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A storage space can be defined above an engine hatch of a hull. A rear end portion of the hatch cover can have an opening into which a seat can be retracted into the storage space. A rear end portion of the seat can define part of the hatch cover when the seat is retracted within the storage space.

A storage space can be defined above an engine hatch of a hull. A rear end portion of the hatch cover can have an opening into which a seat can be retracted into the storage space. A rear end portion of the seat can define part of the hatch cover when the seat is retracted within the storage space. A rail section can be disposed within the storage space. The seat can be movable between the inside and outside of the storage space by moving along the rail section in a fore to aft direction. Also, a support unit can engage with a bottom end of a guide groove to support the seat when the seat extends from the hatch cover.

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What is claimed is: 1. A seat structure for a small planing watercraft which comprises a deck forming an upper hull, a forward portion of the deck having a front deck section, a rear portion of the deck having a generally horizontally extending floor section, steering handlebars generally extending

What is claimed is: 1. A seat structure for a small planing watercraft which comprises a deck forming an upper hull, a forward portion of the deck having a front deck section, a rear portion of the deck having a generally horizontally extending floor section, steering handlebars generally extending above a center portion of the deck in a fore to aft direction of the hull, and a seat structure for a rider disposed in the rear of the front deck section, the seat structure comprising a rear portion of the front deck section, the rear portion having an engine hatch, and a hatch cover disposed for selectively closing and opening the engine hatch, the rear portion defining a storage space above the engine hatch, and a seat being configured to retract into the storage space. 2. The seat structure according to claim 1, wherein a rear end of the hatch cover has an opening, the seat being configured to enter the storage space through the opening, and a rear end of the seat forms a portion of the hatch cover when the seat is retracted within the storage space. 3. The seat structure according to claim 2 additionally comprising a rail section extending in the fore to aft direction within the storage space, the seat having a movable section that is movable along the rail section so that the seat is movable between a retracted position where the seat is retracted within the storage space and an extending position where the seat extends rearward from the front deck section. 4. The seat structure according to claim 3 further comprising an engagement mechanism configured to engage a front end of the seat and a rear end of the rail section with each other, and a support member configured to support a portion of the seat that is situated rearward of the front end of the seat, the front end of the seat engaging with the rear end of the rail section and the support member supporting the portion of the seat when the front end of the seat is positioned at the rear end of the rail section. 5. The seat structure according to claim 4, wherein the engagement mechanism is configured such that the front end of the seat is coupled with the rear end of the rail section for pivotal movement in a generally vertical direction. 6. The seat structure according to claim 4, wherein one end of the support member is pivotally connected to a bottom surface of the seat for pivotal movement in a generally vertical direction, additionally comprising a guide groove extending from a rear end portion of the rail section and a lower rear end of the hatch cover, another end of the support member being movable along the guide groove, the support member extending along the bottom surface of the seat and extending into the storage space together with the seat when the seat is in its retracted position, the support member being configured to engage a bottom end of the guide groove and to support the seat when the seat is in its extended position. 7. The seat structure according to claim 4, wherein the support member comprises a damper. 8. The seat structure according to claim 4, wherein the support member is configured to have an adjustable length. 9. The seat structure according to claim 4, wherein the rail section has a pair of slide recesses spaced apart from one another and extending parallel to each other in a fore to aft direction, the engagement mechanism comprising a slide pin positioned at a front end of the seat with opposing ends capable of movably engaging with the respective slide recesses, and an engagement arm section, a forward end of the engagement arm section being coupled with a portion of the rear end of the rail section at a position higher than a path of the slide pin for pivotal movement in the vertical direction, a rear end of the engagement arm section being positioned in the path through which the slide pin passes, and a lower portion of the rear end of the engagement arm section having an engagement recess capable of engaging the slide pin. 10. The seat structure according to claim 9, wherein an end of the support member has a projection extending transversely, the projection of the support member passing below a bottom side of the engagement arm section to move to a guide groove so that the support member supports the seat when the seat is pulled out of the storage space, the projection being configured to raise the rear end of the engagement arm section to disengage the slide pin from the engagement recess of the engagement arm section when the seat is lifted up to move the projection of the support member to the rail section from the guide groove under the condition that the slide pin engages with the engagement recess of the engagement arm section. 11. The seat structure according to claim 10, wherein the hatch cover includes a guide piece disposed next to a portion of the guide groove that is positioned adjacent to the rail section, the guide piece being spaced apart from the guide groove, the projection of the support member being moveable between the guide groove and the guide piece when the seat is pulled out of the storage space, the projection of the support member being configured to surmount an outer side surface of the guide piece to move to the rail section when the seat is lifted up to move the projection to the rail section from the guide groove. 12. The seat structure according to claim 1, wherein the watercraft includes a steering pole with a front end, the front end having an engaging portion, a forward portion of the front deck section has a receiving portion with which the engaging portion is engageable, the engaging portion being movable in the fore to aft direction under an engagement condition with the receiving portion. 13. The seat structure according to claim 12 additionally comprising a movement preventing mechanism configured to prevent the engaging portion from moving in the fore to aft direction beyond a predetermined position along the watercraft in the fore to aft direction. 14. The seat structure according to claim 12, wherein the steering pole is configured to be pivotable in the vertical direction about the engaging portion at least when the engaging portion is placed at the rear-most end in a movable range of the fore to aft direction of the watercraft.