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7410397 Outboard motor with bracket assembly  
An outboard motor includes a bracket assembly that has a swivel bracket carrying a drive unit for pivotal movement about a steering axis that extends generally vertically. The swivel bracket has a...
7407420 Trim and tilt apparatus  
A trim and tilt system for use with an outboard propulsion unit on a marine craft having a transom. The trim and tilt system comprises a stern bracket configured to be mounted on the transom of the...
7407419 Outboard engine mounting assembly  
An assembly for mounting an auxiliary outboard engine on a boat has a support frame with attachment means for mounting the support frame in an inclined position between a transom of the boat and a...
7398742 Method for assisting a steering system with the use of differential thrusts  
A steering assist system provides differential thrusts by two or more marine propulsion devices in order to create a more effective turning moment on a marine vessel. The differential thrusts can...
7371140 Protective marine vessel and drive  
A marine vessel and drive combination includes port and starboard tunnels formed in a marine vessel hull raising port and starboard steerable marine propulsion devices to protective positions...
7354323 Motor mount for watercraft  
A motor mount for a watercraft having a frame of tubular construction fixed to the stern of the watercraft to space the motor from the stern. The frame includes a pair of vertical legs receiving a...
7351125 Outboard engine system  
A thrust receiver abuts against an expandable and contractable trim rod to adjust a trim angle of a body of an outboard engine system. The thrust receiver includes a shaft portion rotatable about...
7335073 Apparatus and method for securing an outboard boat motor during transit  
This invention relates to a method to an apparatus and method for securing an outboard boat motor during transportation. More particularly the invention is directed towards a removable support...
7320629 Steering device for small watercraft  
In a steering device for a small watercraft that has at least two outboard motors which propulsive directions and propulsive forces are individually controllable. The steering device can have a...
7318760 Mechanism for transferring total weight of outboard engine from boat and ship  
A mechanism for transferring total weight of outboard engine from a boat to be loaded onto water surface comprises mainly of two parts, first part is to be fixed to the boat and second part to be...
7311571 Hydraulic steering device for a marine propulsion system  
A support device for a marine propulsion system, such as an outboard motor, provides a swivel bracket that is rotatable about a tilt axis relative to a transom bracket with a hydraulic cylinder...
7309265 Outboard motor steering system  
In an outboard motor steering system, the engine speed is detected as a value indicative of the speed of the boat and a current value for operating a steering hydraulic cylinder is determined to...
7294029 Mount apparatus for a trolling motor  
A mount apparatus for a trolling motor provides latching positions for the stowed and deployed conditions of the trolling motor. Locking the mechanism in either the stowed or deployed positions is...
7244152 Support system for an outboard motor  
An adapter system is provided as a transition structure which allows a relatively conventional outboard motor to be mounted to a pedestal which provides a generally stationary vertical steering...
7241194 Outboard motor hydraulic mechanism  
An outboard motor hydraulic mechanism having a hydraulic actuator moving the outboard motor about a rotary shaft relative to a boat the motor is mounted on and a hydraulic pump and a plurality of...
7238065 Method and arrangement for function test of a steering for a propeller drive on a boat  
A method and arrangement for function test of steering for a propeller drive on a boat including a propeller drive suspended in a housing that can rotate, a servo motor which is arranged to rotate...
7226326 Outboard motor steering angle and tilt/trim angle regulating system  
An outboard motor steering angle and tilt/trim angle regulating system includes a pair of hydraulic cylinders each connected, at one end, to the boat through the stern brackets and connected, at...
7220156 Outboard motor steering control system  
In an outboard motor steering control system having an actuator steering the outboard motor, three rotation angle sensors each detecting a rotation angle of a steering wheel, three steering angle...
7207854 Connection system for two or more marine propulsion devices  
A tie bar arrangement uses a rod end cartridge assembly that provides relative rotatability between an associated rod end and a coupler tube. The provision of a connecting link and steering arm...
7189127 Watercraft propulsion machine  
A watercraft propulsion machine equipped with an outboard motor is provided. The propulsion machine includes a propulsion machine body and the outboard motor. The propulsion machine body is...
7186157 Turning propeller drive for a boat  
A rotatable propeller drive ( 1 ) for a boat, where the propeller drive ( 1 ) includes an upper fixing plate ( 4 ) adapted for rotationally fixed attachment to the hull bottom ( 2 ) of the boat. A...
7182033 Self-contained marine propulsion system for a pontoon boat  
A self-contained marine propulsion device is disposed within a container, or pod, that is removably attachable to an undersurface of a deck of a pontoon boat. An engine is contained within the...
7160163 Steering device, particularly for marine outboard engines  
Hydraulic steering device for outboard motors having an end for fastening to transoms of watercrafts. The motor/propeller assembly is mounted on the end to rotate about a substantially vertical...
7150664 Steering actuator for an outboard motor  
A steering actuator system for an outboard motor connects an actuator member to guide rails which are, in turn, attached to a motive member such as a hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic cylinder...
7150663 Pivoting arrangement for controlling outboard drive of propulsion unit  
A pivoting arrangement for connecting an actuator to the outboard drive portion of a marine propulsion unit and more particularly to an arrangement for strengthening the pivotal connection without...
7150662 Watercraft docking system and propulsion assembly  
An improved docking system for a watercraft and a propulsion assembly therefor wherein the docking system comprises a plurality of the propulsion assemblies and wherein each propulsion assembly...
