Patent ID: 6102755
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B63H,F02B

Abstract:
A marine propulsion system including an engine, a propulsion device, a bevel gear reversing transmission for transmitting drive from said engine to said propulsion device, said transmission including a dog clutching element being shiftable between a forward drive condition, a neutral condition and a reverse drive condition, a transmission and engine seed control comprising a manual control mechanically connected to said dog clutching element for shifting said dog clutching element between said conditions in response to a manual force input to said manual control for moving said manual control between a neutral range in which said dog clutching element is not driving said propulsion device, a drive range in which said dog clutching element is driving said propulsion device and an accelerating position wherein Said dog clutching element is maintained in the condition driving said propulsion device and the speed of said engine is progressively increased, and control means for sensing an operator demand condition when an operator is operating said manual control for effecting a shift in said transmission dog clutching element from propulsion in one direction to propulsion in another direction and for increasing the speed of said engine beyond that called for by the position of said manual control upon the sensing of said operator demand condition to preclude stalling.