Patent ID: 7455558

Claim:
A steering positioner apparatus for steering a boat propelled by a trolling motor, the apparatus comprising a circular disc disposed above a control head of the trolling motor when the apparatus is installed, the circular disc further forming a plurality of spaced-apart holes disposed around the perimeter portion of the circular disc; a tiller comprising a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion comprising an alignment pin being sized and configured to be received by any of the plurality of spaced-apart holes; and a first bracket attached to the circular disc; whereby the first end portion of the tiller is attached to the first bracket in such a manner that the tiller may pivot in a vertical and horizontal manner so that the tiller may rotate in any degree of a 360 degree range of motion about a longitudinal axis of a trolling motor shaft and the alignment pin of the tiller may be inserted into one of the plurality of spaced-apart holes, thereby allowing an operator of the boat to rotate the tiller to cause the trolling motor shaft to rotate in a desired direction.