When its about nature,it gets unpredictable.Human beings have a skill generally to adapt to any sort of situation but if we talk about unpredictable situations,we really dont know whether still the man shall be as intelligent as before or not.Specially talking about nature,we need to have all our fundamentals correct about the power of nature.In no time we need to react and that one moment acts very vital.Talking about water and boats,wind holds a major issue.If we are intelligent enough,wind can act in our favour and we can take advantage of it.

When approaching a potential spot,if we check the direction of the wind and work our way in against the wind,it really works. Thus we may have much better control of the boat and using our bow mount we can keep ourself totally still to thoroughly work good cover or move ever so slowly along the fishing path.

Boat control travelling with the wind is as important for keeping the boat in a certain position and holding it while the wind moves you along the path. This technique can be used often when fishing fast baits like crank baits, spinner baits etc. along a stretch of docks. Using the 'fast' bait approach fan casting your offering while the wind propels you is a great way to work a body of water quickly.While slow trolling for Smallmouth we must keep the bow into the wind.Doing this,we can very much stay in constant view of buoys and where we are in relation to them.At the waterways end we should reel in and move, circling back way around the markers using the wind and the bow mount to propel me quickly to my starting point.Bass fishing is a whole different 'ball game' for the most part. It requires fast maneuvering of the boat at the best of times which warrants the cable steer system foot control. We should be able to change direction in a split second. This is where the cable steer shines. Every tool has its time and place.

Unitary propelling and steering assembly is a motor boat gimbal controlled propelling and steering device extending through the boat wall or transom. The power thrust is substantially in direct line with the motor shaft of the inboard motor, the motor being at about the same angle as the propeller shaft, and, in another form, a horizontal inboard motor is connected by a pair of bevel gears at a slight angle to the propeller shaft. The propeller shaft and propeller are used to steer the boat, the propeller shaft being connected to the motor shaft through a gimbal by a universal joint sealed within a tubular accordion boot so that it may swing horizontally for steering purposes and may also swing vertically to a position to at least just clear the bottom hull line and propel the boat in water just enough to float the boat. A conventional surfacing type of propeller is used to provide the optimum effect, particularly in shallow water. The propeller end of the propeller shaft is supported through a bearing box secured on the bottom of an anti-cavitation plate having a vertical fin thereabove/and below secured thereto, and a hydraulic pressure piston and cylinder are used as a trim control to vertically position the propeller, the cylinder being connected to the fin at one end and to the top of a gimbal support frame which in turn is secured externally to the boat wall or transom. A propeller shaft bearing box is horizontally pivoted to a gimbal ring, which ring is vertically pivoted in the gimbal support frame. A tiller is secured on the gimbal ring vertical pivot shaft for swinging the propeller shaft horizontally for steering, and the propeller shaft trim control lifting and depressing control pressure cylinder is connected to the propeller bearing boxes and to the tiller shaft for lifting the propeller to above the hull line.

A steering system for controlling an auxiliary marine engine that is pivotally mounted to the stern of a boat, said system comprising steering means disposed on the boat at a point remote from a primary engine pivotally mounted about a first vertical axis on the stern of the boat,a hydraulically operable cylinder unit including a cylinder member and a rod member, a first of said members being able to slide in a linear direction relative to a second of said members, said cylinder unit being operationally connected to the primary engine so that linear movement of said first member results in pivotal movement of said engine,hydraulic conduit means operationally connecting said steering means to said hydraulic cylinder unit so that movement of said steering means results in linear movement of said first member,

flexible steering cable means including an inner cable and an outer sleeve, said cable being operationally connected to the auxiliary engine so that linear movement of said cable results in pivotal movement of the auxiliary engine about a second vertical axis spaced from said first axis,and mounting means for operationally connecting said flexible cable to one of said members and said sleeve to the other of said members whereby linear movement of said first member will cause movement of said cable relative to said sleeve to pivot said auxiliary engine about said second axis.