Patent ID: 6878023

Claim:
A topstay for rowing or sculling boat riggers comprising: a. an outer tubular member and an inner tubular member longitudinally aligned and telescopically connected together, said outer tubular member having a distal end and said inner tubular member having a proximal end; b. a tubular housing diagonally aligned and attached to said distal end of said outer tubular member, said tubular housing including two opposite end openings; c. a rotating pin connector inserted into one said end opening on said tubular housing, said pin connector capable of connecting to an oarlock pin on a rigger; d. means for attaching said pin connector to said tubular housing and; e. means for attaching said inner tubular member to a boat hull including a pivot connector selectively attached to said proximal end of said inner tubular member and a base bracket attached to a boat hull, said base bracket including means for holding said pivot connector in a transverse orientation thereby allowing said pivot connector to pivot over said base bracket when said base bracket is attached to a boat hull.