Abstract: Disclosed herein is an engine assembly comprising an engine block, a crankshaft rotatably mounted in the engine block and having an end and an axis, a flywheel fixed to the end of the crankshaft and including a first flux plate including a plurality of angularly spaced pole pieces extending axially away from the end of the crankshaft, a second flux plate axially spaced from the first flux plate and including a plurality of angularly spaced pole pieces extending toward the first flux plate and being spaced from and inter-digitated between the pole pieces of the first flux plate, a core extending axially between the first and second flux plates, a coil located in surrounding relation to the core and radially inwardly of the pole pieces and between the first and second flux plates, and a stator coil stationarily mounted on the engine block in outward, radially adjacent relation to the pole pieces, and slip ring means mounted on the flywheel and on the engine block and connected to the coil for energization there

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a marine propulsion device comprising a transom bracket adapted to be mounted on a boat transom and including a pair of laterally spaced elements, a swivel bracket supported from the transom bracket for pivotal movement about a horizontal tilt axis and through a trim range and a tilt range extending upwardly from the trim range, which swivel bracket includes a portion which extends generally vertically when the swivel bracket is in the trim range and which includes an unbroken rearward surface extending between the transfer bracket elements and a projection extending forwardly therefrom, a roller supported by the projection for rotation about a horizontal axis parallel to the tilt axis, a hydraulic tilt and trim assembly comprising a tilt hydraulic cylinder/piston assembly comprising a tilt cylinder pivotally connected to the transom bracket and a tilt piston rod pivotally connected to the swivel bracket, and a trim hydraulic cylinder/piston assembly comprising a trim cylinder fixedly conn