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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2007
Applicant:
Paul D. Salmon, North Mankato, MN (US);
Inventor:
Paul D. Salmon, North Mankato, MN (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Outdoors Inc., Mankato, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/00 (2006.01); B63H 21/17 (2006.01); B63B 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A boat control system includes trim tabs mounted on the lower transom of a boat, with an electric trolling motor attached to each tab. A user control provides commands to control positioning of the trim tabs and operation of the motors. Steering with the motors is provided by controlling the relative speed and propeller direction of the motors. The user control includes an input for generating a return-to-center command that causes the motors to be driven at the same speed and in the same direction.