Improved mounting arrangement for engine steering cylinder

The new "universal" mounting bracket is used to couple a hydraulic steering cylinder to one of first and second brands of outboard engines. Such bracket has first and second groups of holes, the holes comprising each group positionally corresponding to a bracket attachment hole in the first or second brand of engine. The cylinder has first and second spaced mounting faces that are angled with respect to a cylinder axis. The bracket has first and second end members contacting the first and second faces, respectively. A mounting face and its respective end member are in compression when resisting steering force. The bracket optionally includes at least one cutout area (and preferably two or more cutout areas) for fitting the bracket around a Zerk fitting on a particular brand or brands of engine.