Watercraft control mechanism

A watercraft comprising:

• a hull including a transom;
• a steering mechanism disposed on the watercraft;
• a water jet propulsion unit disposed on the hull and including a movable steering nozzle operatively connected to the steering mechanism for directing a water jet produced by the unit for steering the watercraft;
• a first steering vane support pivotably mounted on the transom spaced apart from and to the port side of the water jet propulsion unit and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis between a first steering-vane-operative position and a first steering-vane-inoperative position;
• a first steering vane pivotably supported on the first steering vane support and pivotable about a substantially vertical axis and operatively connected to the steering mechanism;
• a second steering vane support pivotably mounted on the transom spaced apart from and to the port side of the water jet propulsion unit and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis between a second steering-vane-operative position and a second steering-vane-inoperative position;
• a second steering vane pivotably supported on the first steering vane support and pivotable about a substantially vertical axis and operatively connected to the steering mechanism.

A watercraft comprising:

• a hull including a transom;
• a steering mechanism disposed on the watercraft;
• a water jet propulsion unit disposed on the hull and including a movable steering nozzle operatively connected to the steering mechanism for directing a water jet produced by the unit for steering the watercraft;
• a first steering vane support pivotably mounted on the transom spaced apart from and to the port side of the water jet propulsion unit and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis between a first steering-vane-operative position and a first steering-vane-inoperative position;
• a first steering vane pivotably supported on the first steering vane support and pivotable about a substantially vertical axis and operatively connected to the steering mechanism;
• a second steering vane support pivotably mounted on the transom spaced apart from and to the port side of the water jet propulsion unit and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis between a second steering-vane-operative position and a second steering-vane-inoperative position;
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• a second steering vane pivotably supported on the first steering vane support and pivotable about a substantially vertical axis and operatively connected to the steering mechanism;
• the steering vane supports pivoting between their steering-vane-inoperative positions and their steering-vane-operative positions in response to changes in water pressure of water flowing past the hull.