Patent ID: 6354893
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B63H,F02B

Abstract:
A mounting structure for an outboard motor, comprising:a crankshaft disposed roughly vertically in an engine mounted on an engine holder attached to the hull of a boat via a mounting device such that the rotational force of the crankshaft is transmitted to a propelling device via a drive shaft; a drive shaft for transmitting a rotational force of the crankshaft to a propelling device, the drive shaft being disposed so that its axial center is offset from an axial center of the crankshaft toward a rear side of the outboard motor; a pair of left and right mount holders formed in the engine holder in the vicinity of the center of gravity CG of the outboard motor; and wherein the drive shaft is inserted between the pair of left and right mount holders while at least one mount unit is inserted from the front of the engine holder into the mount holders, and the mount holders are formed at a maximum position that will also maintain clearance from a protective wall of the drive shaft.