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An amphibious vehicle having a pontoon assembly including a pair of pontoons and a set of wheels operably attached to the pontoons which are pivotally coupled to a vehicle frame structure such that the pontoons are positionable between a raised position whereby the wheels are deployed for providing

An amphibious vehicle having a pontoon assembly including a pair of pontoons and a set of wheels operably attached to the pontoons which are pivotally coupled to a vehicle frame structure such that the pontoons are positionable between a raised position whereby the wheels are deployed for providing land travel and a lowered position whereby the pontoons are deployed for providing marine travel. A pivot assembly interconnects the pontoon assembly to the frame structure. The amphibious vehicle further includes an engine, a jet propulsion unit and a drive train for selectively transmitting torque generated by the engine to the wheels for propelling the amphibious vehicle during land use and to the jet drive for propelling the amphibious vehicle during marine use. A mechanical steering interlock positively connects and disconnects the steering of the set of wheel when the pontoon assembly is positioned in the raised and lowered positions respectively.

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An amphibious vehicle comprising: a frame structure; a pontoon assembly including a pair of pontoons; a pivot mechanism coupling said pontoon assembly to said frame structure such that said pair of pontoons are pivotally positionable between a raised position wherein said pair of pontoons are stowed

An amphibious vehicle comprising: a frame structure; a pontoon assembly including a pair of pontoons; a pivot mechanism coupling said pontoon assembly to said frame structure such that said pair of pontoons are pivotally positionable between a raised position wherein said pair of pontoons are stowed and a lowered position wherein said pair of pontoons are deployed; a set of wheels supported by said pontoon assembly and extending therefrom such that said set of wheels are operably deployed when said pontoon assembly is positioned in said raised position, and said set of wheels are stowed when said pontoon assembly is in said lowered position; an engine mounted on said frame structure; a marine drive unit; and a powertrain for transmitting torque generated by said engine to selectively drive said set of wheels and said marine drive unit.