Patent ID: 6419537
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B63H,F01P,F02B

Abstract:
A marine propulsion device, comprising:a water cooled engine having at least one cooling passage formed within said engine; a water pump for drawing water from a body of water and causing said water to flow through said cooling passage; a water reservoir connected in fluid communication between said water pump and said cooling passage within said water cooled engine, said reservoir being shaped to define a plurality of water containment cavities, each of said water containment cavities connected in fluid communication with at least one other of said plurality of water containment cavities, said reservoir being attachable to said engine to dispose a first one of said plurality of water containment cavities proximate a first surface portion of a first side of said engine and to dispose a second one of said plurality of water containment cavities proximate a second surface of a second side of said engine and a coolant reservoir containing a liquid disposed in thermal communication with said engine and with said water reservoir.