Patent ID: 6190220
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
A method for protecting a propeller shaft and gears of a boat which are contained within a lower gear housing of a boat, the lower gear housing having a skeg and an upper frame, the method comprising the steps of:providing a cone-shaped casing having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top, and an open bottom, said inner and outer surfaces having an edge in common at said bottom and two notches on said edge extending upwardly into said inner and outer surfaces;removing a propeller from a boat so that the gears of the lower gear housing and propeller shaft are exposed;placing said casing over the lower gear housing and propeller shaft of the boat; andaligning one of said notches with the skeg and the other of said notches with the upper frame of the lower gear housing while positioning said notches around said skeg and upper frame, respectively.