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7600482 Steering wheel for boat rudder  
A steering wheel for a boat rudder, which can be mounted on a rudder actuating shaft, comprising a substantially circular body ( 2 ) with an external peripheral edge ( 3 ) for gripping by a user...
7565876 Marine vessel control system  
A marine vessel control system includes a primary marine propulsory mechanism attached to the vessel and an intelligent vessel control system. Also included is an attitude sensor linked with the...
RE40762 Jet-propulsion watercraft  
A jet-propulsion watercraft, comprises a steering position sensor for detecting a steering operation of a steering operation means. A steering means adapted to be subjected to a steering assist...
7536967 Marine water conversion  
A marine water conversion apparatus capable of pumping ocean surface water several hundred feel below the surface to cause sufficient cooler water to rise to the surface to prevent formation of or...
7512465 Directional control system and method for marine vessels, such as ships and the like  
A directional control system for a marine vessel comprising a steering mechanism movable between two extreme opposite positions and capable of altering the direction of the marine vessel; an...
7506600 Waterborne vehicle  
A waterborne vehicle having a steering mechanism for transmitting a tilt of a hull and steering a propulsion apparatus. The steering mechanism comprises a first operation element for transmitting...
7494390 Action control device for small boat  
An action control device for a small boat can include a running condition detecting device, a running environment determining device configured to determine a running environment based upon the...
7490571 Swing away steering wheel assembly for a boat  
A steering assembly for a boat has a steering wheel, a mounting means to which the steering wheel is attached, and attachment means to attach the mounting means to the boat, the mounting means...
7469168 Rudder control system with adjustable solenoid on/off settings, solenoid burnout protection, and hydraulic system monitoring  
A rudder control system having adjustable rudder drive turn off and “turn on,” and component wear monitoring. The rudder drive “turn off” being adjusted in accordance with the rudder stop...
7467595 Joystick method for maneuvering a marine vessel with two or more sterndrive units  
A method for controlling the movement of a marine vessel rotates one of a pair of marine propulsion devices and controls the thrust magnitudes of two marine propulsion devices. A joystick is...
7438013 Steering mechanism for small boat having multiple propulsion units  
A small boat comprises a steering wheel and a steering angle sensor that detects a steering angle of the steering wheel. A plurality of propulsion units are mounted to a transom of the boat....
7429202 Outboard motor control system  
In an outboard motor control system having two outboard motors each mounted on a stern of a boat, there is provided a controller that controls operation of steering actuators to regulate steering...
7418912 Steering system and an associated vessel  
A steering system for a vessel is provided. The steering system includes an electric motor assembly and a steering linkage for transmitting the rotational output of the electric motor assembly to...
7416458 Controller for propulsion unit, control program for propulsion unit controller, method of controlling propulsion unit controller, and controller for watercraft  
A boat control system can include a propulsion unit controller, a port outboard motor, and a starboard outboard motor. The propulsion unit controller can includes an electronic throttle valve...
7398742 Method for assisting a steering system with the use of differential thrusts  
A steering assist system provides differential thrusts by two or more marine propulsion devices in order to create a more effective turning moment on a marine vessel. The differential thrusts can...
7370593 Windsurfing catamaran vessel  
An improved windsurfing catamaran type vessel. The illustrated vessel has an improved steering mechanism that includes a relatively stiff but bendable plastic rod that is directly received within...
7369923 Control system and method  
A control system of the invention for regulating a quantity to be controlled based on a deviation of the controlled quantity from a target value thereof and control parameters includes a behavior...
7364480 Engine output control system for water jet propulsion boat  
A jet-propelled watercraft can include an engine output control system that adjusts the output of the engine based on a steering force and the engine speed. The control system can also be...
7341013 Small planing watercraft  
A small planing watercraft can have a hull, an engine, and a steering assembly. The steering assembly can be configured to be translatable in the fore and aft direction, as well as pivotable about...
7337739 Steering-force detection device for steering handle of vehicle  
Steering-force detection sections, including a pressure-receiving section and a received-pressure detection section, are spaced from one another in the vicinity of a steering shaft. The steering...
7325505 Outboard motor steering control system  
In an outboard motor steering control system having a plurality of outboard motors each adapted to be mounted on a stern of a boat by a shaft to be movable by an actuator relative to the boat and...
7320629 Steering device for small watercraft  
In a steering device for a small watercraft that has at least two outboard motors which propulsive directions and propulsive forces are individually controllable. The steering device can have a...
7320290 Steering column bracket  
The present invention provides a steering column bracket 1 including a receiving main body 12 put to the deck cross member 2 from below and a sling plate 11 straddling the deck cross member...
7305928 Method for positioning a marine vessel  
A vessel positioning system maneuvers a marine vessel in such a way that the vessel maintains its global position and heading in accordance with a desired position and heading selected by the...
7302899 Tilt helm  
A tilt helm for use with a boat having a dashboard and a steering system includes a first housing adapted to be mounted in a fixed position with respect to the dashboard and a second housing having...
