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A free standing storage stand for an outdrive that includes a frame that rests on a horizontal surface and supports the outdrive in an upright position. The frame includes a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of runners. The front wall has an uppermost edge that has a cutout that is symmetrical V-s

A free standing storage stand for an outdrive that includes a frame that rests on a horizontal surface and supports the outdrive in an upright position. The frame includes a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of runners. The front wall has an uppermost edge that has a cutout that is symmetrical V-shaped and defined by a pair of edges, and an innermost surface. The rear wall has a lowermost edge that has a cutout that receives the skeg of the outdrive and an uppermost edge that has a cutout that is symmetrical V-shaped and defined by a pair of edges. Each runner extends from the innermost surface of the front wall, flush with associated edges of the cutout in the front wall, to the innermost surface of the rear wall, flush with aligned edges of the cutout in the rear wall, respectively. Each runner has a width that is less than the length of each edge of each cutout of each of the front wall and the rear wall, respectively, so as to provide a space between the pair of runners that allows the skeg of the outdrive to pass dependingly therethrough and into, and be captured by, the cutout in the lowermost edge of the rear wall, while the housing of the outdrive rests on the pair of runners.

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1. A free standing storage stand for an outdrive, wherein the outdrive has a skeg and a housing and replaceably mounts by a plate to a transom of a boat, said stand comprising a frame for resting on a horizontal surface and for supporting the outdrive in an upright position, wherein said frame compr

1. A free standing storage stand for an outdrive, wherein the outdrive has a skeg and a housing and replaceably mounts by a plate to a transom of a boat, said stand comprising a frame for resting on a horizontal surface and for supporting the outdrive in an upright position, wherein said frame comprises:a) a front wall, wherein said front wall is vertically-oriented and has: i) a lowermost edge that is straight and horizontally-oriented for resting on the horizontal surface; ii) an uppermost edge that is straight, horizontally-oriented, and disposed above, and parallel to, said lowermost edge thereof; iii) a pair of side edges that are straight, vertically-oriented, parallel to each other, and extend from said uppermost edge thereof to said lowermost edge thereof; and iv) an innermost surface, wherein said uppermost edge of said front wall has: A) a pair of terminal ends; B) a midpoint that is midway between said pair of terminal ends thereof; and C) a cutout that is symmetrical V-shaped, depends from said midpoint thereof, and is defined by a pair of edges that have lengths b) a rear wall, wherein said rear wall is vertically-oriented, spaced parallel behind said front wall, and has: i) a lowermost edge that is straight, aligned with said lowermost edge of said front wall, and horizontally-oriented for resting on said horizontal surface; ii) an uppermost edge that is straight, aligned with said uppermost edge of said front wall, horizontally-oriented, and disposed above, and parallel to, said lowermost edge thereof; iii) a pair of side edges that are straight, aligned with said pair of side edges of said front wall, respectively, vertically-oriented, parallel to each other, and extend from said uppermost edge thereof to said lowermost edge thereof; and iv) an innermost surface, wherein said uppermost edge of said rear wall has: A) a pair of terminal ends that are aligned with said pair of terminal ends of said uppermost edge of said front wall, respectively; B) a midpoint that is midway between said pair of terminal ends thereof and aligned with said midpoint of said uppermost edge of said front wall; and C) a cutout that is symmetrical V-shaped, depends from said midpoint thereof, and is defined by a pair of edges that have lengths and are aligned with said pair of edges of said cutout in said front wall, respectively; and v) a lowermost edge of said rear wall has: i) a pair of terminal ends; and ii) a midpoint that is midway between said pair of terminal ends thereof, wherein said lowermost edge of said rear wall further has a cutout that is rectangular-shaped, and extends vertically upwardly from said midpoint thereof, parallel to said pair of side edges of said rear wall for receiving the skeg of the outdrive.