Patent ID: 7354323

Claim:
A motor mount for watercraft comprising in combination, a mounting body adapted to be mounted to the stern of the watercraft, a yoke for holding a motor for propelling the watercraft, means mounting the yoke to said body for vertical movement on said body, and means connected to said yoke for actuating the yoke to raise or lower a motor fixed to the yoke, said means mounting the yoke being vertically elongated to extend above the stern and enable a motor to be raised above the stern of the watercraft, said body further including upper and lower mounting members projecting forwardly at an angle from said legs and having fastening means on the ends thereof for fixing the body with respect to the stern of the watercraft, said mounting members being sufficiently elongated to space the motor from the stern to allow the motor to be swung from side to side while also providing a step at the lower mounting member of sufficient dimension to receive the feet of a user for boarding or deboarding the watercraft.