Method and apparatus for stowing and unstowing an engine in a di

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1995-11-07

1997-02-04

Basinger, Sherman

Marine propulsion

Screw propeller

With means effecting or facilitating movement of propulsion...

248642, B63H 2008

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055992161

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for stowing and unstowing an engine in a dinghy. The apparatus includes a bracket to which the engine is attached. The bracket is pivotally attached to the transom of the dinghy through a transfer plate having two substantially perpendicular horizontal pivotal axes. As installed in the dinghy, the pivotal axes are substantially horizontal when the engine is in its operative position over the dinghy transom. To stow the engine, a handle on the bracket is lifted about a first of the two pivotal axes until the engine clears the transom. The bracket is then pivoted forward about its second pivotal axis until the bracket can be attached to a surface in the dinghy. The engine is thereby stowed in a first storage attitude. The entire dinghy, with stowed engine, can then be stowed out of the water on a second boat by rotating the dinghy about an axis that is parallel to the dinghy's longitudinal axis. This stows the engine in a second storage attitude, safely within the hull of the dinghy and against the hull of the second boat.

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