(57) The present invention relates to a steering system for a watercraft, comprising:
a rudder, in particular an outboard motor (12); a steering device (16) including an
actuator, in particular an electric motor (20) configured to change a direction in
which the watercraft travels; a steering amount input means, such as a steering wheel
(17), operable by an operator, electrically connected to the actuator (20) to provide
an actuation signal corresponding to the amount of a steering operation to the actuator
(20); and control means (33) for controlling a limit of a rudder deflection angle,
the control means (33) including at least one of operation status detection means
(38) for detecting an operation status corresponding to the steering operation, running
status detection means (39) for detecting a running status of the watercraft, watercraft
propulsion unit status recognition means (40) for recognizing a status of a watercraft
propulsion unit, such as an outboard motor (12), such as the installation number thereof,
and actuator status detection means (41) for detecting a status of the actuator (20);
and rudder deflection angle control means (42) for controlling a limit rudder deflection
angle based on the detection value from the at least one of the detection and recognition
means.
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