Abstract: A fire fighting accessory for diverting the water flow generated by a jet propulsion system from the drive unit to a fire fighting implement, the accessory specifically designed to be attached to an existing drive system in a noninterfering relationship with the steering nozzle of the jet. The accessory may be mounted either downstream or upstream of the jet outlet and is controllable from within the vessel. In one embodiment, the accessory coupler is moved into and out of engagement with the drive unit. In an alternative embodiment, a valve system is used to direct water into either the jet outlet or the accessory coupler.

Abstract: A vessel includes an interlocking gunwale system permitting a plurality of like vessels to be disposed in interlocking combination with one another for providing an enlarged work platform. The vessels are configured to permit side-to-side, stern-to-side, bow-to-side, bow-to-bow, bow-to-stern and stern-to-stern engagement. The interlocking gunwales are held in secure interlocking engagement by a tether line and a cleat and post arrangement provided on each vessel. A trailer for stowing and transporting a plurality of the vessels is also disclosed.

Abstract: A bumper storage system is useful for selectively stowing the bumpers that are commonly used to protect boats against damage from a dock or the like and for automatically setting the bumpers in their operative protective positions. The bumper storage system comprises a receptacle on the boat that loosely receives a bumper, with one bumper end being readily accessible to a person on board. The second bumper end is tied by a tether to a fitting within the receptacle. The tether is exactly the right length for suspending the bumper in the proper operative position when the bumper is removed from the receptacle and tossed over the deck and alongside the hull. The receptacle may be of different types, including being formed as a cavity molded into the boat hull or deck. Other types of receptacles can be inserted into a boat hull or attached to a cockpit wall.