Patent ID: 8690618

Claim:
A marine vessel propulsion apparatus comprising: an outboard motor arranged to generate a propulsive force; a transom bracket attachable to a transom of a hull; a steering shaft joined to the transom bracket, the steering shaft being turnable around a steering axis extending in an up-down direction; a first mount having elasticity; a second mount having elasticity and disposed lower than the first mount; a tilt bracket including a first joint portion joined to the outboard motor via the first mount, a second joint portion joined to the outboard motor via the second mount, and a support portion arranged to contact and support the outboard motor at a height different from heights of the first mount and the second mount, the tilt bracket being joined to the steering shaft, the tilt bracket being turnable around a tilt axis extending horizontally along a right-left direction together with the outboard motor, the tilt bracket being turnable around the steering axis together with the steering shaft and the outboard motor; a tilt mechanism joined to the steering shaft and the tilt bracket, the tilt mechanism arranged to turn the tilt bracket around the tilt axis with respect to the steering shaft; and a steering mechanism joined to the transom bracket and the steering shaft, the steering mechanism arranged to turn the steering shaft around the steering axis with respect to the transom bracket; wherein the support portion is arranged to contact and support the outboard motor in a direction obliquely inclined with respect to a front-rear direction of the marine vessel propulsion apparatus.