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A small personal watercraft having a number of features, such as a pair of rear-view mirrors which form a ventilating function for ventilating the engine compartment. The watercraft has a straddle-type motorcycle-like seat on which passengers may sit in straddle/tandem fashion and an engine. The maj

A small personal watercraft having a number of features, such as a pair of rear-view mirrors which form a ventilating function for ventilating the engine compartment. The watercraft has a straddle-type motorcycle-like seat on which passengers may sit in straddle/tandem fashion and an engine. The major portions of its exhaust system are disposed beneath this seat. The exhaust system is centralized in the watercraft to maintain side-to-side balance, and a portion of the seat is removable for accessing the engine. Various grab-handle arrangements are also incorporated for assisting riders to maintain their stability or for assisting in entry of the watercraft from the body of water in which the watercraft is operated using a foldable ladder mounted on a rear deck to the rear of the seat.

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A watercraft comprised of a hull, a rider\s area formed by said hull and including an elevated seating portion for accommodating a rider seated therein in straddle position, a pair of foot areas disposed in said rider\s area on opposite sides of said elevated seating portion, a propulsion system for

A watercraft comprised of a hull, a rider\s area formed by said hull and including an elevated seating portion for accommodating a rider seated therein in straddle position, a pair of foot areas disposed in said rider\s area on opposite sides of said elevated seating portion, a propulsion system for said hull and contained at least in part therein, said propulsion system comprising a propulsion device for propelling said hull, an internal combustion engine and a transmission for driving said propulsion device from said internal combustion engine, the upper surface of said elevated seating portion defining an access opening through which at least a portion to said propulsion device may be accessed, and a longitudinally extending seat covering at least a portion of said upper surface, said seat being comprised of a first portion affixed to said hull and spaced from said access opening and a second portion longitudinally spaced from said first portion and detachably connected to said hull and covering and closing said access opening.