Patent ID: 6886489

Claim:
A boat including a cover fastening system, the boat comprising: a body of the boat including first and second sides; a groove defined along the first side of the boat; a plurality of expanding anchors positionable within the groove; and a plurality of fastening members, each fastening member including a locking portion and a mounting portion, the locking portion of each fastening member being received within a respective anchor to expand and fix the anchor at a desired position along the groove, and the mounting portion being adapted to engage a corresponding mounting structure of a coat cover; wherein the first side of the boat includes a freeboard extending in a generally vertical direction, a weatherboard extending in a generally horizontal direction, and a gunwale member extending along the first side of the boat, the gunwale member defining a first receiving portion to accept one end of the freeboard and a second receiving portion to accept one end of the weatherboard, and wherein the gunwale member further defines the groove that receives the plurality of anchors.