for assisting in its steering operation the trim tab is operated by means of a pair of flexible transmitters that are affixed at their upper ends to extend in a generally longitudinal direction and which are operated from a drum by means of a lost motion connection that is operative in response to movement of the steering lever relative to the outboard motor the steering lever is further supported for rotation and is operatively connected to the engine throttle for controlling its throttle in response to rotation of the control lever application_number US 84646886 A description referring first to fig1 an outboard motor constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention is identified generally by the reference numeral 11 the outboard motor 11 includes a power head indicated generally by the reference numeral 12 which consists of an internal combustion engine of any known type having a speed controlling throttle not shown and a surrounding protective cowling 13 a drive shaft housing 14 depends from the power head 12 and contains a drive shaft not shown that is driven by the engine of the power head 12 a lower unit 15 in turn is carried by the lower end of the drive.