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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1986
Gerald F Bland, Glenview, IL (US);
Donald K Sullivan, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A marine propulsion device comprising an internal combustion engine, a propulsion unit adapted to be pivotally mounted on the transom of a boat for pivotal movement relative to the transom about a generally vertical steering axis, and about a generally horizontal tilt axis, the propulsion unit including a propeller operably connected to the engine, a pump for pumping water from the exterior of the propulsion unit to the engine, and a conduit extending from the pump to the engine and having a low point below both the pump and the connection of the conduit to engine, and a drain for draining water from adjacent the low point of the conduit.