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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Dale A. Wiegele, Kenosha, WI (US);
Jeff T. Turner, Beach Park, IL (US);
John Charles Scott, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Mark C. Noble, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Patrick C. Tetzlaff, Caledonia, WI (US);
Dale A. Wiegele, Kenosha, WI (US);
Jeff T. Turner, Beach Park, IL (US);
John Charles Scott, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Mark C. Noble, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Patrick C. Tetzlaff, Caledonia, WI (US);
BRP US Inc., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Abstract
An outboard engine has a cowling defining an engine compartment, an internal combustion engine disposed at least in part in the engine compartment, a driveshaft operatively connected to the internal combustion engine, and one of a propeller and an impeller operatively connected to the driveshaft. The one of the propeller and the impeller rotates about an axis that is angled relative to the driveshaft. A device is disposed inside the engine compartment. A box is disposed outside the engine compartment and is operatively connected to the engine compartment. A line has a portion disposed inside the box and an end operatively connected to the device. An outboard engine having a box disposed outside the engine compartment and operatively connected to the bracket is also disclosed. A watercraft having the outboard engine is also disclosed.