Patent ID: 7674145

Claim:
A boat comprising: a boat propulsion unit operator operatively connected to a first steering station, a second steering station, and a boat propulsion unit; a plurality of operation instruction output devices arranged to transmit operation instructions to the boat propulsion unit operator to control trim and tilt angles of the boat propulsion unit; an operation instruction selector arranged to select the operation instructions transmitted by the plurality of operation instruction output devices and to send the selected operation instruction to the boat propulsion unit; and a main switch arranged to select ON or OFF of a main power supply to the boat propulsion unit; wherein the plurality of operation instruction output devices include a first operation instruction output device mounted at the first steering station, a second operation instruction output device mounted at the second steering station, and a third operation instruction output device mounted on an outer surface of the boat propulsion unit or on a hull of the boat; and the operation instruction selector prioritizes selection of the operation instructions from the first operation instruction output device, the second operation instruction output device, and the third operation instruction output device based in part on whether the main switch is ON or OFF.