Just a word of caution about using the OB for steering if you don't have the rudder in place.

Yes, it works. But.......... the minute you cut the engine you have no more steering capability

...which accounts for my usual "the Three Stooges Go Boating" arrival just about anywhere in Moby Dink, my Avon inflatable -- a boat that is just as happy to go sideways as forwards. Giles Morris Arlington VA Vancouver 25 "Dolphin" Montgomery 15 "Umiaq" Sundry small craft