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A storage device for holding a drain plug for a boat is disclosed. The storage device provides a place to store the drain plug when it is removed from a drain hole for the boat. The storage device includes a reminder system using an emergency stop lanyard (ESL) present on nearly all powerboats. The

A storage device for holding a drain plug for a boat is disclosed. The storage device provides a place to store the drain plug when it is removed from a drain hole for the boat. The storage device includes a reminder system using an emergency stop lanyard (ESL) present on nearly all powerboats. The storage device holds both the ESL and the drain plug. The storage device is designed so that the ESL cannot be removed without first removing the drain plug. Thus, an operator cannot start a boat's engine without first removing the drain plug from the storage device to gain access to the ESL, allowing the ESL to be refitted onto an operating system for the boat's engine. The act of handling the drain plug reminds the operator to re-install the drain plug into the drain hole.

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1. A storage device for holding a drain plug for a boat, the storage device comprising: a. a circular aperture, the circular aperture sized and structured to securely receive the drain plug; andb. a means for retaining an emergency stop lanyard (ESL) for the boat, the means for retaining the ESL in

1. A storage device for holding a drain plug for a boat, the storage device comprising: a. a circular aperture, the circular aperture sized and structured to securely receive the drain plug; andb. a means for retaining an emergency stop lanyard (ESL) for the boat, the means for retaining the ESL in communication with the circular aperture, the means for retaining the ESL structured and positioned so that an operator cannot remove the ESL from the storage device until the operator first removes the drain plug from the circular aperture. 2. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the storage device includes a means for temporarily attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat. 3. The storage device of claim 2, wherein the means for temporarily attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat is comprised of a tether and a clip. 4. The storage device of claim 2, wherein the means for temporarily attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat is comprised of a carabineer mechanism. 5. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the storage device includes a means for permanently attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat. 6. The storage device of claim 5, wherein the means for permanently attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat is comprised of an adhesive. 7. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the storage device is a permanent part of the boat or a trailer for the boat. 8. A storage device for holding a drain plug for a boat and an emergency stop lanyard (ESL) for the boat, the storage device comprising: a. a block, the block having a thickness approximately equal to a depth of the drain plug;b. a circular aperture passing entirely through the block, the circular aperture sized and structured to securely receive the drain plug;c. a slot cut into an edge of the circular aperture, the slot passing entirely through the block and the slot having a width and a length slightly greater than a diameter of a cord of the ESL;d. whereby an operator can first position the cord of the ESL in the slot, after the operator has passed an end of the ESL through the circular aperture;e. whereby the operator can then firmly secure the drain plug in the circular aperture;f. thereby trapping the ESL in the slot; andg. whereby the operator cannot later remove the ESL from the storage device until the operator first removes the drain plug from the circular aperture. 9. The storage device of claim 8, wherein the storage device includes a means for attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat. 10. The storage device of claim 9, wherein the means for attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat is comprised of a tether and a clip. 11. The storage device of claim 9, wherein the means for attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat is comprised of a carabineer mechanism. 12. The storage device of claim 8, wherein the storage device is a permanent part of the boat or a trailer for the boat. 13. A storage device for holding a drain plug for a boat and an emergency stop lanyard (ESL) for the boat, the storage device comprising: a. a base;b. a circular tube protruding perpendicularly from the base, the circular tube sized and structured to securely receive the drain plug;c. a window, the window cut through a side of the circular tube in proximity to the base, the window having a width slightly greater than double a diameter of a cord of the ESL, and the window having a length spanning slightly less than half a circumference of the circular tube;d. a window tab, the window tab protruding into the window from a center of a side of the window nearest the base; the window tab protruding roughly halfway into the window toward a side of the window opposite the base; and the window tab spanning roughly a central third of the length of the window;e. whereby an operator can press a midsection of the ESL into a gap between the window tab and the side of the window opposite the base;f. whereby the operator can then slide the cord of the ESL within the window toward the base, lodging the cord beneath the window tab;g. whereby the operator can then firmly secure the drain plug in the circular tube, so that the drain plug blocks the gap between the window tab and the side of the window opposite the base;h. thereby trapping the ESL in the storage device; andi. whereby the operator cannot later remove the ESL from the storage device until the operator first removes the drain plug from the circular tube. 14. The storage device of claim 13, wherein the storage device includes a means for attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat. 15. The storage device of claim 14, wherein means for attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat the storage device is an adhesive on a side of the base opposite the circular tube. 16. The storage device of claim 13, wherein the storage device is a permanent part of the boat or a trailer for the boat. 17. A storage device for holding a drain plug for a boat and an emergency stop lanyard (ESL) for the boat, the storage device comprising: a. a base;b. a pair of opposing curved sidewalls, each of the curved sidewalls protruding perpendicularly from the base and forming an interrupted circular aperture interrupted on opposite sides by a pair of opposing slots;c. the interrupted circular aperture sized and structured to securely receive the drain plug;d. each of the pair of opposing slots having a width slightly greater than a diameter of a cord of the ESL;e. whereby an operator can nest the cord of the ESL into the pair of opposing slots so that the cord spans the interrupted circular aperture adjacent the base;f. whereby the operator can then firmly secure the drain plug in the interrupted circular aperture atop the midsection of the ESL;g. thereby trapping the ESL in the pair of opposing slots; andh. whereby the operator cannot later remove the ESL from the storage device until the operator first removes the drain plug from the interrupted circular aperture. 18. The storage device of claim 17, wherein the storage device includes a means for attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat. 19. The storage device of claim 18, wherein means for attaching the storage device to the boat or to a trailer for the boat the storage device is an adhesive on a side of the base opposite the curved sidewalls. 20. The storage device of claim 17, wherein the storage device is a permanent part of the boat or a trailer for the boat.