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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1997
William R Krueger, New Berlin, WI (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A motor boat having a retractable trolling motor which motor is surrounded by a housing. The housing includes a top wall, two side walls and a bottom wall with openings at the front and rear of the housing to allow water to be pumped through the housing as if it were a tunnel. The housing is rotatable through 360 degrees and is simple, easy to used and reliable. The housing has a bottom surface which is shaped to be a continuation of the bottom surface of the boat so as not to interfere with the handling or performance of the boat or even the appearance of the boat. The retracted housing is unobtrusive and provides protection for the propeller against weeds and debris.