Patent ID: 6579135
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B63H,F02B

Abstract:
An outboard engine comprising:an engine; an engine cover for covering the engine and peripheral equipment of the engine and having a front end, a rear end opposite the front end and a top surface extending between the front end and the rear end; an under cover disposed below the engine cover; an extension case disposed below the under cover; a gear case with a propeller disposed below the extension case; and a grip recess formed in the top surface of the engine cover and having a cut-out slit opening in a front-and-rear direction of the engine cover for allowing an operator's hand to fit therein to thereby enable gripping of a top part of the engine cover, the grip recess being located closer to the rear end of the engine cover than to the front end but being spaced from the rear end of the engine cover.