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Control device for small watercraft

  • US 20050208844A1
  • Filed: 08/02/2004
  • Published: 09/22/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A watercraft comprising a hull, a seat, a control mast, an engine disposed within the hull, a controller that communicates with at least one engine parameter and that is configured to control engine operation, a security system configured to communicate with the engine controller, a receiver that communicates with the security system, and a portable transmitter that transmits at least one signal to the receiver, the portable transmitter comprising at least one sealed airtight cavity that maintains a density of the portable transmitter below the density of water, the security system determining how the engine controller controls the engine in response to a signal received from the receiver, the receiver being located in a remote location above the water level of the watercraft and adjacent to an access opening.

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