Clamp assembly for mounting a boat canopy

An apparatus for securing a framework of a boat canopy to a boat tower, the apparatus comprising:

• a mounting plate, said mounting plate having at a plurality of holes therein;
• a first clamp coupled to the mounting plate;
• a second clamp;
• wherein the second clamp is mountable in any one of the plurality of holes such that an alignment between the first clamp and the second clamp is variable.

An apparatus for providing cover to occupants of a boat, the apparatus comprising:

• a boat canopy having a framework;
• a boat tower;
• a mounting plate for mounting the framework of the boat canopy to the boat tower;
• a first clamp coupled to the mounting plate, the first clamp engaging the boat tower;
• and
• a second clamp, the second clamp engaging the boat tower;
• wherein the second clamp is mountable to the mounting plate at any one of multiple locations such that an alignment between the first clamp and the second clamp is variable to thereby accommodate the boat tower.

An apparatus for securing a framework of a boat canopy to boat towers of varying design, said apparatus comprising:

• a mounting plate, the mounting plate having a top edge, a side edge and a bottom edge;
• a plurality of holes in the mounting plate;
• a first hole in the mounting plate;
• a first clamp, the first clamp having an inner surface and an outer surface;
• a second clamp, the second clamp having an inner surface and an outer surface;
• a first fastener for rotatably mounting the first clamp to the mounting plate at the first hole;
• and
• a second fastener for rotatably mounting the second clamp to the mounting plate at any one of the plurality of holes such that an alignment between the first clamp and the second clamp is variable.