US Patent 7267590 Recreational boat having twin electric trolling motors

A recreational boat comprising a boat hull having a bottom and a top deck. Formed in the bottom are two spaced apart elongated cavities that extend substantially the entire length of the boat. Disposed in each cavity intermediately between the front and rear of the boat is an electric trolling motor. Each electric trolling motor is independently controlled by a foot pedal mounted on the top deck. Hence, the boat is propelled by the trolling motor and can be steered by independently controlling each of the electric trolling motors.