be explored in order to familiarize the reader with the manner in which they are cooperatively engaged by the outboard motor 11 of the present invention with regard to structural support outboard motor 11 is adapted to be attached to transom 13 of a boat not shown the transom 13 and the motor well 15 not only provide the space within which the outboard motor 11 of the present invention must limit its movement but must provide support to outboard motor 11 motor well 15 usually includes side boundaries as are well known but they are not illustrated in the figures secured to transom 13 is a clamp bracket 17 which is usually attached to transom 13 by clamps not shown in the figures at the forward end of clamp bracket 17 a horizontally extending pin 19 engages a structure which provides support for the engine and which is also known as a swivel bracket 21 pin 19 is oriented to allow the pivoting engagement about a horizontal axis of clamp bracket 17 with swivel bracket 21 at a point significantly forward of transom 13 the swivel bracket 21 provides support through resilient engine mounts 23 to an engine 25 engine 25 occupies an area of outboard motor 11 known as the power head which is generally designated by the numeral 27 swivel bracket 21 also supports an engine cowling 29 an engine hood 31 and a cover 33 as to the steering system the swivel bracket 21 also lends structural support to a steering shaft 35 which it supports in a journal 37 the ends of steering shaft 35 are fixed to an upper steering bracket 39 and a lower steering bracket 41 both of.