Patent ID: 6053781
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A boat having a trolling motor supported thereon, said trolling motor provided with a directional shaft mounted to said boat;a propeller positioned on a first end of said directional shaft;a motor control box connected to and adapted to control the speed of said propeller; anda remote steering device for said trolling motor, said remote steering device comprising:a cylindrical steering block, said block comprising two symmetric halves;a plurality of bolts joining said symmetric halves to said directional shaft such that said steering block surrounds and is rigidly attached to said directional shaft;an elongated control stick having an upper end and a lower end, said control stick has an upper hole disposed through said upper end and a lower hole disposed through said lower end;pivoting means for pivotally mounting said elongated control stick on a gunwale of said boat at a position remote from said directional shaft;wherein said control stick is attached to said pivot means at a pivot point on said control stick which is equidistant from said lower end and said upper end,wherein said upper hole and said lower hole are spaced an equal distance from said pivoting point; anda cable having a first end and a second end connecting said steering block to said control stick to provide remote steering of said trolling motor, wherein said cable is connected to said steering block with a wing nut;wherein said first end of said cable is attached to said upper hole of said control stick and said second end of said cable is attached to said lower hole of said control stick.