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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
James R. Jones, Neosho, WI (US);
Bombardier Motor Corporation of America, Grant, FL (US);
Abstract
A jet-propelled boat has a hull, a mounting adapter mounted to the hull, a water jet propulsion system mounted to the mounting adapter, and seals arranged at the interface of the hull and the mounting adapter. The seals are made of a vibration isolation material such as rubber. The mounting adapter has a mounting flange which opposes a portion of the hull transom. A first seal is a generally planar layer of flexible vibration isolation material arranged between and in contact with the transom and the mounting flange. The mounting adapter also has an inlet housing which sits inside an inlet ramp formed in the hull. The inlet ramp has a recess for receiving a leading portion of the inlet housing. A second seal is a bead of flexible vibration isolation material placed in the recess. The bead sits between and in contact with the inlet ramp and the leading portion of the inlet housing. The first and second seals are preferably formed as a single molded piece, with the seals being connected by strips formed during molding.