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A small watercraft engine having a lubrication system including a lubrication oil reservoir defining a cooling water jacket therein. A cooling system of the engine supplies cooling water to the water jacket. The water jacket includes at least one rib, and preferably a plurality of ribs, to guide the cooling water within the water jacket. The ribs may be arranged to guide cooling water from a lower portion of the water jacket to an upper portion of the water jacket through two or more generally distinct horizontal regions. Preferably, a pair of baffle arrangements are disposed within the oil reservoir. A first baffle arrangement separates the interior space of the reservoir from a breather chamber which communicates with the intake system. A second baffle arrangement is configured to generally retain oil within a lower portion of the reservoir so as to be available to a delivery port, which delivers oil to an oil pump of the engine. The delivery port desirably tapers in diameter from an upper end to a lower end to supply an ample amount of oil to the oil pump when the watercraft is leaning.
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