Abstract: A system for holding fishing rods that includes a face plate having upper and lower surfaces and defining openings therethrough. Tubes are configured to each hold a fishing rod, where each of the tubes extends along a central axis from an open end to a bottom end. The tubes are receivable within the openings in the face plate. Each of the tubes has an engagement feature for coupling the tube to the face plate such that the open end is aligned with one of the openings in the face plate. For each of the tubes the open end is closer than the bottom end to the face plate, and one of the fishing rods extends through the face plate and into one of the tubes when held by the system.

Abstract: A retainer clip is for attaching a cover to a track member on a marine vessel. The channel has opposing proximal and distal sidewalls, a closed inner end, and an open outer end. The retainer clip has an elongated body having a proximal leg configured for attachment to the cover and an opposite distal leg configured for insertion into the channel. Tensioning the proximal leg in a first tension direction causes the distal leg to pivot in the channel in a first pivot direction and engage with the distal sidewall so as to retain the retainer clip in the channel. Tensioning the proximal leg in a second direction causes the distal leg to pivot in the channel in an opposite, second pivot direction and disengage from the distal sidewall so as to allow the retainer clip to be removed from the channel.

Abstract: A device for securing accessories to a track having an entrance height. The device includes a main body defining an axle opening and being configured to couple to the accessory. A track bolt has an axle extending to a head, which is rotatably received in the axle opening. The head has a long length greater than the entrance height and a short length less than the entrance height. A handle is fixed to the track bolt, which rotate together. A ramp and a riding surface are disposed between the handle and the front of the main body, the riding surface engaging the ramp from a low end and a high end. When the head is inserted into the track and the handle is rotated such that the riding surface engages the high end of the ramp, the head is drawn into compression with the track to secure the device.

Abstract: A water control storage frame system for at least one storage compartment is formed in a boat having a deck. The system includes a frame structure rising above the deck of the boat and defining an upper peripheral opening of the at least one storage compartment. The frame structure is provided with an external structure facing away from the at least one storage compartment and configured for preventing water collecting on the deck from entering the at least one storage compartment and directing water from the deck into a drainage area. An internal structure is integrally formed with the external structure, and is configured as a peripheral track structure for receiving and retaining storage items at various locations along the peripheral track structure within the at least one storage compartment.

Abstract: A valve arrangement includes a spool movable in first and second strokes. A first biasing member has a first spring constant and a first preload, and a second biasing member has a second spring constant lower than the first spring constant and a second preload higher than the first preload. The first biasing member and not the second biasing member biases the spool toward the center position through the entire first stroke and is deflected during movement of the spool from a center position to an intermediate position within the second stroke. The first and second biasing members are deflected during movement of the spool from the intermediate position to an end of the second stroke.

Abstract: A valve arrangement includes a spool movable in first and second strokes. A first biasing member has a first spring constant and a first preload, and a second biasing member has a second spring constant lower than the first spring constant and a second preload higher than the first preload. The first biasing member and not the second biasing member biases the spool toward the center position through the entire first stroke and during movement of the spool from a center position to an intermediate position within the second stroke. The first and second biasing members act in series to bias the spool toward the center position during movement of the spool from the intermediate position to an end of the second stroke.