7128627 Marine steering system having swivel bracket forming hydraulic cylinder  
A steering apparatus for a marine craft has a first bracket connectable to the stern of the marine craft. There is a second bracket connectable to the propulsion unit of the marine craft. The...
7104854 Hydraulic system for marine propulsion unit  
An improved hydraulic system for a marine propulsion unit where it is insured that leakage of the shuttle valve will not permit the propulsion unit to move from the desired position by having a...
7101236 Marine propulsion unit  
A marine propulsion unit utilizing a turbine engine is provided as a drop-in module. The propulsion unit includes a base which forms a part of the hull. The propulsion unit includes a drive unit...
7086914 Modular bracket system for engine mounted trolling motors and the like  
A modular engine mount (EM) trolling motor/lower unit mounting bracket is provided. The bracket includes a lower mounting EM bracket that is secured to the cavitation plate of a vessel's outboard...
7056168 Outboard waterjet  
An outboard waterjet propulsion system for a marine vessel having a bottom and a transom with a top edge, the propulsion system comprising: an intake duct with grid bars; a motor; an impeller with...
7048600 Method and apparatus for air cooled outboard motor for small marine craft  
A belt driven outboard drive and engine assembly mountable to the transom of small flat bottom boats in much the same manner as water-cooled outboard engines. The assembly includes a lower drive...
7037152 Steering apparatus for an outboard marine engine  
A tilt tube 21 extends along a horizontal tilt axis B. A steering hydraulic cylinder 8 slides along a piston rod 7 , which extends in parallel with the tilt axis B. An eccentric link shaft 6 ...
7013820 Ship and operating method therefor  
A ship has a main propeller 2 which can move the ship forward and reverse by normal rotation, reverse rotation or by changing the pitch angle. A drive unit drives the main propeller 2 . A rudder...
7004803 Outboard trolling motor deployment and control system  
An outboard trolling motor deployment assembly and control system for a boat which is afloat in a body of water includes an outboard trolling motor assembly having at least one, but preferably, one...
6994046 Marine vessel running controlling apparatus, marine vessel maneuvering supporting system and marine vessel each including the marine vessel running controlling apparatus, and marine vessel running controlling method  
A marine vessel running controlling apparatus controls running of a marine vessel and includes a pair of propulsion systems which respectively generate propulsive forces on a rear port side and a...
RE38851 Shock absorbing arrangement for marine outboard drive  
A shock absorbing arrangement integrates in a compact manner into a fluid motor of a tilt cylinder, and consequently is particularly well suited for a small outboard drive that may only have a...
6948988 Hydraulic tilt system for marine propulsion device  
An outboard motor includes a drive unit and a bracket assembly mounted on an associated watercraft. The bracket assembly includes a swivel bracket carrying the drive unit for pivotal movement about...
6868317 Steering control system and method for watercraft  
A steering system for a watercraft provides a position command signal indicative of a position of a rudder. An azimuth or location sensor senses an azimuth or a location of the watercraft,...
6863581 Trolling motor  
A propulsion apparatus includes a motor attached to a bracket assembly that is attached to and pivots from the transom of a boat. A positioning handle is attached at a distal end of the bracket...
6824434 Outboard motor  
An outboard motor includes upper and lower pivot shafts provided respectively in a swivel case and a pair of left and right stern brackets supporting the swivel case via a tilt shaft. Upper and...
6811455 Propshaft with floating center support  
The present invention includes a propshaft assembly that has a propshaft connected to a transmission and an axle and a center support that attaches the propshaft to a vehicle. The center support...
6790109 Electric rudder propeller of lower installation height  
An electrical steering propeller for a seagoing high-speed ship having a polyphase electric motor which is mounted under the stern of the ship via a shaft which can rotate and preferably has two...
6758707 Propeller drive shaft mounting support unit for an inboard drive marine vessel and method of forming same  
A mounting support ( 100, 200 ) for a marine vessel inboard drive propulsion system used in connection with a precision driveline includes a substantially cylindrical housing ( 107 ), one or more...
6729919 Steering handle device for outboard engine system  
In a steering handle device including a tilting switch, an overhang portion is formed on a switch case detachably secured to a lower surface of a steering handle, and protrudes from a side of the...
6726511 Internally ported hydraulic cylinder assembly  
A fluid cylinder such as a hydraulic cylinder used on marine engines to control the steering direction and/or trim position of a propeller shaft comprises internally ported fluid lines located in...
6712654 Turning of a propulsion unit  
The present application is a method and apparatus for moving and steering a vessel traveling in water. The arrangement for moving and steering a vessel includes a propulsion unit having a chamber...
6685516 Azimuth propeller device  
An azimuth propeller device includes an azimuth pod, a POD propeller member provided with the azimuth pod, and a motor which drives the POD propeller member. The motor is provided inside the...
6682375 Trim system for outboard motor-driven watercraft  
An automatically adjusting trim system for a watercraft having an outboard motor mounted on its stern, includes: (a) a pivotable mounting mechanism connecting the watercraft and the outboard...
6682374 Tilt support mechanism for outboard motor  
An outboard motor includes a drive unit and a bracket assembly mounted on an associated watercraft. The bracket assembly includes a swivel bracket arranged to support the drive unit for pivotal...