The invention relates to a marine drive (50) for propelling a marine vessel. The marine drive has a propulsor configured to generate a thrust force in a body of water; a battery (400) that powers the propulsor; and a supporting frame (82) which supports th...

The invention relates to a wireless lanyard system (10) for a marine vessel (14) propelled by at least one propulsion device (11). The system comprises: i) an operator fob (20) worn by an operator of the marine vessel (14); ii) a helm transceiver (18) at a...

A portable fuel tank assembly (50) includes a portable fuel tank (10) for holding fuel and a support (28) to be connected to a supporting surface (52) for holding the fuel tank (10) stationary with respect to the supporting surface (52). The fuel tank (10)...

The invention relates to a marine drive for propelling a marine vessel. The marine drive has a propulsor configured to generate a thrust force in a body of water, an electric motor that powers the propulsor, a battery (400) having a battery port (426) for ...

A method of controlling an electric marine propulsion system (2) to propel a marine vessel (1) includes receiving a user-set time (81), determining a time remaining (85) based on the user-set time (81), and identifying a battery charge level (86) of a powe...

Fuel cap apparatus for use with fuel venting systems are described. An example fuel cap apparatus includes a body having a central cavity and a flange. A membrane is coupled to the body to form a passageway therethrough and coated with a material to substa...

Self-draining ullage fuel tank system and related methods are described. An example fuel tank apparatus (100) includes a fuel tank (106) and an ullage tank (104) positioned at an elevation relative to the fuel tank. The example fuel tank apparatus also inc...

A hybrid propulsion system has an internal combustion engine and an electric motor that each selectively powers a marine propulsor to propel a marine vessel. A plurality of batteries discharges current to power the motor. A controller is programmed to aggr...

Poppets for fuel injectors are provided with an improved sealing surface by making the poppet from a softer material than is known in the prior art. Instead of providing a Rockwell C hardness value of 50 or greater, as is known to those skilled in the art ...