Patent ID: 6540572
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
A V-drive propulsion system for motor boats, comprising:at least one motor unit having a driving shaft, at least one reversing gearbox connected to the driving shaft of said motor unit for reversing the direction of the driving shaft from fore to aft, at least one propeller shaft to transmit the movement from said reversing gearbox back beneath the motor unit to a propeller of the system, and at least one support member for said propeller shaft, the support member being under and aligned with the engine unit, being spaced from the reversing gear box, and being fixed to the bottom of the hull near said propeller, the system including means to mechanically connect together said motor unit and said support member for the propeller shaft, wherein the motor unit, reversing gear box, propeller shaft and support unit form a closed mechanical loop, the support member including an adjuster extending between the hull and propeller shaft for adjusting the inclination of the propeller shaft with respect to the hull.