Portable mooring whip unit

A portable mooring whip receptacle housing and a deck, said housing comprising:

• a housing having a face plate, the face plate having a pair of apertures, each centrally located on the face plate and adjacent each other, the apertures being sized and shaped for receipt of a mooring whip, and
• means for captivating the mooring whip including a pair of cylinder-like tubular member having a first open end fixedly attached to the apertures of the face plate, and means for securing the housing to the deck of a water vehicle;
• said face plate is mounted to the deck on a horizontal plane and each tubular member is mounted to the face plate at approximately a 60 degree angle from the horizontal plane of the deck and face plate connection;
• said deck including an upper and a lower side and the means for securing the housing to the deck, said means for securing comprising:
• the face plate connected to the upper side of the deck and a backing plate connected to the underside of the plate directly under the face plate, and
• means for connecting the two plates together with the deck sandwiched inbetween;
• said tubular members being upwardly extending away from the deck;
• said tubular members including a first open end each connected to their respective aperture, and a second closed end, the second closed ends of each of the tubular members joined such that a V joint is formed and the tubular members are not in open communication with one another.