Patent ID: 7004803

Claim:
An outboard trolling motor deployment and control system for a boat, said system comprising: an outboard trolling motor assembly, a deployment assembly disposed in a cooperative engagement with said outboard trolling motor assembly, said deployment assembly further disposed in an interconnecting orientation with a hull of the boat, said deployment assembly structured to facilitate positioning said outboard trolling motor assembly along a substantially arcuate path of travel between a stowed position and at least one predetermined deployed position, said predetermined deployed position at least partially defined by said outboard trolling motor assembly disposed laterally outward from at least one side of the boat, said outboard trolling motor assembly comprising at least one thrust axis, said at least one thrust axis disposed and continuously maintained substantially parallel to a longitudinal centerline of the boat, and a control assembly disposed in a communicative relationship with said outboard trolling motor assembly, said control assembly structured to at least actuate said outboard trolling motor assembly.