Motorski

Claim 1

In a Motorski, the combination of a hull, said hull being mounted upon a ski assembly, said ski assembly including a rear ski stationarily mounted to said hull and a front ski rotatable relative to said hull, and a steering mechanism for rotating said front ski, said hull comprising a streamlined body made of moulded plastic or like material, said hull comprising a hollow shell member including flotation chambers therewithin and along opposite sides thereof for the purpose of providing bouyancy, said hull being provided with a foam rubber pad upon an upper side thereof upon which a rider may sit, and said hull having a windshield in front thereof, said hull including a transverse board therewithin to which a conventional outboard motor is secured, said outboard motor extending downwardly through a lower portion of said hull and said rear ski, said front ski being secured to said steering mechanism, said steering mechanism including a steering post having a pair of handle bars at its upper end, a shift lever and a throttle control adjacent said handle bars, said steering post being supported within a plurality of bearings within said hull, and a lower end of said steering post being connected to said front ski, an elevator or rising plane being formed on each side of a vertical fin extending longitudinally between said front ski and said hull, said fin being integral with said ski, and each said plane comprising a generally flat foil that is slightly inclined upwardly toward its forward edge so to form an angle of attack during forward movement.