Patent ID: 6932019

Claim:
A method for mounting at least one item to a gunwale of a boat comprising: a) placing a first clamp part adjacent a first side of a gunwale of a boat; b) placing a second clamp part adjacent a second side of the gunwale; and c) fastening the first clamp part and the second clamp part together to form a clamp wherein the fastened first clamp part and second clamp part form an aperture including an opening portion that extends around the gunwale, wherein the aperture further includes a stem portion that extends adjacent each side of a portion of a hull of the boat which is in operative connection with the gunwale, wherein a width of the stem portion is narrower than the width of the gunwale, and wherein the fastening includes: d) placing a nose part of the first clamp part adjacent a shoulder portion of the second clamp part; and e) placing a nose part of the second clamp part adjacent a shoulder portion of the first clamp part; f) locking the first and second clamp parts together with at least one fastener wherein the fastener is positioned through an aperture that extends through both the first and second clamp parts, wherein the first clamp part is operative to pivot with respect to the second clamp part about the fastener, wherein the shoulder portion of each of the first and second clamp parts are operative to contact the adjacent nose parts of the first and second clamp parts and prevent the first and second clamp parts from pivoting to a position which enables the gunwale to pass through the stem portion of the aperture.