Patent ID: 9446828
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: B63H

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for mounting a marine drive to a hull of a marine vessel, the apparatus comprising: an outer clamping plate that is configured to face an outside surface of the hull and an inner clamping plate that is configured to face an opposing inside surface of the hull; a marine drive housing that is configured to extend through the hull and be held in place with respect to the hull by at least one vibration dampening sealing member that is disposed between the inner and outer clamping plates; a first connector that is configured to clamp the outer clamping plate to the outside surface of the hull and a second connector that clamps the inner clamping plate to the outer clamping plate; wherein the inner and outer clamping plates are held at a fixed distance from each other so that a consistent compression force is applied to the vibration dampening member by the first and second clamping plates; and a spacer disposed on the second connector between the inner and outer clamping plates, the spacer maintaining the inner and outer clamping plates at the fixed distance from each other so that the consistent compression force is applied to the vibration dampening member.