Abstract: An outboard motor protection apparatus is interposable between an outboard motor and a transom of a boat. The mounting of the motor on the transom of the boat is such as to allow for pivotal movement of the motor relative to the transom, about a first substantially horizontal tilt axis, between a drive configuration and a raised configuration. The apparatus comprises a mount for removably mounting it onto the transom of the boat with a base plate extending downwardly in juxtaposed relation to a trailing face of the transom. A leg of the apparatus is operatively positioned in leadingly adjacent relation to a skeg portion of the outboard motor.