Patent ID: 7490571

Claim:
A steering assembly for a boat which is swingable between a use position where the steering assembly extends into the boat, and a retracted position where the steering assembly is adjacent a side of the boat, the steering assembly comprising: (a) a lower support adapted for attachment to the boat, (b) an upper support pivotally attached to the lower support for pivotal movement about a substantially vertical axis, (c) a dashboard attached to the upper support, (d) a steering device supported by the dashboard, and, (e) a biasing member attached to the dashboard and to a fixed position on the boat, the dashboard and the upper support being swingable relative to the lower support between a use position where the dashboard containing the steering device extends into the boat and a retracted position where the dashboard containing the steering device is against the side of the boat, the biasing member biasing the dashboard into the use position.