CPC B63B 34/10 (2020.02) [B63B 32/10 (2020.02); B63B 34/45 (2020.02); B63H 1/14 (2013.01); B63H 21/17 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A personal watercraft comprising:
a flotation portion having a top surface and a bottom surface;
a strut extending away from the bottom surface of the flotation portion;
a motor pod disposed along the strut;
an electric motor operably coupled to a driveshaft, wherein the electric motor is disposed within the motor pod;
a hydrojet unit attached rearward of the motor pod, wherein the hydrojet unit further comprises:
an inlet portion comprising:
a substantially conical attachment interface attached to a rear portion of the motor pod; and
one or more fins extending outwardly from the attachment interface; and
a housing removably coupled to the inlet portion, the attachment interface intermediate the motor pod and the housing, the housing having an inlet region diameter greater than an outer diameter of the motor pod, the housing defining a fluid flow path from the inlet region to an outlet region;
an impeller coupled to the driveshaft and disposed within the housing; and
a stator disposed within the housing rearward of the impeller.
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