Outdrive

outdrive
The lower unit of a stern-drive motor that houses the drive gears and to which the propeller fastens.
outrigger
Poles designed to spread out fishing lines and keep them from tangling while trolling.

OutdriveA propulsion system for boats with an inboard engine operating an exterior drive, with drive shaft, gears, and propeller; also called stern-drive and inboard/outboard.
OverboardOver the side or out of the boat.
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outdrive - A boat propulsion system; an inboard engine with an exterior driveshaft; also called a stern drive; also called an inboard/outboard motor.

Outdrive: The lower part of a sterndrive (qv).
Outhaul: A line used to control the shape of a sail.
Outward bound: To leave the safety of port, heading for the open ocean.

Shut off the engine and raise the engine or outdrive.
Pull the vessel out of the water and off the ramp well out of the way of others.

inboard/outboard drive, I/O, outdrive, stern drive
A powerboat propulsion system that combines an inboard motor in the boat and an outboard driveshaft and propeller behind the transom.
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You counter this with power, with the rudder (or outdrive) often somewhere near centre. Let the wind turn you. Encourage it to do so. You can't fight it, so co-operate with it.

Inboard-outboard - Also referred to as inboard/outdrive. Regarded as inboard because the power unit is located inside the boat.

operates according to a "fixed screw": Turning a rudder or rudders diverts the thrust developed by the propeller(s), which in turn turns the boat. An outboard or I/O powered boat operates without a rudder. Moving the motor and propeller, or outdrive ...

See also: Inboard, Propeller, Stern, Boat, Outboard