Patent ID: 6234854
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B63H,E21B

Abstract:
A boat drive mechanism for a boat having a transom, comprising:a) an engine;b) a propeller;c) a drive shaft having a front end operative connected to said engine and a rear end;d) a propeller shaft having a rear end operatively connected to said propeller and a front end, said propeller shaft being moveable between a lowered position and a fully raised position and adaptable to be substantially parallel to the transom of the boat in the fully raised position; ande) a universal joint connecting said drive shaft rear end to said propeller shaft front end, said universal joint being the sole thrust connection between said drive shaft and said propeller shaft, said universal joint being free of any housing obstructing movement of said propeller shaft for said lowered position to said fully raised position.