Patent ID: 6017254
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: F02B

Abstract:
An outboard motor and cowling arrangement for use in powering a watercraft, said outboard motor having an engine and a water propulsion device, said engine having an output shaft arranged to drive said water propulsion device, said engine having a body with a top end and a bottom end, said output shaft extending above said top end, a flywheel connected to said output shaft at said top end, a flywheel cover positioned over said flywheel and supported by said engine body, said cowling defining an engine compartment in which said engine is positioned, said cowling having an opening at an upper and forward side thereof, a starter panel connected to said flywheel cover and supported solely thereby, said starter panel having a portion juxtaposed to and cooperating with said cowling to close said opening therein, said starter panel supporting at least one component of a starter for said engine.