A vertical-input outboard-motor angled-drive lower unit apparatus and method for improved operations in shallow, muddy, marshy water or water choked with vegetation or obstacles. Vertically applied single-direction rotational power from an outboard motor engine is transferred to operator-controlled forward and reverse rotational power applied at an acute angle to the horizontal water surface. The apparatus is cooled by an external flow of water without being taken into any port which might become blocked. A thrust redirection plate reflects otherwise wasted propeller thrust, especially when operating in reverse, for more efficient operation and reduced churning of the water surface. An angled skeg and the angled orientation of the output shaft and housing deflect obstructions.


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    Title :

    Vertical-input outboard-motor forward-reverse angled-drive lower unit


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    Publication date :

    2023-06-15


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING



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