Patent ID: 6761599
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A steering apparatus for a marine craft having a stern and a propulsion unit mounted on the stern, the system comprising:a first bracket connectable to the stern of the marine craft, the first bracket having an extension, said extension having a cylindrical bore; and a second bracket connectable to the propulsion unit, the second bracket having an actuator portion with a cylindrical bushing surface, the cylindrical bore receiving the bushing surface, the second bracket being rotatably connected to the first bracket for relative rotation about an axis of rotation, the bushing surface and the cylindrical bore being coaxial with the axis of rotation, whereby the propulsion unit can be rotated about the axis of rotation relative to the stern of the craft, the second bracket having a cylindrical bore extending through the actuator portion thereof and comprising a cylinder for an actuator, a piston being reciprocatingly received within the bore, slidingly engaging the bore and having a piston rod connected thereto, the piston rod being operatively connected to the propulsion unit and being coaxial with the axis of rotation.