Steering system for marine propulsion unit

A steering arrangement for a marine outboard drive comprised of a clamping bracket adapted to be affixed to the transom of a watercraft, a swivel bracket, tilt pivot means for pivotally supporting said swivel bracket about a generally horizontally extending tilt axis relative to said clamping bracket, a propulsion device carried by said swivel bracket for steering movement about a vertically extending steering axis, a steering arm affixed to said propulsion device and extending toward the watercraft transom, a steering operator remote from the transom for operator control, a control cable affixed at one end to said steering operator for operation thereby, a guide tube for receiving a member operably connected to the other end of said steering cable and supporting said member for movement along a reciprocal axis parallel to and spaced from said tilt axis, a hydraulic cylinder for containing a piston operatively connected to said propulsion device for assisting in the steering, and means for operating said steering arm from said member for steering of said propulsion device.