Outboard motor

An outboard motor is a propulsion system for boats, consisting of a self-contained unit that includes engine, gearbox and propeller or jet drive, designed to be affixed to the outside of the transom. They are the most common motorized method of propelling small watercraft. As well as providing propulsion, outboards provide steering control, as they are designed to pivot over their mountings and thus control the direction of thrust. The skeg also acts as a rudder when the engine is not running. Unlike inboard motors, outboard motors can be easily removed for storage or repairs.

In order to eliminate the chances of hitting bottom with an outboard motor, the motor can be tilted up to an elevated position either electronically or manually. This helps when traveling through shallow waters where there may be debris that could potentially damage the motor as well as the propeller. If the electric motor required to move the pistons which raise or lower the engine is malfunctioning, every outboard motor is equipped with a manual piston release which will allow the operator to drop the motor down to its lowest setting.

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Pacific news in brief for June 1

RNZ 01 Jun 2023
Vanuatu - police. Vanuatu's Commissioner of Police has been suspended for an alleged incident at a casino ... New Caledonia - MSG ... The money comes from the Constituency Development Fund and has purchased eight boat outboard motors. Recipients of the outboard motors include five Seventh Day Adventist Districts and three United Church circuits in Marovo....
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Unsolved crimes: Kelowna (Crime Stoppers)

Castanet 01 Jun 2023
You could have the missing piece of the puzzle that will help the RCMP put someone behind bars ... CRIME ... DATE ... Once in the secure area, the alleged thieves stole a grey Zodiac inflatable boat with a 20 HP Mercury outboard motor ... .......
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Unsolved crime: Kelowna (Crime Stoppers)

Castanet 01 Jun 2023
You could have the missing piece of the puzzle that will help the RCMP put someone behind bars ... CRIME ... DATE ... Once in the secure area, the alleged thieves stole a grey Zodiac inflatable boat with a 20 HP Mercury outboard motor ... .......
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Explore Kansas Outdoors The case of the missing propeller

The Pratt Tribune 29 May 2023
One of the guys had borrowed an outboard motor and a small aluminum boat, which barely held the five of us with lines, bait, etc. As high and swift as the river was running, the boat and motor were necessary as well as convenient ... We motored beyond the farthest line, then turned ......
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Cars could be BANNED from reopened Hammersmith Bridge

This is Money 29 May 2023
The plans would delay or cancel the reintroduction of motor traffic to the bridge, which haven't been able to use it since it closed in April 2019 for repairs.� ... They are small metal things with an outboard motor on the back, so can go pretty well....
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Cars could be BANNED from reopened Hammersmith Bridge with users told to PAY to cross ...

The Daily Mail 29 May 2023
The plans would delay or cancel the reintroduction of motor traffic to the bridge, which haven't been able to use it since it closed in April 2019 for repairs ... They are small metal things with an outboard motor on the back, so can go pretty well....
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Alleged leader of gang that smuggled 3,000 migrants into Britain fights extradition to Belgium: Kuwaiti-born ...

The Daily Mail 28 May 2023
Living on benefits in Britain, this is the alleged organiser of a gang that smuggled 3,000 migrants to the UK ... He is appealing against his extradition with further claims he could face 'racist insults' from prison staff in Belgium ... Rescued from an overcrowded boat. The vessel had set off two days earlier for Britain, but the outboard motor failed ... ....
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Coastguard logs reveal ‘panic’ and people overboard on small boats crossing English Channel

Metro UK 26 May 2023
A series of incidents in the English Channel has shown the hazards faced by those making the crossings and the responses from British lifesavers (Picture. Gareth Fuller, PA wire) ... In Pictures via Getty Images) ... Gareth Fuller, PA) ... More ... A damaged inflatable dinghy, outboard motors, life jackets and sleeping bags abandoned on the French coast (Picture....
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Boaters beware, be safe and have fun on the Mississippi River

The Hawk Eye 25 May 2023
If wanting to do any kind of mind-altering substance while operating a motor vehicle — a car, a boat — jail is a likely outcome ... And young women getting a fabulous tan lying on the deck? Don’t do that while the boat is under power; no one will want to look at the result if run over by an outboard motor....
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Electrify Expo Is the Venue for All Things Electric

Yahoo Daily News 24 May 2023
Vision Marine Technologies 180E Electric Outboard Motor. Sneak in and out of the fishing hole without scaring the walleye with this all-electric, self-contained “Electric Powertrain.” The package includes 70 kWh of batteries routing electricity to a 180-hp outboard motor. Two banks of batteries stow below deck and provide electricity to the motor....
photo: WN / Emiko Silalahi
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Japan motorcycle makers revving up on hydrogen

Asiatimes 20 May 2023
three- and four-wheeled minicars, all-terrain and off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, jet skis, outboard motors for small boats, golf carts and multi-purpose engines for the likes of lawn mowers and generators ... Yamaha Motor’s WaveRunner jet ski has a 1049 cc (1.049-liter) engine....
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Lake Champlain Maritime Museum opens this weekend

Addison County Independent 18 May 2023
OUTBOARD MOTORS ON display in the Steam to Gasoline exhibit ... Visitors can enjoy a dozen exhibit spaces on campus including the updated “Hazelett Small Watercraft Center,” which documents the history and craft of small boats in the Champlain Valley; outboard motors collection on ......
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Yamaha Bicycles Announces 30th Anniversary Special Edition YDX-MORO 07

Eagle-Tribune 18 May 2023
The company's ever-expanding product offerings include Motorcycles and Scooters, ATV and Side-by-Side vehicles, Snowmobiles, WaveRunner Personal Watercraft, Boats, Outboard Motors, Outdoor Power Equipment, Power Assist Bicycles, Golf Cars, Power Assist Wheelchair Systems, Surface ......

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