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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Applicant:
Robert F. Mataya, Nixa, MO (US);
Inventor:
Robert F. Mataya, Nixa, MO (US);
Assignee:
Tracker Marine, L.L.C., Springfield, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A boat includes a hull, an inboard rotary engine, and a jet propulsion unit connected to the engine via a direct drive connection. The hull may be a stepped hull with one or more aft steps. A large, low, substantially flat aft fishing/swim deck is disposed above the engine and an exhaust system of the engine. The exhaust system may vent into the step of the stepped hull and include a check valve that discourages water from backflowing into the engine.