Patent ID: 7063581

Claim:
An operating system for an outboard motor adapted to be mounted on a stern of a boat and having an internal combustion engine and a propeller with a rudder to propel and steer the boat, said operating system comprising: a steering actuator for swiveling the outboard motor relative to the boat to steer; a tilt/trim actuator for tilting or trimming the outboard motor to regulate a tilt/trim angle of the outboard motor; an operation instruction input device to be operable by an operator for inputting an instruction to operate at least one of the steering actuator and the tilt/trim actuator; a first signal line connected to the steering actuator; a second signal line connected to the tilt/trim actuator; a third signal line connected to the operation instruction input device; and a selector switch connecting one of the first signal line and the second signal line to the third signal line.