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A watercraft on the Mekong River A personal watercraft Waveboat conversion. A personal watercraft (PWC), also called Jet Ski or water scooter, is a primarily recreational watercraft that is designed to hold only a small number of occupants, who sit or stand on top of the craft, not within the craft as in a boat.
The original Wetbike was designed by Nelson Tyler, [2] who became well known for his film industry camera mounts known as the "Tyler Mount". It was based on a motorcycle, replacing the wheels with skis and using a pump-jet for propulsion.
The design of watercraft requires a tradeoff among internal capacity (), speed and seaworthiness.Tonnage is important for transport of goods, speed is important for warships and racing vessels, and the degree of seaworthiness varies according to the bodies of water on which a watercraft is used.
A 1985 Kawasaki 550 Jet Ski on a beach. The Original 1973 Kawasaki JS400 Jet Ski. Jet Ski is the brand name of a personal watercraft (PWC) [1] manufactured by Kawasaki, [2] a Japanese company. [3]
Wikipedia includes several lists of watercraft types.Note that "type" may refer to the physical characteristics or the intended purpose of the vessel. This is distinct from a "class", where all the vessels share the same design.
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Human-powered watercraft are watercraft propelled only by human power, instead of being propelled by wind power (via one or more sails) or an engine.. The three main methods of exerting human power are: