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Gator Tail LLC

Kyle Broussard

A marine craft which includes a portable drive assembly temporarily attached to the transom, the portable drive assembly including an elongated drive housing enclosing an upper drive assembly and a lower driven assembly and a timing belt connecting the upper drive assembly to the lower driven assembly. The craft further includes an engine mounting plate attached externally to the drive housing adjacent the upper drive assembly perpendicular to the drive housing. The lower driven assembly also has a propeller shaft at least a portion of which is enclosed within a shaft housing attached to the drive housing adjacent the driven assembly, the shaft housing extending in excess of 18 inches beyond the drive housing, and a propeller attached to the propeller shaft.

Marine craft adapted for shallow water operation

An air cooled, belt drive and engine assembly mountable to the transom of small flat bottom boats in much the same manner as water cooled outboard engines with a lower foot that does not extend below the bottom of the boat but extends a sufficient distance behind the boat to insure the proper angle of attack when the propeller is in contact with mud and vegetation. The engine mount includes tilt-up capability and pivotal horizontal steering. The propeller is capable of cutting through vegetation, provides propulsive thrust in mud and provides relatively fast boat speed in deep water.

Method and apparatus for air cooled outboad motor for small marine craft

A belt driven outboard drive and engine assembly mountable to the transom of small flat bottom boats in much the same manner as water-cooled outboard engines. The assembly includes a lower drive shaft assembly that does not extend below the bottom of the boat, but extends a sufficient distance behind the boat to insure the proper angle of attack when the propeller is positioned for contact with mud and vegetation. The engine-mounting bracket includes a unique dual pivot tilt-up and tilt-down capability, an incremental positioner and a pivotal horizontal steering handle. The propeller is capable of cutting through vegetation, provides propulsive thrust in mud and provides relatively fast boat speed in deep water. The assembly further includes a clutch and reverse drive electric motor.

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Loreauville, LA, United States of America

Kyle Broussard