Patent ID: 7197845

Claim:
An outrigger holder apparatus of a boat comprising a mounting means for mounting an outrigger holder on a T-top of a boat; said mounting means further comprising a housing means for fixedly mounting the outrigger holder apparatus on said T-top; an outrigger holder means mounted in said housing means for rotation therein; a bearing means engaging said outrigger holder and said housing means for providing a bearing therebetween positioned above the T-top to bear the weight of the outrigger holder above the T-top upon rotation of the outrigger holder; said mounting means for the outrigger holder further comprising an indexing means for adjusting the position of the outrigger holder means to a plurality of fixed positions in a horizontal plane from underneath the T-top upon which the outrigger holder means is mounted; said indexing means having a first portion engaging said housing means for rotation therewith and a second portion for selectively engaging and disengaging with said first portion; said second portion when disengaged from said first portion being positioned to engage and rotate said outrigger holder means without bearing the weight of the outrigger holder means.