Patent ID: 7364485

Claim:
An outboard motor comprising a cowling having a top cowl and a bottom cowl adapted to be joined together, the top cowl comprising a mating portion adapted to releasably mate with a corresponding mating portion of the bottom cowl, a sealing structure configured to create a generally watertight seal between the mating portions when the top and bottom cowls are joined together, wherein the sealing structure comprises a generally vertically-directed sealing portion for creating a generally watertight seal with a generally horizontal surface of the cowling and a generally horizontally-directed sealing portion for creating a generally watertight seal with a generally vertical surface of the cowling, wherein the vertically-directed sealing portion is disposed generally above the horizontally-directed sealing portion when the top and bottom cowls are joined together, wherein a first elastomeric sealing member is disposed on the top cowl and comprises the vertically-directed sealing portion, and a second elastomeric sealing member is disposed on the bottom cowl and comprises the horizontally-directed sealing portion.