Patent ID: 9120548
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A steering system for a marine vessel that includes at least two outboard motors, each of the least two outboard motors including a motor and a propeller rotated by the motor, the marine vessel steering system comprising: a steering member; at least two turning mechanisms respectively arranged to turn the at least two outboard motors individually and each of the at least two turning mechanisms including an electric motor driven in accordance with an operation of the steering member; and an electric motor control unit arranged and programmed to control the at least two electric motors so that during straight traveling of the marine vessel a toe angle between the at least two outboard motors is equal to a straight traveling toe angle set in advance; wherein the straight traveling toe angle is set to an angle such that electric currents flowing through the at least two electric motors during the straight traveling of the marine vessel are minimized.