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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Outboard motors and tie bar apparatuses for coupling an outboard motor to an adjacent outboard motor
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Gregg D. Langenfeld, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Thomas G. Theisen, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Laxmi N. Balla, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
An outboard motor has a powerhead; a supporting cradle supporting the powerhead, the supporting cradle having port and starboard sides extending alongside opposite sides of the outboard motor; a resilient mount coupling the powerhead to the supporting cradle and being configured to absorb vibrations of the powerhead; and a tie bar mounting bracket having a head portion located aftwardly of the supporting cradle and further having port and starboard arms extending forwardly from the head portion alongside the opposite sides of the outboard motor and being coupled to the port and starboard sides of the supporting cradle, respectively. A cooling system conveys cooling water through the outboard motor and has a telltale outlet that discharges cooling water through the tie bar mounting apparatus.