Hydraulic power system for a boat

An hydraulic power system for a boat comprising:

• a) a marine thruster assembly, said marine thruster assembly including a generally upright stanchion unit, an hydraulic motor at a lower end of said stanchion unit, an output shaft on said hydraulic motor, a propeller affixed to said output shaft, and a skeg extending downwardly from said hydraulic motor;
• b) means for mounting said marine thruster assembly to an exterior surface of a transom on the boat, said mounting means including a plate for supporting said stanchion unit, and a plurality of fasteners for securing said plate to the exterior surface of the transom on the boat;
• c) a first hydraulic operative means for propelling said marine thruster assembly, so that the boat can travel in a body of water, said first hydraulic operative means including an engine having a drive shaft extending from a housing;
• a flywheel unit connected to said housing and coupled to said drive shaft of said engine, an hydraulic pump connected to said flywheel unit and coupled to said drive shaft extending through said flywheel unit, an hydraulic fluid reservoir fluidly connected via an hydraulic line to said hydraulic pump, an hydraulic fluid distribution and control valve fluidly connected via hydraulic lines between said hydraulic pump and said hydraulic fluid reservoir, a reverse-neutral-forward control throttle electrically connected via cables between said engine and said hydraulic fluid distribution and control valve, and a pair of hydraulic hoses fluidly connected between said hydraulic fluid distribution and control valve and said hydraulic motor in said marine thruster assembly, whereby said hydraulic hoses extend through an aperture in the transom on the boat, an aperture in said plate and down through said stanchion unit;
• d) a second hydraulic operative means for steering said marine thruster assembly, so that the boat can be directed on a course in the body of water, said second hydraulic operative means including said stanchion unit having a hollow inner steering column connected at a lower end to said hydraulic motor, whereby said inner steering column will carry said hydraulic hoses to said hydraulic motor, a swivel fitting connected to an upper end of said inner steering column, and an hydraulic cylinder fluidly connected via an hydraulic line to said hydraulic fluid distribution and control valve, whereby said hydraulic cylinder is mechanically connected to said swivel fitting through the aperture in the transom on the boat and the aperture in said plate, so as to move said swivel fitting to turn said inner steering column left and right;
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• e) a third hydraulic operative means for lifting said marine thruster assembly out of the body of water for inspection and repair when needed.