Patent ID: 6220195
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A trolling plate assembly mountable to a drive unit of a watercraft comprising:an outdrive bracket having an upper surface, a lower surface, a forward portion, and a rear portion, and defining a passage at the rear portion from the upper surface to the lower surface;a thrust regulating plate pivotally linked to the outdrive bracket at the rear portion wherein the plate is positionable to establish a trolling position that diminishes effective thrust of the drive unit and a second position, wherein the thrust regulating plate has a first surface that faces at least partially towards the drive unit when in the trolling position, and a second opposing surface;a selector subassembly comprising a user operable linkage located at the outdrive bracket passage, a lower portion of which partially extends through the outdrive bracket passage; anda plate subassembly extending from the first surface of the thrust regulating plate comprising a protruding member adapted to engage the lower portion of the user operable linkagewherein the user operable linkage prevents rearward rotation of the thrust regulating plate by obstructing movement of the protruding member when the thrust regulating plate is in the trolling position.