Remote steering assembly kit for outboard trolling motors

Details Remote steering assembly kit for outboard trolling motors Remote steering assembly kit for outboard trolling motors

1986-04-15

1987-06-02

Basinger, Sherman D.

Marine propulsion

Electric drive for propelling means

440 58, B63H 2117

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046699872

ABSTRACT:
A remote steering assembly kit for outboard trolling motors of the type having an elongated cylindrical drive shaft housing, a trolling motor at the top of the housing to drive a propeller at the bottom thereof, the cylindrical housing being pivotally mounted on a frame clamped to the stern of a boat. The remote steering assembly kit includes a mounting bracket which connects to the frame by the same pivot member which pivotally mounts the elongated drive shaft housing to the frame, a split ring coupling collar to secure around the elongated drive shaft housing for rotation thereof, the coupling collar being seated for rotation on the mounting bracket, a large diameter steering gear positioned coaxially with the elongated drive shaft housing and bolted to the coupling collar, a reversible electric motor with drive gear attached in mesh with the steering gear to rotate the steering gear, coupling collar and cylindrical drive shaft housing, in opposite directions thereby steering the boat, and a switch to operate the motor connected to the motor by conductors long enough to enable placing the switch at any desired remote location forwardly in the boat.

REFERENCES:
patent: 653313 (1900-07-01), Raifsnyder
patent: 1021408 (1912-03-01), Haschbe
patent: 2804838 (1957-09-01), Moser
patent: 3106101 (1963-10-01), Harriman
patent: 3598947 (1971-08-01), Osborn
patent: 3906887 (1975-09-01), Kappas

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