Patent ID: 7704110

Claim:
A marine outboard engine comprising: a cowling; an engine disposed in the cowling, the engine including: a crankcase; at least one cylinder connected to the crankcase; and a crankshaft disposed in the crankcase; a driveshaft disposed in the cowling generally parallel to the crankshaft, the driveshaft having a first end and a second end, the first end of the driveshaft being operatively connected to the crankshaft; a gear case operatively connected to the cowling; a transmission disposed in the gear case, the transmission being operatively connected to the second end of the driveshaft; a propeller shaft disposed at least in part in the gear case generally perpendicular to the driveshaft, the propeller shaft being operatively connected to the transmission; a bladed rotor connected to the propeller shaft; a starter motor operatively connected to the crankshaft of the engine; a tiller operatively connected to the cowling; a capacitor disposed on the tiller, the capacitor being electrically connected to the starter motor, the capacitor powering the starter motor to initiate rotation of the crankshaft; and an alternator operatively connected to the engine and electrically connected to the capacitor for charging the capacitor when the engine is operating.