Patent ID: 7371140

Claim:
A marine vessel and drive combination comprising: a marine vessel comprising a hull having a longitudinally extending keel having a lower reach, and port and starboard lower hull surfaces extending upwardly and laterally distally oppositely from said keel in V-shaped relation; a port tunnel formed in said port lower hull surface, said port tunnel having a top spaced above an open bottom; a starboard tunnel formed in said starboard lower hull surface, said starboard tunnel having a top spaced above an open bottom; a port marine propulsion device comprising a port drive shaft housing extending downwardly in said port tunnel to a port lower gear case supporting at least one port propeller shaft driving at least one port propeller; a starboard marine propulsion device comprising a starboard driveshaft housing extending downwardly in said starboard tunnel to a starboard lower gear case supporting at least one starboard propeller shaft driving at least one starboard propeller; wherein: said port marine propulsion device is a steerable marine propulsion device steerable about a port steering axis which extends through said top of said port tunnel; said starboard marine propulsion device is a steerable marine propulsion device steerable about a starboard steering axis which extends through said top of said starboard tunnel.