Abstract: A marine instrument display mount is provided for displaying an electrically powered marine instrument (for example, GPS plotter, depth finder, autopilot, radio, etc.) on the dashboard of a boat with a dashboard opening through which electrical cables pass that are used for powering the instrument. The apparatus includes a small footprint base or foot having a perimeter wall and an interior. The foot has a bore through which the electrical cables can pass for powering the marine instrument. The bore includes a vertical conduit portion that is preferably attached to the bottom plate of the foot, the conduit forming a dam that prevents water from entering the opening the opening through which the cables pass. An enlarged housing is supported above the foot and extends laterally to each side of the foot. This enables the housing to hold large marine instruments that can be much wider than the foot, especially important when dashboard space is at a premium or is minimal.

Abstract: A trim tab control apparatus includes a switch housing that mounts to the lever of a throttle of a boat. The switch housing provides a socket that holds a dual trim tab switch arrangement in front of and below the handle of the throttle. This enables a pilot of a boat to operate either or both of the switches that control the port and starboard trim tabs. The pilot of the boat can operate either trim tab by depressing a selected of the switches or both trim tabs can be raised or lowered at the same time by operating both switches at the same time with one finger, wherein typically only the index finger of the pilot is required. The apparatus of the invention enables the operator of a boat to operate both port and starboard trim tabs without even having to view the switches because they are in such close proximity to the user's index finger while the pilot is driving the boat, holding onto the throttle.