Patent ID: 6447348
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
An outboard trolling motor for driving a propeller to propel a watercraft, said outboard trolling motor comprising:an elongated member for carrying the propeller; an upper member having proximal and distal ends; a lower member having proximal and distal ends, said upper and lower members pivotally connected to one another at said proximal ends, said upper member adapted to pivot between raised and lowered positions relative to said lower member, said elongated member coupled to said distal end of said upper member; means mounted intermediate the ends of said upper member for rotating said elongated member relative to said upper and lower members to turn the watercraft, and means for raising and lowering said upper member into said raised and lowered positions, respectively, wherein the propeller is adapted to be positioned below the waterline when said upper member is in said lowered position and above the waterline when said upper member is in said raised position.