Engine component layout and seat design for watercraft

摘要

A watercraft includes an improved seat design that allows a rider to better absorb impact shocks with his or her legs as the watercraft bounds over wakes. The seat assembly includes a front seat section and a rear seat section that is sized to accommodate one or more riders in tandem with each rider straddling the seat. The front seat section is narrower than the rear seat section to permit the front rider to place his or her legs more directly in front of him or her. This position improves the rider's comfort and allows the rider to assume a stance in which the rider can better absorb impact shocks on the watercraft. In order to accommodate this seat design, an improved engine component layout is provided so as to reduce the width of the upper end of the engine. The induction and exhaust systems of the engine are laid out on the lower sides of the watercraft, and extend at least partially beneath foot wells that flank the sides of the seat assembly.