Patent ID: 8118629
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A trimmable and controllable outside drive for a watercraft, the outside drive comprising at least two actuators ( 113 ) for adjusting a thrust tube, at least one suspension apparatus ( 102 ) being is fixed to a transom ( 101 ) for pivotably mounting the actuators ( 113 ) and hydraulic ( 112 ) and electrical ( 111 ) lines to the actuators ( 113 ), a bushing apparatus ( 100 ) for permitting passage of at least one of the hydraulic ( 112 ) and the electrical ( 111 ) lines through the transom ( 101 ), a plurality of continuous channels ( 103 ) being configured in a housing of the bushing apparatus ( 120 ), the plurality of channels ( 103 ) have connections ( 105 , 106 ) for at least one of the electrical ( 111 ) and the hydraulic lines ( 112 ) on opposed ends of each of the plurality of channels ( 103 ), and the channels ( 103 ) being empty between the connections ( 105 ) for the hydraulic lines and an electrical connection ( 104 ) being arranged between the connections ( 105 ) for the electrical lines.