Marine propulsion device with trailing mechanism including positive mechanical latch

A marine propulsion device comprising a transom bracket adapted to be mounted on a boat transom and including laterally spaced rearwardly extending port and starboard portions having laterally extending rearward surfaces having laterally inner edges, and a swivel bracket including a first leg which has a rearward end and which extends between and is connected to both of said transom bracket portions for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis, and a second leg extending generally perpendicularly to said first leg and downwardly from said rearward end of said first leg, including a transversely extending portion with laterally spaced outer edges in adjacent relation to said laterally inner edges of said transom bracket, and substantially bridging the space between said rearwardly projecting laterally spaced transom bracket portions, said second leg of said swivel bracket also having a forward surface, a rearward surface, and a lower end, and further including a trail arm having laterally spaced port and starboard arm portions, said trail arm portions having respective rearward surfaces and having respective lower ends pivotally mounted to said lower end of said swivel bracket, said trail arm being pivotally movable relative to an upwardly extending retracted position in which said trail arm is closely adjacent to said forward surface of said swivel bracket, wherein said rearward surface of said port arm portion is located between said rearward surface of said port transom bracket portion and said rearward surface of said swivel bracket, and wherein said rearward surface of said starboard arm portion is located between said rearward surface of said starboard transom bracket portion and said rearward surface of said swivel bracket.

A marine propulsion device comprising a transom bracket adapted to be mounted on a boat transom and including laterally spaced rearwardly extending port and starboard portions, said laterally spaced portions of said transom bracket respectively including laterally extending rearward surfaces having laterally inner edges, a swivel bracket including a forward surface, a rearward surface, a lower end, a first leg connected to said transom bracket for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis, and a second leg extending generally perpendicularly to said first leg and including a transversely extending portion extending in closely adjacent relation to both of said rearwardly extending laterally spaced transom bracket portions and substantially bridging the space between said rearwardly projecting laterally spaced transom bracket portions, said swivel bracket having laterally spaced outer edges in adjacent relation to said laterally inner edges of said transom bracket, and a trail arm having laterally spaced port and starboard arm portions, said arm portions having respective rearward surfaces and having respective lower ends pivotally mounted to said lower end of said swivel bracket, said trail arm being pivotally movable relative to an upwardly extending retracted position in which said trail arm is closely adjacent to said forward surface of said swivel bracket, wherein said rearward surface of said port arm portion is located between said rearward surface of said port transom bracket portion and said rearward surface of said swivel bracket, and wherein said rearward surface of said starboard arm portion is located between said rearward surface of said starboard transom bracket portion and said rearward surface of said swivel bracket.