Patent ID: 7096818

Claim:
A boat deck/dash assembly comprising a dash having a loading edge and a rearward edge, said dash comprising boat deck-engaging moans for engaging a boat deck, said boat deck-engaging means located proximal to said leading edge; a boat deck surface having a dash receiving portion, said dash receiving portion comprising dash-engaging means for engaging a dash; said dash-engaging means being complementarily configured and complementarily located so as to receive said boat deck-engaging means when the dash is maneuvered into position on the boat deck surface, such that when the dash is maneuvered into position on the boat deck surface and said boat deck-engaging means and said dash-engaging means are mutually engaged, a boat deck/dash assembly results wherein the dash can be fixed in place to the boat deck by a single fastener connecting the dash to the boat deck; said dash-engaging means comprising at least one pin-receiving hole and said boat deck-engaging means comprising at least one pin.