Patent ID: 6227920
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A marine propulsion system which is attachable to a transom of a marine vessel, said system comprising:an elongated opening formed in a plate of said marine propulsion system, said elongated opening having a plurality of similarly shaped portions aligned along a generally straight line;an insert which is disposable into each one of said plurality of similarly shaped portions, each of said plurality of similarly shaped portions of said elongated opening being of a shape similar to said insert and shaped to receive said insert therein, said insert being limited in movement by said elongated opening to a direction perpendicular to the plane of said elongated opening;a cylindrical member disposable through said insert, through a hole formed in said transom, and through said elongated opening, said elongated opening being sized to permit said cylindrical member to move freely between individual ones of said plurality of similarly shaped portions when said insert is disposed outside of said elongated opening; anda capture mechanism which prevents said insert from moving out of said elongated opening in said direction perpendicular to said plane of said elongated opening.