Patent ID: 6070564
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: F02B,F02M

Abstract:
An outboard motor having a power head containing a powering internal combustion engine, a driveshaft housing and lower unit depending from said power head and containing a driveshaft driven by a crankshaft of said engine, a transmission driven by said driveshaft and a propulsion device driven by said transmission for propelling an associated watercraft, said engine being mounted in said power head so that the said crankshaft rotates about a vertically extending axis, a flywheel affixed to the upper end of said crankshaft within said power head, a high pressure pump driven off of said crankshaft at a point above said flywheel, and another engine accessory driven off of said crankshaft at the upper end of the engine but below said flywheel.