Road2HardCoreIron

Yep, got to register. $32

So if I put the motor on the back, then I cannot reach the tiller handle. So I am gonna cut down the shaft and run wires to a waterproof box and mount the  speed controller out of the head unit there. It is 5 forward and 1 reverse just put a knob on it. Steering is the prob.

There is the bixby steering kit which is $80. It is rudimentary but functional.

other option is something like this, a push pull cable. It would be the cleanest install but I do not know how much actuation I would get from the cable. I am tired of paddling either into the wind 40 minutes to get where I am going or paddling 40 back. it seems always one or the other. Paddling into a 15 mph wind is a bear. Time consuming as well.

 https://www.amazon.com/Mophorn-Outboard-Steering-Marine-System/dp/B07V42YZ8P/ref=sr_1_8?crid=3T3U27OQRZJM7&keywords=small+motor+steering+control&qid=1668953305&sprefix=small+motor+steering+control%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-8