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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 11/11 (2006.01); B63H 11/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 11/11 (2013.01); B63H 11/107 (2013.01);
Abstract
A jet propelled watercraft includes a prime mover, a jet pump driven by the prime mover and jetting water from a jet port, a reverse gate changing a direction of the jet flow jetted from the jet pump, a shift actuator capable of moving the reverse gate to a plurality of shift positions, a reverse gate operator configured to set a position of the reverse gate, and a controller configured or programmed to prohibit startup of the prime mover when it is determined that the reverse gate operator is being operated.