Abstract: A bracket for holding accessories on a boat includes a pair of mounting plates which are laterally spaced apart from one another and interconnected by a plurality of threaded screws and wing nuts, wherein the mounting plates have a set of aligned open through surfaces through which the screws extend and are retained by the nuts. Connected between the plates to the screw are a set of interconnecting plates which form a slot therebetween to removably receive a support plate which is configured to attach to an accessory. Each screw has a plastic sleeve thereabout serving as a spacer between one of the mounting plates and the remaining interconnecting plates and wherein each spacer is approximately the width of a rail of a boat.

Abstract: An electro-hydraulic control valve comprises a central body in which is formed a bore located within which is a valve member. At least the end portions of the valve member are formed from magnetizable material. The body carries solenoid devices disposed at the opposite ends of the bore so that when the one or the other device is energized the valve member is pulled towards the respective end of the bore.