Patent ID: 9709996
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B63H,G05D

Claim:
1. A boat maneuvering system comprising: a target boat speed selector that sets a target boat speed of a boat; an actual boat speed detector that detects an actual boat speed of the boat; a throttle actuator that changes a throttle opening degree of a propulsion device; a shift actuator that switches a shift state of the propulsion device; a shift position detector that detects a shift position of the propulsion device; a throttle opening degree detector that detects the throttle opening degree of the propulsion device; and an actuator controller configured or programmed to control the throttle actuator and the shift actuator such that the actual boat speed reaches the target boat speed; wherein the actuator controller is configured or programmed to perform intermittent control of switching the shift state alternately to a shift-in state and a neutral state by the shift actuator when the throttle opening degree of the propulsion device is an idling opening degree in the shift-in state and a state in which the actual boat speed is larger than the target boat speed is generated and continually detected for a first period of time or more in an auto cruise mode of automatically controlling a boat speed.