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A boat-carrying rack which is removably fitted to the bed of a pickup truck for carrying a pirogue or other lightweight boat on the truck. In a preferred embodiment, the boat-carrying rack is characterized by an elongated, rectangular rack frame having a pair of fixed outriggers and two pairs of pad

A boat-carrying rack which is removably fitted to the bed of a pickup truck for carrying a pirogue or other lightweight boat on the truck. In a preferred embodiment, the boat-carrying rack is characterized by an elongated, rectangular rack frame having a pair of fixed outriggers and two pairs of padded, lever-operated foot plates mounted on adjustable outriggers which are selectively extended from opposite sides of the rack frame, respectively, to engage the opposing side walls of the pickup truck bed and removably secure the rack frame in the bed. The rack frame receives the boat, and a bow mount provided on the front end of the rack frame is removably fastened to the bow of the boat by means of a cord. A pair of upward-standing boat guides provided on respective sides of the rack frame receive an adjustable tie-down strap for securing the boat on the rack frame. The padded foot plates can be selectively disengaged from a common side wall of the pickup truck bed to facilitate removing the boat-carrying rack from the truck, as desired.

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A boat-carrying rack which is removably fitted to the bed of a pickup truck for carrying a pirogue or other lightweight boat on the truck. In a preferred embodiment, the boat-carrying rack is characterized by an elongated, rectangular rack frame having a pair of fixed outriggers and two pairs of pad

A boat-carrying rack which is removably fitted to the bed of a pickup truck for carrying a pirogue or other lightweight boat on the truck. In a preferred embodiment, the boat-carrying rack is characterized by an elongated, rectangular rack frame having a pair of fixed outriggers and two pairs of padded, lever-operated foot plates mounted on adjustable outriggers which are selectively extended from opposite sides of the rack frame, respectively, to engage the opposing side walls of the pickup truck bed and removably secure the rack frame in the bed. The rack frame receives the boat, and a bow mount provided on the front end of the rack frame is removably fastened to the bow of the boat by means of a cord. A pair of upward-standing boat guides provided on respective sides of the rack frame receive an adjustable tie-down strap for securing the boat on the rack frame. The padded foot plates can be selectively disengaged from a common side wall of the pickup truck bed to facilitate removing the boat-carrying rack from the truck, as desired. ely;a raised area, said raised area being located in said CD recess, said raised area having an attachment apparatus sized, shaped and disposed to connect to a center hole of the compact disc,two removal recesses being located on said lower lid to overlap said CD recess, each said removal recess being sized and shaped to facilitate access to grip a portion of the edge of the stored compact disc to ease its removal;two “D” shaped holes, each said “D” shaped hole being through said lower lid, each said “D” shaped holes hole being located along the same edge of said lower lid, each said “D” shaped hole being orientated symmetrically opposite the other said “D” shaped hole, each said “D” shaped hole being located outside of said CD recess, each said “D” shaped hole being sized and located to mate said lower lid to a ringed binder;two slots, each said slot being through said lower lid, each said slot being located along the same edge of said lower lid as each said “D” shaped hole, each said slot being orientated symmetrically opposite the other said slot, each said slot being located adjacent, but outboard from a said “D” shaped hole, each said slot being located outside of said CD recess, each said slot having an enlarged hooked aperture and a narrowed offset opening to the edge, said opening and said aperture being sized and shaped to attach to a card index rail, each said slot being located to mate said lower lid to a pair of card index rails;a tab cantilevered radially outboard from said perimeter edge of said upper lid, said tab having a first end and a second end, a dome-shaped detent protruding from said first end and said second end of said tab;a tab receiver being located in said lower lid outside of said CD recess, said tab receiver having two detent receptacles;a hinge;said upper lid being hingeably attached to said lower lid by said hinge;said upper lid, said hinge and said lower lid being fabricated from a single piece of transparent material; anda CD retention cavity being defined when the upper surface of said upper lid is coplanar with the upper surface of said lower lid.