Propeller driving device of marine propulsion unit

摘要

An outboard motor lower unit construction including a bearing carrier that supports the propeller shaft and which extends into a cavity formed in the lower unit. The bearing carrier is held by a fasteners that is protected from extension into the body of water in which the watercraft associated with the outboard motor is operating so as to prevent turbulence. In some embodiments, the fasteners is covered by a cover plate and in other embodiments, the fasteners is protected by the hub of the associated propeller.