Patent ID: 6293842
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A watercraft comprising:a hull comprising a transom having inboard and aft sides, wherein said transom comprises an opening;a mounting adapter comprising a mounting flange attached to said transom on said inboard side and an exhaust channel having one end in flow communication with said opening in said transom;an inboard power plant supported in cantilever fashion from said mounting adapter, said inboard power plant comprising a mounting flange attached to said mounting adapter and comprising an exhaust port for engine exhaust gases, said exhaust port being in flow communication with another end of said exhaust channel of said mounting adapter;a transom mounting plate attached to said transom on said aft side, said transom mounting plate comprising an exhaust pipe in flow communication with said exhaust port of said inboard power plant via said exhaust channel in said mounting adapter and said opening in said transom;an outboard propulsion unit attached to said transom mounting plate; anda drive train for coupling said outboard propulsion unit to said inboard power plant.