Propeller mounting and steering mechanism

Claim 1

A MARINE PROPELLING AND STEERING UNIT ADAPTED TO EXTEND THROUGH A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF A BOAT AND ENABLING THE PLACEMENT OF INBOARD ENGINE MEANS AT VARIOUS ANGLES INCLUDING ALONG OR PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL CENTER LINE OF THE BOAT COMPRISING: AN INBOARD HOUSING HAVING BOTTOM ANNULAR ATTACHING MEANS FOR CONNECTION TO THE BOAT BOTTOM IN SEALED CONDITION AROUND SAID HOLE AND A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING CONDUIT AT ITS UPPER PORTION, A PROPELLER ASSEMBLY HAVING A HOLLOW STEERING CYLINDER EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THROUGH SAID HOUSING AND THROUGH SAID ATTACHING MEANS AND HAVING A PROPELLER AT ITS LOWER END, SUPPORT MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AND SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID PROPELLER ASSEMBLY IN SAID HOUSING, STEERING MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID PROPELLER ASSEMBLY IN SAID HOUSING FOR ENABLING STEERING, PROPELLER DRIVE SHAFT MEANS ROTATABLY EXTENDING THROUGH SAID CONDUIT AND THROUGH SAID CYLINDER FOR DRIVING SAID PROPERLLER, SAID BOTTOM ANNULAR ATTACHING MEANS INCLUDING HOUSING ADJUSTING MEANS FOR ENABLING THE ATTACHMENT OF SAID HOUSING TO THE BOAT BOTTOM AT AN ANGLE TO INCLUDING PARALLEL TO OR ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL CENTER LINE OF THE BOAT, SAID STEERING MEANS INCLUDING STEERING ADJUSTING MEANS FOR ENABLING THE ADJUSTABLE CONNECTION OF THE STEERING MEANS TO THE STEERING CYLINDER IN A MANNER WHEREBY SAID STEERING MEANS MAY BE MOUNTED IN A CONSTANT POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID HOUSING REGARDLESS OF THE ANGULAR ATTITUDE OF THE HOUSING WITH RESPECT TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE BOAT.