Patent ID: 7874883

Claim:
A system for steering a watercraft propelled by a water jet comprising: a control lever supported to pivot rightward and leftward relative to a longitudinal axis of the watercraft about a first control axis; a nozzle through which the water jet is discharged from the watercraft, the nozzle being supported to pivot rightward and leftward relative to the longitudinal axis of the watercraft; first and second cables; a control lever disc connected to the control lever and supported to rotate about the first control axis with the control lever, secured to a first end of the first cable eccentric of the first control axis, and secured to a first end of the second cable eccentric of the first control axis; a nozzle disc driveably connected to the nozzle and supported to rotate about a second control axis, secured to a second end of the first cable eccentric of the second control axis, and secured to a second end of the second cable eccentric of the second control axis, and directing the water jet laterally in response to movement of the control lever about the first control axis; wherein the nozzle pivots about a nozzle axis that is offset from the second control axis.