A cover adapted to be reversibly attached over an opening of a storage compartment contained on a personal watercraft. The cover includes a generally planar substrate having formed therein a dry storage chamber and at least one additional feature selected from the group consisting of a cup holder, an equipment rail, a surround tray, an accessory mounting plate, and a magnetic surface.

Watercraft and propulsion systems therefor are described herein. In one example, a watercraft includes a hull configured to float in water and a cockpit configured to carry at least one passenger. The watercraft further includes a fishtail propulsion system that includes a pivot body pivotally coupled to a stern of the hull, the pivot body configured to pivot about an axis, the pivot body further comprising a recess configured to receive a pump system, a flexible paddle coupled to the pivot body such that the paddle pivots about the axis with the pivot body, and a pedal system comprising pedals operably coupled to the pivot body, wherein the pedals are configured to be actuated to cause the pivot body and the paddle to pivot about the axis, thereby causing the paddle to move in a side-to-side manner.

Watercraft and propulsion systems therefor are described herein. In one example, a watercraft includes a hull configured to float in water and a cockpit configured to carry at least one passenger. The watercraft further includes a fishtail propulsion system that includes a pivot body pivotally coupled to a stern of the hull, the pivot body configured to pivot about an axis, the pivot body further comprising a recess configured to receive a pump system, a flexible paddle coupled to the pivot body such that the paddle pivots about the axis with the pivot body, and a pedal system comprising pedals operably coupled to the pivot body, wherein the pedals are configured to be actuated to cause the pivot body and the paddle to pivot about the axis, thereby causing the paddle to move in a side-to-side manner.

An oscillating reversible motor providing a novel means of converting oscillating motion into selectable clockwise or counterclockwise rotary motion. More particularly, the invention presents a novel approach to a foot or hand pedal driven apparatus with which a traditional rotary water propeller or other output device may be employed in both forward and reverse directions of relative motion.

An oscillating reversible motor providing a novel means of converting oscillating motion into selectable clockwise or counterclockwise rotary motion. More particularly, the invention presents a novel approach to a foot or hand pedal driven apparatus with which a traditional rotary water propeller or other output device may be employed in both forward and reverse directions of relative motion.

Examples are disclosed that relate to watercraft with retractable drive mechanisms. One example provides a watercraft including a hull having a receiving compartment, and also having a deck. The watercraft also includes a drive unit extending through the deck and the hull of the watercraft and being configured to receive rotational input. The drive unit includes a driveshaft and propeller moveable between an extended position in which the propeller is positioned underneath the hull and a retracted position in which the propeller is positioned at least partially within the receiving compartment.

A watercraft having a propulsion mechanism extending through an opening in the bottom of the watercraft having a propulsion mechanism adapted to be inserted in an opening in the bottom of a watercraft comprising a pair of pedals each coupled to a flexible fin extending below the water line, the pair of fins oscillate through an arcuate path on a horizontal axis to propel the watercraft. The horizontal axis is preferably continuously rotatable in either direction through 360 on a vertical axis disposed at a substantially right angle to the longitudinal axis of the watercraft to propel the watercraft in any direction.

A human powered watercraft or land vehicle is described herein. A watercraft or land vehicle may have two pedals that reciprocated are in a linear or slightly curved trajectory but not a circular motion. As the two pedals are reciprocated, an output shaft is rotated in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction when the left pedal is pushed forward or when the right pedal is pushed forward. The output shaft may be connected to a propeller of a watercraft or a land vehicle so as to propel the watercraft or land vehicle forward. The output shaft may receive rotational input through two gears mounted to the output shaft with one-way bearings that enable the output shaft to rotate in the same direction regardless of whether the left pedal or the right pedal is being pushed forward.

A human powered watercraft or land vehicle is described herein. A watercraft or land vehicle may have two pedals that reciprocated are in a linear or slightly curved trajectory but not a circular motion. As the two pedals are reciprocated, an output shaft is rotated in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction when the left pedal is pushed forward or when the right pedal is pushed forward. The output shaft may be connected to a propeller of a watercraft or a land vehicle so as to propel the watercraft or land vehicle forward. The output shaft may receive rotational input through two gears mounted to the output shaft with one-way bearings that enable the output shaft to rotate in the same direction regardless of whether the left pedal or the right pedal is being pushed forward.

A watercraft having a propulsion mechanism extending through an opening in the bottom of the watercraft having a propulsion mechanism adapted to be inserted in an opening in the bottom of a watercraft comprising a pair of pedals each coupled to a flexible fin extending below the water line, the pair of fins oscillate through an arcuate path on a horizontal axis to propel the watercraft. The horizontal axis is preferably continuously rotatable in either direction through 360 on a vertical axis disposed at a substantially right angle to the longitudinal axis of the watercraft to propel the watercraft in any direction.