Outboard motor mounting

A mounting arrangement for an outboard motor having a body and a watercraft mounting bracket, said outboard motor body housing an internal combustion engine therein, said internal combustion engine arranged to drive a water propulsion device of the motor, said body of said motor connected to said bracket with a mount, said bracket adapted to connect said motor to a hull of a watercraft, said hull having a length and a width, said motor having a first axis passing therethrough and extending generally parallel to said length of said hull, and a second axis extending therethrough generally perpendicular to said first axis, said bracket having a first bolt and a second bolt extending therefrom towards said motor parallel to said first axis, said first and second bolts spaced from one another in a direction parallel to said second axis, said mount including a housing member extending around at least a portion of said first and second bolts, said mount also including at least one resilient mounting element isolating the bracket from said body of said motor, said at least one resilient mounting element positioned around at least a portion of said first and second bolts within said housing member, at least one slot extending through said at least one resilient mounting element in a portion of said resilient mounting element positioned between said housing and said first bolt and said second bolt, said at least one slot extending parallel to said first axis, said resilient mounting element having a spring constant in a direction along said first axis which is greater than a spring constant in a direction along said second axis.