Marine propulsion – Jet drive – Direction control for fluid jet
Patent
1981-11-04
1984-03-20
Blix, Trygve M.
Marine propulsion
Jet drive
Direction control for fluid jet
440 40, 440 46, 440 38, 60221, B63H 1102
Patent
active
044378416
ABSTRACT:
A steering apparatus for an outboard jet engine utilizes a channel or conduit along the underside of a boat hull in combination with a channel or conduit extension member to guide water to the inlet port of the jet outboard propulsion apparatus, the bottom lip of the inlet port being disposed proximate the extended bottom surface of the underside of the boat hull with the top lip or rim of the inlet port being disposed proximate the extended top surface of the channel of conduit along the hull to permit propulsion and steering of the boat while the boat hull is planing along the surface of water only inches or centimeters above the bed of the lake, river or ocean.
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Blix Trygve M.
Shum Ivy M.
Tipton Robert R.
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