A steering apparatus for a marine craft has a first bracket connectable to
the stern of the marine craft. There is a second bracket connectable to
the propulsion unit of the marine craft. The second bracket is rotatably
connected to the first bracket for relative rotation about an axis of
rotation. The propulsion unit can be rotated about the axis of rotation
relative to the stern of the craft. The second bracket has a cylindrical
bore extending therethrough. A piston is reciprocatingly received within
the bore. The piston slidingly engages the bore and has a piston rod
connected thereto. The piston rod is operatively connected to the
propulsion unit. In an alternative embodiment a cable replaces the piston
and is slidably received by a cable tube extending through end fittings
in the bore.