7278367 Marine vessel steering wheel with integrated throttle control device  
A steering wheel provides a control device that is easily maneuverable, by one hand, by an operator who is gripping the rim of the steering wheel. Release of the rim is not necessary to affect a...
7267069 Steering control system for boat  
A load variation amount can be derived from an output of a load sensor for detecting an external force acting on a watercraft. A computation can be performed whether or not the load variation...
7267068 Method for maneuvering a marine vessel in response to a manually operable control device  
A marine vessel is maneuvered by independently rotating first and second marine propulsion devices about their respective steering axes in response to commands received from a manually operable...
7255616 Steering system for a marine propulsion device  
A steering system for a marine propulsion device eliminates the need for two support pins and provides a hydraulic cylinder with a protuberance and an opening which cooperate with each other to...
7237501 Means and apparatus for one person to load and unload a marine vessel from a trailer without assistance from other individuals  
An electronic control system is provided to permit one-person loading and unloading of a vessel from a trailer. The control moves the vessel using bow, stern and fore/aft thrusters that are...
7207856 Engine control device  
An engine control device can include a throttle valve for adjusting an amount of air supplied to an engine, operation amount detecting sensors for detecting an operation amount of a throttle lever,...
7200973 Wire reinforced thermoplastic coating  
A structural reinforcing layer made from wire, a structural reinforcing composite layer made from wire, and the resulting load bearing structures made from or retrofitted with wire reinforced...
7194974 Steering device of personal watercraft  
A steering device of a personal watercraft is disclosed. The steering device typically includes a lower steering column that is mounted to a body of the watercraft and is configured to be rotatable...
7172473 Rudder indicator  
A rudder position indicator apparatus includes a cam mounted on a steering linkage of a watercraft. The steering linkage is or an outdrive. When the rudder or an outdrive is in a straight position,...
7168383 Steering apparatus for ship propeller  
In a steering apparatus for a ship propeller in which a steering handle is provided within a ship body, a propelling unit is fixed to a steering shaft rotatably supported to an attaching bracket...
7160160 Steering handlebar for outboard motor  
The steering handlebar for outboard motor provided herein includes a power tilt and trim switch for adjusting a trim angle and a tilt angle of the outboard motor. The switch is advantageously...
7152545 Manual hydraulic steering apparatus  
A manual hydraulic steering apparatus of a vessel is provided with a tilting mechanism 1 positioned on one side of a dashboard D and a hydraulic pump 51 positioned on the other side. A tilt...
7150240 Method and apparatus for maneuvering a watercraft  
A watercraft steer-by-wire control system comprising: an input device; at least one transducer in operable communication with the input device; a rudder control system in operable communication...
7140315 Method and system for steering watercraft  
A method of steering a watercraft propulsion device mounted to a transom plate and having a steering drive unit which allows the watercraft propulsion device to rotationally move about a swivel...
7137348 Small watercraft  
A steering device of a small watercraft is disclosed. The device includes a steering column oriented substantially in the vertical direction, wherein the steering column includes an upper component...
7137347 Steer by wire helm  
A helm apparatus for a marine craft or other vehicle having a steered member such as a rudder includes a mechanically rotatable steering device and a sensor which senses angular movement of the...
7128627 Marine steering system having swivel bracket forming hydraulic cylinder  
A steering apparatus for a marine craft has a first bracket connectable to the stern of the marine craft. There is a second bracket connectable to the propulsion unit of the marine craft. The...
7097520 Steering system for small boat  
A cylinder unit is provided in a rear side of a boat body to rotate an outboard motor main body as a steering apparatus, and a pump unit is provided to drive the pump unit via a hydraulic pipe by a...
7063030 Electric steering apparatus for watercraft  
An electric steering apparatus can include a rudder device driven by an electric motor, a steering wheel for operation by an operator to control the angle of the rudder device, a reaction torque...
7056166 Trolling motor assembly  
A trolling motor assembly for use with a watercraft is disclosed. The trolling motor assembly comprises a propulsion unit, a steering control unit, a motor tube, and a mount system having a first...
7036446 Marine steering assembly  
Disclosed is a marine steering assembly having a steering wheel pedestal, a steering output member, a manual steering mechanism and an auto-pilot drive. The manual steering mechanism is connected...
7017507 Steering assembly for watercraft  
A watercraft can include seats having hip supports for the riders including an operator and/or passengers thereof. Additionally, the watercraft can include a handlebar cover that is configured to...
7013820 Ship and operating method therefor  
A ship has a main propeller 2 which can move the ship forward and reverse by normal rotation, reverse rotation or by changing the pitch angle. A drive unit drives the main propeller 2 . A rudder...
7011558 Directionally-stabilized waterjet steering apparatus  
A directionally-stabilized waterjet steering system for a marine vessel having a vessel structure and steered by an operator, comprising: a steering deflector with a center position; a tiller arm...
6978729 Control system for boats  
A boat has installed therein a primary propulsion system to produce a thrust at least in the longitudinal direction, manual controls for controlling the primary propulsion system, a transverse...