Jet-propulsion personal watercraft

A water-jet propulsion personal watercraft, comprising:

• a body formed by a hull and a deck covering the hull from above, the body having a joint portion joining the hull and the deck joined to each other at peripheries thereof, the body being configured to accommodate an engine configured to drive a propulsion system of the watercraft;
• a side bumper mounted to the joint portion at a side portion of the body;
• a front bumper mounted to the joint portion of the hull and the deck to be located at a front portion of the body;
• and
• a rear bumper mounted to the joint portion of the hull and the deck to be located at a rear portion of the body;
• wherein the side bumper includes a base portion mounted to the joint portion to extend along the joint portion in a longitudinal direction of the body, and a protruding portion configured to extend along the base portion in the longitudinal direction and to protrude downward from a lower surface of the base portion to be spaced apart from a side wall of the hull;
• and
• wherein the protruding portion of the side bumper is configured to protrude downward to be located lower than a lower surface of the front bumper as seen in a front view of the body.

A water-jet propulsion personal watercraft, comprising:

• a body formed by a hull and a deck covering the hull from above, the body having a joint portion joining the hull and the deck joined to each other at peripheries thereof, the body being configured to accommodate an engine configured to drive a propulsion system of the watercraft;
• a side bumper mounted to the joint portion at a side portion of the body;
• a front bumper mounted to the joint portion of the hull and the deck to be located at a front portion of the body;
• and
• a rear bumper mounted to the joint portion of the hull and the deck to be located at a rear portion of the body;
• wherein the side bumper includes a base portion mounted to the joint portion to extend along the joint portion in a longitudinal direction of the body, and a protruding portion configured to extend along the base portion in the longitudinal direction and to protrude downward from a lower surface of the base portion to be spaced apart from a side wall of the hull;
• and
• wherein the protruding portion of the side bumper is configured to protrude downward to be located lower than a lower surface of the rear bumper as seen in a rear view of the body.