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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2022
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Kento Sakurada, Shizuoka, JP;
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
In a swaying mode of a watercraft, a controller sets either of a first shift mechanism and a second shift mechanism to a forward moving state and sets the other of the first and second shift mechanisms to a rearward moving state, while controlling a rudder angle of a first marine propulsion device and a rudder angle of a second marine propulsion device such that a net thrust of a thrust generated by the first marine propulsion device and a thrust generated by the second marine propulsion device is oriented in a sideways direction. When setting the first shift mechanism to the forward moving state and setting the second shift mechanism to the rearward moving state in the swaying mode, the controller switches the second shift mechanism to the rearward moving state and then switches the first shift mechanism to the forward moving state after a delay at the start of the swaying mode.