Abstract: An electric motor drive comprising an electric motor within a housing and coupled to a propeller; a hollow cylindrical rotatable drive shaft projecting from the housing along a vertical axis of rotation; a boat mount anchoring the drive shaft in place with the drive shaft being rotatable within the boat mount about the vertical axis of rotation; a transmission housing with a rotor engaged to the drive shaft, a directional control cable locked to the rotor with the rotor being rotatable responsive to movement of the control cable; an electric power cable extending through the drive shaft to the electric motor to deliver electric power to the motor; and a control panel with a switch connected to the first electric power cable to control electric power to the electric motor, and a directional control connected to the control cable.