Patent ID: 7267588
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A marine vessel steering system, comprising: a first marine propulsion device attached to said marine vessel and supported for rotation about a first steering axis; a second marine propulsion device attached to said marine vessel and supported for rotation about a second steering axis; a first actuator connected to said first marine propulsion device to cause said first marine propulsion device to rotate about said first steering axis; a second actuator connected to said second marine propulsion device to cause said second marine propulsion device to rotate about said second steering axis; and a connecting link attached between said first and second marine propulsion devices, said connecting link having a first hydraulically selectable condition and a second hydraulically selectable condition, whereby said first and second marine propulsion devices are generally locked in synchronous rotation with each other when said connecting link is in said first hydraulically selectable condition and said first and second marine propulsion devices are generally able to rotate independently from each other when said connecting link is in said second hydraulically selectable condition.