摘要 |
An inboard/outboard powered watercraft (10) incorporating a transmission (30, 80) in its vertical drive unit (24) for providing two forward speeds plus reverse. The transmission is packaged to fit within the vertical drive unit (24) by incorporating a bevel gear apparatus (44, 120). In one embodiment, the transmission (30) also includes a planetary gear apparatus (46) together with two hydraulic clutches (70, 72) and a ring gear brake (56). In a second embodiment, three hydraulic clutches (98, 100, 114) are utilized with bevel gears (94,96,106,110,112) alone to provide the two forward and reverse speeds.
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