Patent ID: 7779773

Claim:
A stowage device selectively installed in an inspection port of a watercraft for securing an object aboard the watercraft, the stowage device comprising: a main body comprising a stowage cavity, a sealing lip at an upper end of the main body, threads configured to match those of a cover for the inspection port and positioned proximate the sealing lip exterior to the stowage cavity, wherein the sealing lip extends outwardly from the stowage cavity beyond the threads; and securing means to releaseably retain the object in the stowage cavity; whereby the stowage device is installed on the watercraft by removing an existing cover for the inspection port and threading the main body into the inspection port; wherein the sealing lip of the main body includes a sealing surface that seals with a gasket of the inspection port of the watercraft to provide a secure, watertight seal therebetween.