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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald F. Bland, Glenview, IL (US);
James V. Bellantonio, Kenosha, WI (US);
Gerald F. Neisen, Rockport, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bombardier Motor Corporation of America, Grant, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/110 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/110 ;
Abstract
A watercraft ( ) having two sources of ( ) of cooling water ( ) for injection cooling of hot exhaust gas ( ) being conveyed through an exhaust pipe ( ) upstream of muffler ( ). The first water source ( ) may be an active apparatus such as the engine cooling apparatus ( ). The second source of water ( ) may be a passive apparatus such as a Pitot tube ( ) formed in the stern drive ( ) of the watercraft ( ). By providing two independent sources of cooling water, the probability of exhaust component failures is significantly reduced.