adult passengers seated in side-by-side fashion, said passengers' area further comprising a second, forward portion formed at the bow of said hull and comprising a pair of spaced-apart passenger seats, each adapted to accommodate at least one adult passenger, a pass-through portion formed in said hull for connecting said first and said second passenger area portions with a common floor extending therethrough for passage between said second portion and said first portion, said pass-through area being no greater than substantially the same width as one of the seats, a propulsion unit for said watercraft disposed to the rear of said passenger's area, said propulsion unit comprising an internal combustion engine and a propulsion device driven by said engine, a selectively openable cover disposed above said propulsion unit for accessing the propulsion unit, and a hose connection disposed immediately beneath said cover for connection to a hose for flushing the propulsion unit with fresh water.

A watercraft comprised of a hull having a forwardly tapering bow in top plan view with a substantially wider rear hull area, a passengers' area formed in the upper area of said hull comprising a first portion extending transversely thereacross, and containing a bench-type seat sized to accommodate at least three adult passengers seated in side-by-side fashion, said passengers' area further comprising a second, forward portion formed at the bow of said hull, a pass-through portion formed in said hull by a pair of inwardly extending portions that extend into the passenger's area from the sides of said hull for connecting said first and said second passenger area portions with a common floor extending therebetween for passage between said second portion and said first portion, said pass-through area being no greater than substantially the same width as one of the seats, one of said inwardly extending hull portions being disposed forwardly of one side of said bench type seat and supporting a steering control for said watercraft, and the other of said inwardly extending hull portions forming a backrest for a single seat provided in one portion of said passengers' area.

A watercraft comprised of a hull defining a passengers' area in an upper portion thereof, at least one seat formed in said passengers' area at a peripheral portion thereof, said seat comprising a bottom portion adapted to support a seated rider and a seat back portion, said backrest portion being formed with a first vertically extending part against which a seated rider may place his back, and a connected horizontally extending part forming at least in part an upper surface of said hull, and means for pivotally connecting said horizontally extending part of said seat back portion to the remainder of said hull for pivoting said seat back portion to an opened position for exposing an internal area of said hull.

A watercraft comprised of a hull defining an undersurface at least in part containing a jet propulsion unit, said hull having an upper deck portion extending across the upper peripheral portion of said jet propulsion unit, said jet propulsion unit having a clean-out opening formed in an upper portion thereof, an access opening formed in said hull deck portion in aligned relationship with said jet propulsion unit clean-out portion, and a flexible conduit interconnecting said hull opening and said jet propulsion unit clean-out portion.