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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2022
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Hiroshi Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A marine vessel maneuvering system includes a marine propulsion unit including an electric motor, an input to input a neutral command to stop the electric motor and to input a drive command to drive the electric motor, a start switch to switch a stopped state in which the electric motor is not driven to a ready-to-be-driven state in which the electric motor is ready to be driven, and a controller configured or programmed to perform a control to switch the stopped state to the ready-to-be-driven state upon a user operating the start switch when a main power supply that controls a power supply to an on-board device of a hull is in an on state, the neutral command is being input to the input, and a marine vessel is in the stopped state.