ENGINE MOUNT STRUCTURE FOR PERSONAL WATERCRAFT

摘要

To provide an engine mount structure for a personal watercraft by which an engine can be incorporated in a well-balanced state in a body and the space in the body can be utilized efficiently. An engine 20 for driving a jet propulsion pump is incorporated in a body 11 surrounded by a hull 14 and a deck 15, and the engine 20 has an upper case 20m and a lower case 20n which can be divided along a divisional plane D parallel to a crankshaft 21 and is mounted in a state wherein it is inclined around the crankshaft such that an intake port side 20i thereof is positioned on the upper side. Mount portions M1 and M3 of the engine on the body are provided in a distributed state to the left and the right on the upper case 20m and the lower case 20n. The mount portion M1 on the intake port side is provided on the lower case 20n, and the mount portion M3 on the exhaust 20o side is provided on the upper case 20m. The mount portion M1 on the side to which a starter motor 120 is attached is provided on the lower case 20n.