Patent ID: 7404747

Claim:
An outboard motor for watercraft, comprising: a handle support bracket extending forward from a main body of an outboard motor, a front end of the handle support bracket being provided with a first stopper surface on an upper side thereof; a tiller handle having a base end pivotally supported by the front end of the handle support bracket around a lateral pivot axis between an upwardly tilted retracted position and a forwardly extending operating position, the base end of the tiller handle being provided with a second stopper surface that cooperates with the first stopper surface to determine a height of the tiller handle on a lower side thereof; and an adjustment piece detachably attached to the front end of the handle support bracket; wherein the adjustment piece is configured to be attached to the front end of the handle support member in two or more different positions and provided with a corresponding number of spacer portions having different thicknesses so as to interpose a selected one of the spacer portions between the first and second stopper surfaces depending on the positions of the adjustment piece.