Patent ID: 8096521

Claim:
An outboard motor and steering system motions stabilizing device comprising: a first support shaft extending in a first longitudinal direction, the first support having a first lower end that is configured to securely reside against a first recess of a steering system for the outboard motor, the first support also having a first upper end that is configured to securely reside against a first portion of a lower yoke assembly of the outboard motor; a second support shaft extending in a second longitudinal direction, the second support having a second lower end that is configured to securely reside against a second recess of the steering system for the outboard motor, the second support also having a second upper end that is configured to securely reside against a second portion of the lower yoke assembly of the outboard motor; a first connecting rod adjustably connected to the first and second support shafts at locations spaced away from the first lower end and the first upper end of the first support, wherein a first end of the first connecting rod is attached to the first support shaft and a second end of the first connecting rod is attached to the second support shaft; and a second connecting rod adjustably connected to the first and second support shafts at locations spaced away from the second lower end and the second upper end of the second support, wherein a first end of the second connecting rod is attached to the first support shaft and a second end of the first connecting rod is attached to the second support shaft, wherein an angle between the first and second longitudinal directions can be adjusted by adjusting one or more of the adjustable connections between the first and second support shafts and the first and second connecting rods.