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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2016
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Steven J. Amerling, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Timothy D. Krupp, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
An outboard motor includes an engine coupled in torque-transmitting relationship with a propulsor via a driveshaft. A protective covering for the outboard motor includes a cowl that houses the engine within a closed interior thereof. An opening in an outer surface of the cowl provides access to the closed interior. A rigging tray can be inserted through the opening to a retracted position, in which a majority of the rigging tray is within the closed interior. A plurality of electrical lines extends from the engine and into the rigging tray from a first end thereof. Each electrical line in the plurality of electrical lines terminates in the rigging tray at a respective one of a plurality of electrical connectors. A second end of the rigging tray receives a complementary plurality of vessel electrical lines for connection to the plurality of engine electrical lines via the plurality of electrical connectors.