Portable fish cleaning station for use with boat

A method of making a fish cleaning station for removable attachment to a gunwale of a boat, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a rectangular cutting board having left and right ends and front and rear edges;
• b) providing a left and a right pivoting frame member wherein the left end of the cutting board is attached to an upper surface of the left pivoting frame member and the right end of the cutting board is attached to an upper surface of the right pivoting frame member and wherein each of the left and right pivoting frame member has corresponding telescoping legs, wherein each of the corresponding telescoping leg has an end thereon for making contact with an outer surface of the gunwale of the boat;
• c) wherein each of the corresponding telescoping leg is adjustable in length to permit the distance between the cutting board and the boat to be varied;
• d) providing a left and a right vertical frame member each having upper and lower ends, wherein the left pivoting frame member is pivotally mounted on an inner surface of the left vertical frame member and the right pivoting frame member is pivotally mounted on an inner surface of the right vertical frame member to permit the cutting board to pivot from an extended position to a folded position;
• e) extending a lower cross member between a front surface of the lower ends of the left and right vertical frame member and extending an upper cross member between the upper ends of the left and right vertical frame member;
• f) wherein the upper cross member is rotatable about its longitudinal central axis and is movable vertically along the left and right vertical frame members to permit the height of the upper cross member to be adjusted;
• g) providing an elongated hook having a hook on one end and a free end on a second end, wherein the free end of the elongated hook is joined to the upper cross member and the hook is removably attached to the gunwale of the boat for attaching the fish cleaning station to the boat;
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• h) wherein the elongated hook has a horizontal position for removable attachment to the gunwale of the boat and a vertical position for stowage of the fish cleaning station.