Marine propulsion device with trim sensitive movable trim tab

A marine propulsion device comprising a propulsion unit including a rotatably mounted propeller, a first bracket adapted to be fixedly mounted to the transom of a boat, a second bracket connected to said first bracket for tilting movement about an axis which is horizontal when said mounting means is boat mounted, means connecting said propulsion unit to said second bracket for common movement with said second bracket about the horizontal axis and relative to a lowermost position and for steering movement of said propulsion unit relative to said second bracket about a steering axis transverse to said horizontal axis, a trim tab, means mounting said trim tab on said propulsion unit for pivotal movement about an axis transverse to said horizontal axis, a member pivotally mounted on one of said first and second brackets, interengaging means on said member and on the other of said first and second brackets for pivoting said member in response to movement of said second bracket about said horizontal axis, and flexible cable means connecting said member and said trim tab for displacing said trim tab in response to displacement of said member occurring in response to movement of said propulsion unit about said horizontal axis.

A marine propulsion device comprising a propulsion unit including a rotatably mounted propeller, a first bracket adapted to be fixedly mounted to the transom of a boat, a second bracket connected to said first bracket for tilting movement about an axis which is horizontal when said mounting means is boat mounted, means connecting said propulsion unit to said second bracket for common movement with said second bracket about the horizontal axis and relative to a lowermost position and for steering movement of said propulsion unit relative to said second bracket about a steering axis transverse to said horizontal axis, a trim tab, means mounting said trim tab on said propulsion unit for pivotal movement about an axis transverse to said horizontal axis, a member pivotally mounted on said second bracket, interengaging means on said member and on said first bracket for pivoting said member in response to movement of said second bracket about said horizontal axis, flexible cable means connecting said member and said trim tab for displacing said trim tab in response to displacement of said member occurring in response to movement of said propulsion unit about said horizontal axis, and means biasing said linkage means so as to retain engagement of said interengaging means and so as to locate said trim tab in accordance with the position of the propulsion unit.