Patent ID: 7252045

Claim:
A mooring line storage device for a watercraft, the storage device comprising: a housing, the housing having a body defining an inner cavity, the cavity adapted to removably contain at least a portion of a mooring line, the mooring line having one end extending from the inner cavity into releasable engagement with at least one cleat located on a watercraft, the body having at least one access aperture located therein; a cover overlying the access aperture, the cover including a flap movable between an open position and a closed position, a mooring line engaging region connected to the flap and at least one fastener, the fastener releasably engageable with the outer body of the housing, wherein the access aperture includes at least one detent defined therein, the detent configured to releasably engage a portion of the mooring line; at least one hanger member connected to the body, the hanger member configured to engage at least one structural member of the watercraft.